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(A) by striking out ‘‘In addition’’ and inserting in lieu
thereof ‘‘Except as provided in paragraph (5), in addition’’;
and
(B) by striking out ‘‘Act,’’ and inserting in lieu thereof
‘‘subtitle,’’; and
(2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
‘‘(5) In the case of the Hanford Reservation, Richland, Washing-
ton, the Secretary shall delegate to the Site Manager the authority
described in paragraph (1) for fiscal year 1998. The Secretary may
withdraw the delegated authority if the Secretary—
‘‘(A) determines that the Site Manager of the Hanford
Reservation has misused or misapplied that authority; and
‘‘(B) the Secretary submits to Congress a notification of
the Secretary’s intent to withdraw the authority.’’.
SEC. 3160. SUBMITTAL OF BIENNIAL WASTE MANAGEMENT REPORTS.
Section 3153(b)(2)(B) of the National Defense Authorization
Act for Fiscal Year 1994 (42 U.S.C. 7274k(b)(2)(B)) is amended
by striking out ‘‘odd-numbered year after 1995’’ and inserting in
lieu thereof ‘‘odd-numbered year after 1997’’.
SEC. 3161. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY SECURITY MANAGEMENT BOARD.
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—(1) The Secretary of Energy shall estab-
lish a board to be known as the ‘‘Department of Energy Security
Management Board’’ (in this section referred to as the ‘‘Board’’).
(2) The Board shall advise the Secretary on policy matters,
operational concerns, strategic planning, personnel, budget, procure-
ment, and development of priorities relating to the security func-
tions of the Department of Energy.
(b) MEMBERS.—The Board shall be comprised of—
(1) the Secretary of Energy, who shall serve as chairman;
(2) the Director of the Office of Nonproliferation and
National Security of the Department of Energy;
(3) the Assistant Secretary of Energy for Environmental
Management;
(4) the Assistant Secretary of Energy for Defense Programs;
(5) the Assistant Secretary of Energy for Environment,
Safety, and Health;
(6) the Associate Deputy Secretary of Energy for Field
Management;
(7) three individuals selected by the Secretary of Defense
and appointed by the Secretary of Energy;
(8) an individual selected by the Director of the Federal
Bureau of Investigation and appointed by the Secretary of
Energy; and
(9) an individual selected by the Director of Central Intel-
ligence and appointed by the Secretary of Energy.
(c) APPOINTMENTS.—(1) The Secretary of Defense, the Director
of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and the Director of Central
Intelligence shall consult with the Secretary of Energy in selecting
individuals for appointment under paragraphs (7), (8), and (9),
respectively, of subsection (b).
(2) The Secretary of Energy may not appoint as a member
of the Board under paragraph (7), (8), or (9) of subsection (b)
an officer or employee of the Department of Energy, an employee
of a contractor or subcontractor of the Department, or an individual
under contract with the Department.
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(3) The Secretary of Energy shall appoint members of the
Board under paragraphs (7), (8), and (9) of subsection (b) not
later than January 15, 1998.
(d) VACANCIES.—Any vacancy in the Board shall be filled in
the same manner as the original appointment.
(e) PERSONNEL MATTERS.—(1)(A) Each member of the Board
who is not an officer or employee of the Federal Government shall
be compensated at a rate equal to the daily equivalent of the
annual rate of basic pay prescribed for level V of the Executive
Schedule under section 5316 of title 5, United States Code, for
each day (including travel time) during which such member is
engaged in the performance of the duties of the Board.
(B) All members of the Board who are officers or employees
of the United States shall serve without compensation in addition
to that received for their services as officers or employees of the
United States.
(2) The members of the Board shall be allowed travel expenses,
including per diem in lieu of subsistence, at rates authorized for
employees of agencies under subchapter I of chapter 57 of title
5, United States Code, while away from their homes or regular
places of business in the performance of services for the Board.
(f) APPLICABILITY
OF FACA.—The provisions of the Federal
Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) shall not apply to the
activities of the Board under this section.
(g) TERMINATION.—The Board shall terminate on October 31,
2000.
(h) SECURITY FUNCTIONS DEFINED.—In this section, the term
‘‘security functions’’ means all Department of Energy activities
related to the safeguarding and security of nuclear weapons and
materials, protection of classified and unclassified controlled nuclear
information, and physical and personnel security.
SEC. 3162. SUBMITTAL OF ANNUAL REPORT ON STATUS OF SECURITY
FUNCTIONS AT NUCLEAR WEAPONS FACILITIES.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than September 1 each year, the
Secretary of Energy shall submit to the congressional defense
committees the report entitled ‘‘Annual Report to the President
on the Status of Safeguards and Security of Domestic Nuclear
Weapons Facilities’’, or any successor report to such report.
(b) REQUIREMENT RELATING TO REPORTS THROUGH FISCAL YEAR
2000.—The Secretary shall include with each report submitted
under subsection (a) in fiscal years 1998 through 2000 any com-
ments on such report by the members of the Department of Energy
Security Management Board established under section 3161 that
such members consider appropriate.
SEC. 3163. MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY ON COMMISSION ON
MAINTAINING 
UNITED 
STATES 
NUCLEAR 
WEAPONS
EXPERTISE.
(a) COMMENCEMENT OF ACTIVITIES.—Subsection (b)(1) of section
3162 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year
1997 (Public Law 104–201; 110 Stat. 2844; 42 U.S.C. 2121 note)
is amended, effective January 1, 1998—
(1) in subparagraph (C), by adding at the end the following
new sentence: ‘‘The chairman may be designated once five
members of the Commission have been appointed under
subparagraph (A).’’; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
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‘‘(E) The Commission may commence its activities under this
section upon the designation of the chairman of the Commission
under subparagraph (C).’’.
(b) DEADLINE FOR REPORT.—Subsection (d) of that section is
amended by striking out ‘‘March 15, 1998,’’ and inserting in lieu
thereof ‘‘March 15, 1999,’’.
SEC. 3164. LAND TRANSFER, BANDELIER NATIONAL MONUMENT.
(a) TRANSFER
OF ADMINISTRATIVE JURISDICTION.—The Sec-
retary of Energy shall transfer to the Secretary of the Interior
administrative jurisdiction over a parcel of real property consisting
of approximately 4.47 acres as depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Bound-
ary Map, Bandelier National Monument’’, No. 315/80,051, dated
March 1995.
(b) BOUNDARY MODIFICATION.—The boundary of the Bandelier
National Monument established by Proclamation No. 1322 (16
U.S.C. 431 note) is modified to include the real property transferred
under subsection (a).
(c) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY OF MAP.—The map described in sub-
section (a) shall be on file and available for public inspection in
the Lands Office at the Southwest System Support Office of the
National Park Service, Santa Fe, New Mexico, and in the office
of the Superintendent of Bandelier National Monument.
(d) ADMINISTRATION.—The real property and interests in real
property transferred under subsection (a) shall be—
(1) administered as part of Bandelier National Monument;
and
(2) subject to all laws applicable to the Bandelier National
Monument and all laws generally applicable to units of the
National Park System.
SEC. 3165. FINAL SETTLEMENT OF DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY COMMU-
NITY ASSISTANCE OBLIGATIONS WITH RESPECT TO LOS
ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY, NEW MEXICO.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Energy shall—
(1) convey, without consideration, to the Incorporated
County of Los Alamos, New Mexico (in this section referred
to as the ‘‘County’’), or to the designee of the County, fee
title to the parcels of land that are allocated for conveyance
to the County in the agreement under subsection (e); and
(2) transfer to the Secretary of the Interior, in trust for
the Pueblo of San Ildefonso (in this section referred to as
the ‘‘Pueblo’’), administrative jurisdiction over the parcels that
are allocated for transfer to the Secretary of the Interior in
such agreement.
(b) PRELIMINARY IDENTIFICATION
OF PARCELS
OF LAND
FOR
CONVEYANCE OR TRANSFER.—(1) Not later than 90 days after the
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Energy shall submit
to the congressional defense committees a report identifying the
parcels of land under the jurisdiction of the Secretary at the Los
Alamos National Laboratory that are suitable for conveyance or
transfer under this section.
(2) A parcel is suitable for conveyance or transfer for purposes
of paragraph (1) if the parcel—
(A) is not required to meet the national security mission
of the Department of Energy or will not be required for that
purpose before the end of the 10-year period beginning on
the date of enactment of this Act;
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(B) is likely to be conveyable or transferable, as the case
may be, under this section not later than the end of such
period; and
(C) is suitable for use for a purpose specified in subsection
(h).
(c) REVIEW OF TITLE.—(1) Not later than one year after the
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the
congressional defense committees a report setting forth the results
of a title search on each parcel of land identified as suitable for
conveyance or transfer under subsection (b), including an analysis
of any claims against or other impairments to the fee title to
each such parcel.
(2) In the period beginning on the date of the completion
of the title search with respect to a parcel under paragraph (1)
and ending on the date of the submittal of the report under that
paragraph, the Secretary shall take appropriate actions to resolve
the claims against or other impairments, if any, to fee title that
are identified with respect to the parcel in the title search.
(d) ENVIRONMENTAL
RESTORATION.—(1) Not later than 21
months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary
shall—
(A) identify the environmental restoration or remediation,
if any, that is required with respect to each parcel of land
identified under subsection (b) to which the United States has
fee title;
(B) carry out any review of the environmental impact of
the conveyance or transfer of each such parcel that is required
under the provisions of the National Environmental Policy Act
of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.); and
(C) submit to Congress a report setting forth the results
of the activities under subparagraphs (A) and (B).
(2) If the Secretary determines under paragraph (1) that a
parcel described in paragraph (1)(A) requires environmental restora-
tion or remediation, the Secretary shall, to the maximum extent
practicable, complete the environmental restoration or remediation
of the parcel not later than 10 years after the date of enactment
of this Act.
(e) AGREEMENT FOR ALLOCATION OF PARCELS.—As soon as prac-
ticable after completing the review of titles to parcels of land
under subsection (c), the Secretary of the Interior, on behalf of
the Pueblo and for the County, shall submit to the Secretary of
Energy an agreement between the Secretary of the Interior and
the County that allocates between the Secretary of the Interior
and the County the parcels to which the United States has fee
title.
(f) PLAN FOR CONVEYANCE AND TRANSFER.—(1) Not later than
90 days after the date of the submittal to the Secretary of Energy
of the agreement under subsection (e), the Secretary shall submit
to the congressional defense committees a plan for conveying or
transferring parcels of land under this section in accordance with
the allocation specified in the agreement.
(2) The plan under paragraph (1) shall provide for the comple-
tion of the conveyance or transfer of parcels under this section
not later than 9 months after the date of the submittal of the
plan under that paragraph.
(g) CONVEYANCE OR TRANSFER.—(1) Subject to paragraphs (2)
and (3), the Secretary shall convey or transfer parcels of land