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tion of, special nuclear material throughout the nu-
clear weapons complex, with the ultimate goal of 
eliminating Category I and II special nuclear mate-
rial from the national security laboratories no later 
than March 1, 2010, so as to further reduce the 
footprint of the nuclear weapons complex, reduce se-
curity costs, and reduce transportation costs for spe-
cial nuclear material. 
‘‘(8) To employ a risk-based approach to ensure 
compliance with Design Basis Threat security re-
quirements. 
‘‘(9) To expeditiously dismantle inactive nuclear 
weapons to reduce the size of the stockpile to the 
lowest level required by the Nuclear Weapons Coun-
cil. 
‘‘(10) To operate the nuclear weapons complex 
in a more cost-effective manner. 
‘‘(b) REPORT.—Not later than February 1, 2007, the 
Secretary of Energy and Secretary of Defense shall submit 
to the congressional defense committees a report on the 
transformation plan required by subsection (a). The report 
shall address each of the objectives required by subsection 
(c) and also include each of the following: 
‘‘(1) A comprehensive list of the capabilities, fa-
cilities, and project staffing that the National Nu-
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clear Security Administration will need to have in 
place at the nuclear weapons complex as of 2030 to 
meet the requirements of the transformation plan. 
‘‘(2) a comprehensive list of the capabilities and 
facilities that the National Nuclear Security Admin-
istration currently has in place at the nuclear weap-
ons complex that will not be needed as of 2030 to 
meet the requirements of the transformation plan. 
‘‘(3) A plan for implementing the trans-
formation plan, including a schedule with incre-
mental milestones. 
‘‘(c) CONSULTATION.—The Secretary of Energy and 
the Secretary of Defense shall develop the transformation 
plan required by subsection (a) in consultation with the 
Nuclear Weapons Council. 
‘‘(d) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘national 
security laboratory’ has the meaning given such term in 
section 3281 of the National Nuclear Security Administra-
tion Act (50 U.S.C. 2471).’’. 
(b) INCLUSION IN FUTURE-YEARS NUCLEAR SECU-
RITY PROGRAM.—Section 3253 of the National Nuclear 
Security Administration Act (50 U.S.C. 2453) is amended 
in subsection (b) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph:
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‘‘(5) A statement of proposed budget authority, 
estimated expenditures, and proposed appropriations 
necessary to support the programs required to im-
plement the plan to transform the nuclear weapons 
complex under section 4214 of the Atomic Energy 
Defense Act, together with a detailed description of 
how the funds identified for each program element 
specified pursuant to paragraph (1) in the budget 
for the Administration for each fiscal year during 
that five-fiscal-year period will help ensure that 
those programs are implemented. The statement 
shall assume year-to-year funding profiles that ac-
count for increases only for projected inflation.’’. 
SEC. 3112. EXTENSION OF FACILITIES AND INFRASTRUC-
TURE RECAPITALIZATION PROGRAM. 
Section 3114 of the National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2004 (Public Law 108–136; 50 U.S.C. 
2453 note), as amended by section 3113 of the Ronald 
W. Reagan National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2005 (Public Law 108–375; 118 Stat. 2160), is 
amended—
(1) in subsection (a)(3)(F), by striking ‘‘2011’’ 
and inserting ‘‘2013’’; and 
(2) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘2011’’ and 
inserting ‘‘2013’’.
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SEC. 3113. UTILIZATION OF CONTRIBUTIONS TO GLOBAL 
THREAT REDUCTION INITIATIVE. 
Section 3132 of the Ronald W. Reagan National De-
fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2005 (Public Law 
108–375; 118 Stat. 2166; 50 U.S.C. 2569) is amended—
(1) by redesignating subsection (f) as sub-
section (g); and 
(2) by adding after subsection (e) the following 
new subsection: 
‘‘(f) PARTICIPATION BY OTHER GOVERNMENTS AND 
ORGANIZATIONS.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Energy 
may, with the concurrence of the Secretary of State, 
enter into one or more agreements with any person 
(including a foreign government, international orga-
nization, or multinational entity) that the Secretary 
of Energy considers appropriate under which the 
person contributes funds for purposes of the pro-
gram under this section. 
‘‘(2) RETENTION AND USE OF AMOUNTS.—The 
Secretary of Energy may retain and use amounts 
contributed under an agreement under paragraph 
(1) for purposes of the program under this section. 
Amounts so contributed shall be retained in a sepa-
rate fund established in the Treasury for such pur-
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poses and shall be available until expended, without 
further appropriation, for such purposes.’’. 
SEC. 3114. UTILIZATION OF CONTRIBUTIONS TO SECOND 
LINE OF DEFENSE PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Energy may, 
with the concurrence of the Secretary of State, enter into 
one or more agreements with any person (including a for-
eign government, international organization, or multi-
national entity) that the Secretary of Energy considers ap-
propriate under which the person contributes funds for 
purposes of the Second Line of Defense program of the 
National Nuclear Security Administration. 
(b) RETENTION AND USE OF AMOUNTS.—The Sec-
retary of Energy may retain and use amounts contributed 
under an agreement under subsection (a) for purposes of 
the Second Line of Defense program. Amounts so contrib-
uted shall be retained in a separate fund established in 
the Treasury for such purposes and shall be available until 
expended, without further appropriation, for such pur-
poses. 
(c) TERMINATION OF AUTHORITY.—The authority to 
accept contributions under subsection (a) terminates De-
cember 31, 2013.
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SEC. 3115. TWO-YEAR EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR AP-
POINTMENT OF CERTAIN SCIENTIFIC, ENGI-
NEERING, AND TECHNICAL PERSONNEL. 
Section 4601(c)(1) of the Atomic Energy Defense Act 
(50 U.S.C. 2701(c)(1)) is amended by striking ‘‘Sep-
tember 30, 2006’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30, 2008’’. 
SEC. 3116. NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES STUDY OF 
QUANTIFICATION OF MARGINS AND UNCER-
TAINTY METHODOLOGY FOR ASSESSING AND 
CERTIFYING THE SAFETY AND RELIABILITY 
OF THE NUCLEAR STOCKPILE. 
(a) STUDY REQUIRED.—The Secretary of Energy 
shall, as soon as practicable and no later than 120 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, enter into an 
arrangement with the National Research Council of the 
National Academy of Sciences for the Council to carry out 
a study of the quantification of margins and uncertainty 
methodology used by the national security laboratories for 
assessing and certifying the safety and reliability of the 
nuclear stockpile. 
(b) MATTERS INCLUDED.—The study required by 
subsection (a) shall evaluate the following: 
(1) The use of the quantification of margins 
and uncertainty methodology by the national secu-
rity laboratories, including underlying assumptions 
of weapons performance and the ability of modeling