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(c) NOTIFICATION.—Not later than February 1, 2019, and 
annually thereafter through 2021, the Secretary shall submit to 
the appropriate congressional committees a notification of whether 
any penalties were imposed pursuant to section 234A of the Atomic 
Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2282a) during the year preceding 
the submission of the report, including a description of such pen-
alties and the entities against which the penalties were imposed. 
(d) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES.—In this section, 
the term ‘‘appropriate congressional committees’’ means— 
(1) the congressional defense committees; and 
(2) the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House 
of Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural 
Resources of the Senate. 
SEC. 3135. IMPLEMENTATION OF NUCLEAR POSTURE REVIEW BY 
NATIONAL NUCLEAR SECURITY ADMINISTRATION. 
(a) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than December 1, 2018, the 
Administrator for Nuclear Security shall submit to the congressional 
defense committees a report on the implementation of the 2018 
Nuclear Posture Review by the National Nuclear Security Adminis-
tration. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The report required by subsection (a) shall 
include the following: 
(1) A list of specific actions associated with implementation 
of the policies set forth in the 2018 Nuclear Posture Review 
applicable to the National Nuclear Security Administration. 
(2) For each such action— 
(A) an identification of the office within the Administra-
tion with responsibility for the action; and 
(B) key milestones for the action. 
(3) A discussion of any challenges to successfully imple-
menting such actions. 
(4) A description of the process established for monitoring 
the implementation of such actions. 
(5) A description of policy decisions by the Administrator 
that are necessary to complete the implementation of such 
actions. 
(6) A description of the estimated costs for such actions, 
if— 
(A) information on such costs is available; and 
(B) such costs are estimated to be significantly different 
from the costs for actions by the Administration associated 
with the implementation of policies set forth in previous 
Nuclear Posture Reviews. 
SEC. 3136. SURVEY OF WORKFORCE OF NATIONAL SECURITY LABORA-
TORIES AND NUCLEAR WEAPONS PRODUCTION FACILI-
TIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, the Administrator for Nuclear Security 
shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report that 
includes— 
(1) a detailed proposal for a survey of the workforce of 
the national security laboratories and nuclear weapons produc-
tion facilities that is modeled on the Federal Employee View-
point Survey of the Office of Personnel Management; 
(2) the determination of the Administrator with respect 
to whether to implement the survey;
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(3) the views of the Administrator regarding the value, 
efficiency, and effectiveness of the survey as compared to other 
means for acquiring information of the type collected using 
the survey; and 
(4) if the Administrator determines not to implement the 
survey, a description of the reasons for that determination. 
(b) IMPLEMENTATION FACTORS.—The report required by sub-
section (a) shall address factors associated with implementation 
of the survey described in that subsection, including— 
(1) the costs of designing the survey; 
(2) the time required for and the costs of administering 
the survey and analyzing the data from the survey; 
(3) the periodicity of administering the survey to ascertain 
trends; and 
(4) any other matters the Administrator considers appro-
priate. 
(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section, the terms ‘‘national security 
laboratory’’ and ‘‘nuclear weapons production facility’’ have the 
meanings given those terms in section 4002 of the Atomic Energy 
Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 2501). 
SEC. 3137. ELIMINATION OF CERTAIN REPORTS. 
(a) REPORT OF OWNER’S AGENT ON HANFORD WASTE TREATMENT 
AND IMMOBILIZATION PLANT CONTRACT.—Section 4446 of the Atomic 
Energy Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 2626) is amended— 
(1) by striking subsection (d); and 
(2) by redesignating subsections (e) and (f) as subsections 
(d) and (e), respectively. 
(b) ANNUAL CERTIFICATION OF SHIPMENTS TO WASTE ISOLATION 
PILOT PLANT.—Section 3115(a) of the National Defense Authoriza-
tion Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114–328; 130 Stat. 2759) 
is amended, in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking 
‘‘five-year period’’ and inserting ‘‘three-year period’’. 
Subtitle D—Other Matters 
SEC. 3141. ACCELERATION OF REPLACEMENT OF CESIUM BLOOD 
IRRADIATION SOURCES. 
(a) GOAL.—The Administrator for Nuclear Security shall ensure 
that the goal of the covered programs is eliminating the use of 
blood irradiation devices in the United States that rely on cesium 
chloride by December 31, 2027. 
(b) IMPLEMENTATION.—To meet the goal specified by subsection 
(a), the Administrator shall carry out the covered programs in 
a manner that— 
(1) is voluntary for owners of blood irradiation devices; 
(2) allows for the United States, subject to the review 
of the Administrator, to pay up to 50 percent of the per- 
device cost of replacing blood irradiation devices covered by 
the programs; 
(3) allows for the United States to pay up to 100 percent 
of the cost of removing and disposing of cesium sources retired 
from service by the programs; and 
(4) replaces such devices with x-ray irradiation devices 
or other devices approved by the Food and Drug Administration
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that provide significant threat reduction as compared to cesium 
chloride irradiators. 
(c) DURATION.—The Administrator shall carry out the covered 
programs until December 31, 2027. 
(d) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall submit to the appro-
priate congressional committees a report on the covered programs, 
including— 
(1) identification of each cesium chloride blood irradiation 
device in the United States, including the number, general 
location, and user type; 
(2) a plan for achieving the goal established by subsection 
(a); 
(3) a methodology for prioritizing replacement of such 
devices that takes into account irradiator age and prior material 
security initiatives; 
(4) in consultation with the Nuclear Regulatory Commis-
sion and the Food and Drug Administration, a strategy identi-
fying any legislative, regulatory, or other measures necessary 
to constrain the introduction of new cesium chloride blood 
irradiation devices; 
(5) identification of the annual funds required to meet 
the goal established by subsection (a); and 
(6) a description of the disposal path for cesium chloride 
sources under the covered programs. 
(e) ASSESSMENT.—The Administrator shall submit an assess-
ment to the appropriate congressional committees by September 
20, 2023, of the results of the actions on the covered programs 
under this section, including— 
(1) the number of replacement irradiators under the cov-
ered programs; 
(2) the life-cycle costs of the programs, including personnel 
training, maintenance, and replacement costs for new irradia-
tion devices; 
(3) the cost-effectiveness of the covered programs; 
(4) an analysis of the effectiveness of the new irradiation 
devices’ technology; and 
(5) a forecast of whether the Administrator will meet the 
goal established in subsection (a). 
(f) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES.—The term 
‘‘appropriate congressional committees’’ means— 
(A) the Committee on Appropriations, the Committee 
on Armed Services, and the Committee on Energy and 
Commerce of the House of Representatives; and 
(B) the Committee on Appropriations, the Committee 
on Armed Services, the Committee on Energy and Natural 
Resources, and the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, 
and Pensions of the Senate. 
(2) COVERED
PROGRAMS.—The term ‘‘covered programs’’ 
means the following programs of the Office of Radiological 
Security of the National Nuclear Security Administration: 
(A) The Cesium Irradiator Replacement Program. 
(B) The Off-Site Source Recovery Program.
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SEC. 3142. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING COMPENSATION OF 
INDIVIDUALS 
RELATING 
TO 
URANIUM 
MINING 
AND 
NUCLEAR TESTING. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress makes the following findings: 
(1) The Radiation Exposure Compensation Act (42 U.S.C. 
2210 note) was enacted in 1990 to provide monetary compensa-
tion to individuals who contracted certain cancers and other 
serious diseases following their exposure to radiation released 
during atmospheric nuclear weapons testing during the Cold 
War or following exposure to radiation as a result of employ-
ment in the uranium industry during the Cold War. 
(2) The Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensa-
tion Program Act of 2000 (42 U.S.C. 7384 et seq.) formally 
acknowledged the dangers to which some employees of sites 
of the Department of Energy and its vendors during the Cold 
War were exposed. That Act also acknowledged that, although 
establishing the link between occupational hazards and specific 
diseases can be difficult, scientific evidence exists to support 
the conclusion that some activities related to Cold War nuclear 
weapons production have resulted in increased risk of illness 
and death to workers. That Act established a formal process 
for the submission of claims for medical expenses and lump 
sum compensation for former employees and contractors and 
survivors of those former employees and contractors. 
(3) As of the date of the enactment of this Act, more 
than 150,231 claims have been paid out under the Radiation 
Exposure Compensation Act and the Energy Employees Occupa-
tional Illness Compensation Program Act of 2000, for a total 
of at least $17,400,000,000 in lump sum compensation and 
medical expenses. 
(b) SENSE
OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress that 
the United States Government should appropriately compensate 
and recognize the employees, contractors, and other individuals 
described in subsection (a). 
TITLE XXXII—DEFENSE NUCLEAR 
FACILITIES SAFETY BOARD 
Sec. 3201. Authorization. 
SEC. 3201. AUTHORIZATION. 
There are authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2019, 
$31,243,000 for the operation of the Defense Nuclear Facilities 
Safety Board under chapter 21 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 
(42 U.S.C. 2286 et seq.). 
TITLE XXXIV—NAVAL PETROLEUM 
RESERVES 
TITLE XXXIV—NAVAL PETROLEUM RESERVES 
Sec. 3401. Authorization of appropriations. 
SEC. 3401. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
(a) AMOUNT.—There are hereby authorized to be appropriated 
to the Secretary of Energy $10,000,000 for fiscal year 2019 for