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6055.09–M entitled ‘‘DoD Ammunitions and Explo-
sives Safety Standards’’ and dated February 29, 2008 
(as in effect on the date of enactment of this Act). 
(6) PARK.—The term ‘‘Park’’ means the White 
Sands National Park established by subsection 
(b)(2)(A). 
(7) PUBLIC
LAND
ORDER.—The term ‘‘Public 
Land Order’’ means Public Land Order 833, dated 
May 21, 1952 (17 Fed. Reg. 4822). 
(8) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of the Interior. 
(9) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means the State 
of New Mexico. 
(b) WHITE SANDS NATIONAL PARK.— 
(1) FINDINGS.—Congress finds that— 
(A) White Sands National Monument was 
established on January 18, 1933, by President 
Herbert Hoover under chapter 3203 of title 54, 
United States Code (commonly known as the 
‘‘Antiquities Act of 1906’’); 
(B) President Hoover proclaimed that the 
Monument was established ‘‘for the preservation 
of the white sands and additional features of sce-
nic, scientific, and educational interest’’;
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(C) the Monument was expanded by Presi-
dents Roosevelt, Eisenhower, Carter, and Clinton 
in 1934, 1942, 1953, 1978, and 1996, respec-
tively; 
(D) the Monument contains a substantially 
more diverse set of nationally significant histor-
ical, archaeological, scientific, and natural re-
sources than were known of at the time the 
Monument was established, including a number 
of recent discoveries; 
(E) the Monument is recognized as a major 
unit of the National Park System with extraor-
dinary values enjoyed by more visitors each year 
since 1995 than any other unit in the State; 
(F) the Monument contributes significantly 
to the local economy by attracting tourists; and 
(G) designation of the Monument as a na-
tional park would increase public recognition of 
the diverse array of nationally significant re-
sources at the Monument and visitation to the 
unit. 
(2) ESTABLISHMENT OF WHITE SANDS NATIONAL 
PARK.— 
(A) ESTABLISHMENT.—To protect, preserve, 
and restore its scenic, scientific, educational,
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natural, geological, historical, cultural, archae-
ological, paleontological, hydrological, fish, wild-
life, and recreational values and to enhance vis-
itor experiences, there is established in the State 
the White Sands National Park as a unit of the 
National Park System. 
(B) ABOLISHMENT
OF
WHITE
SANDS
NA-
TIONAL MONUMENT.— 
(i) ABOLISHMENT.—Due to the estab-
lishment of the Park, the Monument is abol-
ished. 
(ii) INCORPORATION.—The land and 
interests in land that comprise the Monu-
ment are incorporated in, and shall be con-
sidered to be part of, the Park. 
(C) REFERENCES.—Any reference in a law, 
map, regulation, document, paper, or other 
record of the United States to the ‘‘White Sands 
National Monument’’ shall be considered to be a 
reference to the ‘‘White Sands National Park’’. 
(D) AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.—Any funds 
available for the Monument shall be available for 
the Park. 
(E) ADMINISTRATION.—The Secretary shall 
administer the Park in accordance with—
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(i) this subsection; and 
(ii) the laws generally applicable to 
units of the National Park System, includ-
ing section 100101(a), chapter 1003, sec-
tions 100751(a), 100752, 100753, and 
102101, and chapter 3201 of title 54, 
United States Code. 
(F) WORLD HERITAGE LIST NOMINATION.— 
(i) COUNTY CONCURRENCE.—The Sec-
retary shall not submit a nomination for 
the Park to be included on the World Herit-
age List of the United Nations Educational, 
Scientific and Cultural Organization unless 
each county in which the Park is located 
concurs in the nomination. 
(ii) ARMY NOTIFICATION.—Before sub-
mitting a nomination for the Park to be in-
cluded on the World Heritage List of the 
United Nations Educational, Scientific and 
Cultural Organization, the Secretary shall 
notify the Secretary of the Army of the in-
tent of the Secretary to nominate the Park. 
(G) EFFECT.—Nothing in this paragraph 
affects—
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(i) valid existing rights (including 
water rights); 
(ii) permits or contracts issued by the 
Monument; 
(iii) existing agreements, including 
agreements with the Department of Defense; 
(iv) the jurisdiction of the Department 
of Defense regarding the restricted airspace 
above the Park; or 
(v) the airshed classification of the 
Park under the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 
7401 et seq.). 
(c) MODIFICATION OF BOUNDARIES OF WHITE SANDS 
NATIONAL PARK AND WHITE SANDS MISSILE RANGE.— 
(1) TRANSFERS OF ADMINISTRATIVE JURISDIC-
TION.— 
(A) TRANSFER OF ADMINISTRATIVE JURIS-
DICTION TO THE SECRETARY.— 
(i) IN
GENERAL.—Administrative ju-
risdiction over the land described in clause 
(ii) is transferred from the Secretary of the 
Army to the Secretary. 
(ii) DESCRIPTION OF LAND.—The land 
referred to in clause (i) is—
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(I) the approximately 2,826 acres 
of land identified as ‘‘To NPS, lands 
inside current boundary’’ on the Map; 
and 
(II) the approximately 5,766 acres 
of land identified as ‘‘To NPS, new ad-
ditions’’ on the Map. 
(B) TRANSFER OF ADMINISTRATIVE JURIS-
DICTION TO THE SECRETARY OF THE ARMY.— 
(i) IN
GENERAL.—Administrative ju-
risdiction over the land described in clause 
(ii) is transferred from the Secretary to the 
Secretary of the Army. 
(ii) DESCRIPTION OF LAND.—The land 
referred to in clause (i) is the approxi-
mately 3,737 acres of land identified as ‘‘To 
DOA’’ on the Map. 
(2) BOUNDARY MODIFICATIONS.— 
(A) PARK.— 
(i) IN GENERAL.—The boundary of the 
Park is revised to reflect the boundary de-
picted on the Map. 
(ii) MAP.— 
(I) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, 
in coordination with the Secretary of
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the Army, shall prepare and keep on 
file for public inspection in the appro-
priate office of the Secretary a map 
and a legal description of the revised 
boundary of the Park. 
(II) EFFECT.—The map and legal 
description under subclause (I) shall 
have the same force and effect as if in-
cluded in this section, except that the 
Secretary may correct clerical and ty-
pographical errors in the map and 
legal description. 
(iii) BOUNDARY SURVEY.—As soon as 
practicable after the date of the establish-
ment of the Park and subject to the avail-
ability of funds, the Secretary shall com-
plete an official boundary survey of the 
Park. 
(B) MISSILE RANGE.— 
(i) IN GENERAL.—The boundary of the 
missile range and the Public Land Order 
are modified to exclude the land transferred 
to the Secretary under paragraph (1)(A) 
and to include the land transferred to the
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Secretary of the Army under paragraph 
(1)(B). 
(ii) MAP.—The Secretary shall prepare 
a map and legal description depicting the 
revised boundary of the missile range. 
(C) 
CONFORMING
AMENDMENT.—Section 
2854 of Public Law 104–201 (54 U.S.C. 320301 
note) is repealed. 
(3) ADMINISTRATION.— 
(A) PARK.—The Secretary shall administer 
the land transferred under paragraph (1)(A) in 
accordance with laws (including regulations) ap-
plicable to the Park. 
(B) MISSILE RANGE.—Subject to subpara-
graph (C), the Secretary of the Army shall ad-
minister the land transferred to the Secretary of 
the Army under paragraph (1)(B) as part of the 
missile range. 
(C) INFRASTRUCTURE; RESOURCE MANAGE-
MENT.— 
(i) RANGE ROAD 7.— 
(I) 
INFRASTRUCTURE
MANAGE-
MENT.—To the maximum extent prac-
ticable, in planning, constructing, and 
managing infrastructure on the land
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described in subclause (III), the Sec-
retary of the Army shall apply low-im-
pact development techniques and strat-
egies to prevent impacts within the 
missile range and the Park from 
stormwater runoff from the land de-
scribed in that subclause. 
(II) RESOURCE
MANAGEMENT.— 
The Secretary of the Army shall— 
(aa) manage the land de-
scribed in subclause (III) in a 
manner consistent with the pro-
tection of natural and cultural re-
sources within the missile range 
and the Park and in accordance 
with section 101(a)(1)(B) of the 
Sikes 
Act 
(16 
U.S.C. 
670a(a)(1)(B)), division A of sub-
title III of title 54, United States 
Code, and the Native American 
Graves Protection and Repatri-
ation Act (25 U.S.C. 3001 et seq.); 
and 
(bb) include the land de-
scribed in subclause (III) in the
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integrated natural and cultural 
resource management plan for the 
missile range. 
(III) DESCRIPTION
OF
LAND.— 
The land referred to in subclauses (I) 
and (II) is the land that is transferred 
to the administrative jurisdiction of 
the Secretary of the Army under para-
graph (1)(B) and located in the area 
east of Range Road 7 in— 
(aa) T. 17 S., R. 5 E., sec. 
31; 
(bb) T. 18 S., R. 5 E.; and 
(cc) T. 19 S., R. 5 E., sec. 5. 
(ii) FENCE.— 
(I) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary 
of the Army shall continue to allow the 
Secretary to maintain the fence shown 
on the Map until such time as the Sec-
retary determines that the fence is un-
necessary for the management of the 
Park. 
(II) REMOVAL.—If the Secretary 
determines that the fence is unneces-
sary for the management of the Park
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under subclause (I), the Secretary shall 
promptly remove the fence at the ex-
pense of the Department of the Inte-
rior. 
(D) RESEARCH.—The Secretary of the 
Army and the Secretary may enter into an 
agreement to allow the Secretary to conduct cer-
tain research in the area identified as ‘‘Coopera-
tive Use Research Area’’ on the Map. 
(E) MILITARY MUNITIONS AND MUNITIONS 
DEBRIS.— 
(i) RESPONSE
ACTION.—With respect 
to any Federal liability, the Secretary of the 
Army shall remain responsible for any re-
sponse action addressing military muni-
tions or munitions debris on the land trans-
ferred under paragraph (1)(A) to the same 
extent as on the day before the date of en-
actment of this Act. 
(ii) INVESTIGATION OF MILITARY MUNI-
TIONS AND MUNITIONS DEBRIS.— 
(I) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary 
may request that the Secretary of the 
Army conduct 1 or more investigations 
of military munitions or munitions de-
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bris on any land transferred under 
paragraph (1)(A). 
(II) ACCESS.—The Secretary shall 
give access to the Secretary of the 
Army to the land covered by a request 
under subclause (I) for the purposes of 
conducting the 1 or more investigations 
under that subclause. 
(III) LIMITATION.—An investiga-
tion conducted under this clause shall 
be subject to available appropriations. 
(iii) APPLICABLE LAW.—Any activities 
undertaken under this subparagraph shall 
be carried out in accordance with— 
(I) the Comprehensive Environ-
mental Response, Compensation, and 
Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9601 
et seq.); 
(II) the purposes for which the 
Park was established; and 
(III) any other applicable law. 
SEC. 2837. AUTHORITY TO TRANSFER FUNDS FOR CON-
STRUCTION OF INDIAN RIVER BRIDGE. 
Notwithstanding the limitation in section 2215 of title 
10, United States Code, the Secretary of Defense may trans-
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fer to the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and 
Space Administration up to 50 percent of the shared costs 
of constructing the Indian River Bridge. The authority 
under this section shall expire on October 1, 2022. 
TITLE XXIX—OVERSEAS CONTIN-
GENCY 
OPERATIONS 
MILI-
TARY CONSTRUCTION 
SEC. 2901. AUTHORIZED ARMY CONSTRUCTION AND LAND 
ACQUISITION PROJECTS. 
The Secretary of the Army may acquire real property 
and carry out the military construction projects for the in-
stallation outside the United States, and in the amount, 
set forth in the following table: 
Army: Outside the United States 
Country 
Location 
Amount 
Bulgaria ..............................
Nevo Selo FOS .........................................
$5,200,000 
Poland .................................
Drawsko Pomorski Training Area .........
$17,000,000 
Powidz Air Base ......................................
$87,000,000 
Zagan Training Area ..............................
$40,400,000 
Romania ..............................
Mihail Kogalniceanu FOS ......................
$21,651,000 
SEC. 2902. AUTHORIZED NAVY CONSTRUCTION AND LAND 
ACQUISITION PROJECTS. 
The Secretary of the Navy may acquire real property 
and carry out the military construction projects for the in-
stallations outside the United States, and in the amounts, 
set forth in the following table: 
Navy: Outside the United States 
Country 
Location 
Amount 
Greece ..................................
Souda Bay ................................................
$47,850,000 
Italy .....................................
Sigonella ...................................................
$66,050,000
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Navy: Outside the United States—Continued 
Country 
Location 
Amount 
Spain ...................................
Rota ...........................................................
$21,590,000 
United Kingdom .................
Lossiemouth ..............................................
$79,130,000 
SEC. 2903. AUTHORIZED AIR FORCE CONSTRUCTION AND 
LAND ACQUISITION PROJECTS. 
The Secretary of the Air Force may acquire real prop-
erty and carry out the military construction projects for 
the installations outside the United States, and in the 
amounts, set forth in the following table: 
Air Force: Outside the United States 
Country 
Location 
Amount 
Germany ..............................
Ramstein Air Base ..................................
$119,000,000 
Norway ................................
Rygge ........................................................
$13,800,000 
Slovakia ...............................
Malacky .....................................................
$59,000,000 
United Kingdom .................
RAF Fairford ...........................................
$106,000,000 
SEC. 2904. AUTHORIZED DEFENSE AGENCIES CONSTRUC-
TION AND LAND ACQUISITION PROJECTS. 
The Secretary of Defense may acquire real property 
and carry out the military construction projects for the in-
stallations outside the United States, and in the amounts, 
set forth in the following table: 
Defense Agencies: Outside the United States 
Country 
Location 
Amount 
Estonia ................................
Unspecified ...............................................
$15,700,000 
Qatar ...................................
Al Udeid ...................................................
$60,000,000 
SEC. 2905. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fis-
cal years beginning after September 30, 2018, for the mili-
tary construction projects outside the United States author-
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ized by this title as specified in the funding table in section 
4601. 
DIVISION 
C—DEPARTMENT 
OF 
ENERGY NATIONAL SECURITY 
AUTHORIZATIONS 
AND 
OTHER AUTHORIZATIONS 
TITLE 
XXXI—DEPARTMENT 
OF 
ENERGY NATIONAL SECURITY 
PROGRAMS 
Subtitle A—National Security 
Programs and Authorizations 
SEC. 3101. NATIONAL NUCLEAR SECURITY ADMINISTRA-
TION. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Funds are 
hereby authorized to be appropriated to the Department of 
Energy for fiscal year 2019 for the activities of the National 
Nuclear Security Administration in carrying out programs 
as specified in the funding table in section 4701. 
(b) AUTHORIZATION
OF NEW PLANT PROJECTS.— 
From funds referred to in subsection (a) that are available 
for carrying out plant projects, the Secretary of Energy 
may carry out new plant projects for the National Nuclear 
Security Administration as follows:
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Project 19–D–670, 138kV Power Transmission 
System Replacement, Nevada National Security Site, 
Nevada, $6,000,000. 
Project 19–D–660, Lithium Production Capa-
bility, Y–12 National Security Complex, Oak Ridge, 
Tennessee, $19,000,000. 
Project 19–D–930, KS Overhead Piping, Kessel-
ring Site, West Milton, New York, $10,994,000. 
SEC. 3102. DEFENSE ENVIRONMENTAL CLEANUP. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated to the 
Department of Energy for fiscal year 2019 for defense envi-
ronmental cleanup activities in carrying out programs as 
specified in the funding table in section 4701. 
SEC. 3103. OTHER DEFENSE ACTIVITIES. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated to the 
Department of Energy for fiscal year 2019 for other defense 
activities in carrying out programs as specified in the fund-
ing table in section 4701. 
SEC. 3104. NUCLEAR ENERGY. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated to the 
Department of Energy for fiscal year 2019 for nuclear en-
ergy as specified in the funding table in section 4701.
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Subtitle 
B—Program 
Authoriza-
tions, Restrictions, and Limita-
tions 
SEC. 3111. CLARIFICATION OF ROLES AND AUTHORITIES OF 
NATIONAL NUCLEAR SECURITY ADMINISTRA-
TION. 
(a) AMENDMENTS TO DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY ORGA-
NIZATION ACT.— 
(1) UNDER
SECRETARY
FOR
NUCLEAR
SECU-
RITY.—Section 202(c)(3) of the Department of Energy 
Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7132(c)(3)) is amended 
by striking ‘‘Act.’’ and all that follows through ‘‘may 
be delegated’’ and inserting the following: ‘‘Act (50 
U.S.C. 2402). In carrying out the functions of the Ad-
ministrator, the Under Secretary shall be subject to 
the authority of the Secretary in accordance with sec-
tion 3219 of that Act (50 U.S.C. 2409). Such author-
ity may be delegated’’. 
(2) ESTABLISHMENT OF POLICY.—Section 213 of 
the Department of Energy Organization Act (42 
U.S.C. 7144) is amended— 
(A) in subsection (a), by inserting ‘‘, acting 
through the Under Secretary for Nuclear Secu-
rity,’’ after ‘‘The Secretary’’; 
(B) in subsection (b)—
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(i) by striking ‘‘programs and activi-
ties of the Administration’’ and inserting 
‘‘regulations, policies, and activities of the 
Administration with respect to health and 
safety’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘those programs and 
activities’’ and inserting ‘‘those regulations, 
policies, and activities’’; and 
(C) by striking subsection (c). 
(b) AMENDMENTS TO NATIONAL NUCLEAR SECURITY 
ADMINISTRATION ACT.— 
(1) ADMINISTRATOR FOR NUCLEAR SECURITY.— 
Section 3212 of the National Nuclear Security Ad-
ministration Act (50 U.S.C. 2402) is amended— 
(A) in subsection (b)— 
(i) in the matter preceding paragraph 
(1), by striking ‘‘and activities’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘, policies, regulations, and rules’’; and 
(ii) in paragraph (9), by striking the 
end period and inserting ‘‘, subject to the 
policies of the Department of Energy.’’; and 
(B) in subsection (d)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘may’’ and inserting 
‘‘shall’’; and
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(ii) by striking ‘‘, unless disapproved 
by the Secretary of Energy’’ and inserting 
‘‘to carry out the mission and functions of 
the Administration, except as provided by 
section 3219’’. 
(2) GENERAL
COUNSEL.—Section 3217 of the 
National Nuclear Security Administration Act (50 
U.S.C. 2407) is amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘There is’’ and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—There is’’; 
(B) by striking the end period and inserting 
‘‘and shall report to the Administrator.’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following new 
subsection: 
‘‘(b) AVOIDANCE
OF COORDINATION
AND DUPLICA-
TION.—The General Counsel shall be independent from and 
may not duplicate the efforts of the General Counsel of the 
Department of Energy appointed under section 202(e) of 
the Department of Energy Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 
7132(e)).’’. 
(3) STAFF.—Section 3218 of the National Nu-
clear Security Administration Act (50 U.S.C. 2408) 
is amended by adding at the end the following new 
subsections:
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‘‘(c) REPORTING.—The staff of the Administration 
shall report to the Administrator through the appropriate 
structures of the Administration. 
‘‘(d) AVOIDANCE
OF COORDINATION
AND DUPLICA-
TION.—The staff of the Administration performing func-
tions specified in subsection (b) shall be independent from 
and may not duplicate the efforts of staff of elements of the 
Department of Energy other than the Administration that 
perform functions similar to the functions specified in sub-
section (b). 
‘‘(e) APPLICABILITY OF PROHIBITION ON DUAL OF-
FICE HOLDING.—The prohibition under section 3220(d) 
shall apply to staff of the Administration performing func-
tions specified in subsection (b).’’. 
(4) AUTHORITY OF SECRETARY.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Section 3219 of the Na-
tional Nuclear Security Administration Act (50 
U.S.C. 2409) is amended— 
(i) in the section heading, by striking 
‘‘TO MODIFY ORGANIZATION OF’’ and 
inserting ‘‘WITH RESPECT TO’’; 
(ii) by striking ‘‘Notwithstanding’’ and 
inserting the following:
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‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—(1) The Secretary of Energy, act-
ing through the Administrator, shall be responsible for set-
ting broad priorities for the Administration. 
‘‘(2) The Secretary may disapprove any action, policy, 
regulation, or rule of the Administrator if— 
‘‘(A) the Secretary submits to the congressional 
defense committees justification for such disapproval; 
and 
‘‘(B) a period of 15 days has elapsed following 
the date on which such justification was submitted. 
‘‘(3) Except as provided by this section, the Adminis-
trator shall have complete authority to establish and con-
duct oversight of policies, activities, and procedures of the 
Administration without direction or oversight by the Sec-
retary. 
‘‘(4) The authority of the Secretary under paragraphs 
(1) and (2) may be delegated only to the Deputy Secretary 
of Energy, without further redelegation. 
‘‘(b) ORGANIZATION OF ADMINISTRATION.—Notwith-
standing’’; and 
(iii) in subsection (b), as designated by 
clause (ii), by striking ‘‘subsection (b) or (c) 
of’’. 
(B) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of 
contents for the National Nuclear Security Ad-
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ministration Act is amended by striking the item 
relating to section 3219 and inserting the fol-
lowing new item: 
‘‘Sec. 3219. Scope of authority of Secretary of Energy with respect to Administra-
tion.’’. 
(5) STATUS OF PERSONNEL.—Section 3220 of the 
National Nuclear Security Administration Act (50 
U.S.C. 2410) is amended— 
(A) in subsection (a)— 
(i) in paragraph (1)— 
(I) by striking subparagraph (A); 
and 
(II) by redesignating subpara-
graphs (B) and (C) as subparagraphs 
(A) and (B), respectively; and 
(ii) in paragraph (2), by striking the 
end period and inserting ‘‘, except as pro-
vided by section 3219.’’; and 
(B) in subsection (b), by striking the end 
period and inserting ‘‘and except as provided by 
section 3219.’’. 
(6) OFFICE OF DEFENSE NUCLEAR SECURITY.— 
Section 3232 of the National Nuclear Security Ad-
ministration Act (50 U.S.C. 2422) is amended—
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(A) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘Secretary 
of Energy’’ and all that follows and inserting 
‘‘Administrator.’’; and 
(B) in subsection (b)— 
(i) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘Sec-
retary and’’; and 
(ii) in paragraph (2)— 
(I) by striking ‘‘Secretary’’ and 
inserting ‘‘Secretary of Energy’’; and 
(II) by striking ‘‘Department’’ 
and inserting ‘‘Department of En-
ergy’’. 
(7) COUNTERINTELLIGENCE PROGRAMS.—Section 
3233 of the National Nuclear Security Administra-
tion Act (50 U.S.C. 2423) is amended— 
(A) in subsection (a), by inserting ‘‘, in co-
ordination with the Administrator,’’ after ‘‘Sec-
retary of Energy’’; and 
(B) in subsection (b), by inserting ‘‘, in co-
ordination with the Administrator,’’ after ‘‘Sec-
retary of Energy’’. 
(8) AUTHORIZED PERSONNEL LEVELS.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—Section 3241A of the 
National Nuclear Security Administration Act 
(50 U.S.C. 2441a) is amended—
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(B) by inserting ‘‘specific to the Adminis-
tration’’ after ‘‘procedures’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following new 
subsection: 
‘‘(b) REQUIREMENT FOR PROCEDURES.—The proce-
dures established under subsection (a) shall be separate from 
procedures applied to elements of the Department of Energy 
other than the Administration.’’. 
(10) DEFINITIONS.—Section 3281(2)(A) of the 
National Nuclear Security Administration Act (50 
U.S.C. 2471(2)(A)) is amended by striking ‘‘Plant’’ 
and inserting ‘‘National Security Campus’’. 
(c) AMENDMENTS
TO
ATOMIC
ENERGY
DEFENSE 
ACT.— 
(1) DEFINITIONS.—Section 4002(9)(A) of the 
Atomic Energy Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 2501(9)(A)) is 
amended striking ‘‘Plant’’ and inserting ‘‘National 
Security Campus’’. 
(2) STOCKPILE
STEWARDSHIP
PROGRAM.—Sec-
tion 4201(a) of the Atomic Energy Defense Act (50 
U.S.C. 2521(a)) is amended by striking ‘‘The Sec-
retary, acting through the Administrator,’’ and in-
serting ‘‘The Administrator’’.
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(3) STOCKPILE
STEWARDSHIP
CRITERIA.—Sec-
tion 4202 of the Atomic Energy Defense Act (50 
U.S.C. 2522) is amended— 
(A) in subsection (a)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘Secretary of Energy’’ 
and inserting ‘‘Administrator’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘Department of En-
ergy’’ and inserting ‘‘Administration’’; and 
(B) in subsection (b)— 
(i) in the subsection heading, by strik-
ing ‘‘SECRETARY’’ and inserting ‘‘DEPART-
MENT’’; 
(ii) by striking ‘‘Secretary of Energy’’ 
and inserting ‘‘Administrator’’; and 
(iii) by striking ‘‘Secretary of Defense’’ 
and inserting ‘‘Chairman of the Nuclear 
Weapons Council’’. 
(4) STOCKPILE
STEWARDSHIP, 
MANAGEMENT, 
AND
RESPONSIVENESS
PLAN.—Section 4203 of the 
Atomic Energy Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 2523) is 
amended— 
(A) in subsection (d)(4)(A)(ii), by striking 
‘‘quadrennial defense review if such strategy has 
not been submitted as of the date of the plan’’ 
and inserting ‘‘national defense strategy’’;
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(B) in subsection (e)(1)(A)(i), by striking 
‘‘or the most recent quadrennial defense review, 
as applicable under subsection (d)(4)(A), and 
the’’ and inserting ‘‘, the national defense strat-
egy, and the most recent’’; and 
(C) in subsection (f)— 
(i) by striking paragraph (4); 
(ii) by redesignating paragraph (3) as 
paragraph (4); and 
(iii) by inserting after paragraph (2) 
the following new paragraph (3): 
‘‘(3) The term ‘national defense strategy’ means 
the review of the defense programs and policies of the 
United States that is carried out every four years 
under section 113(g) of title 10, United States Code.’’. 
(5) STOCKPILE
MANAGEMENT
PROGRAM.—Sec-
tion 4204 of the Atomic Energy Defense Act (50 
U.S.C. 2524) is amended— 
(A) in subsection (a), in the matter pre-
ceding paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘Secretary of 
Energy, acting through the Administrator and 
in consultation with the Secretary of Defense’’ 
and inserting ‘‘Administrator, in consultation 
with the Nuclear Weapons Council’’; and
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(B) in subsection (b), in the matter pre-
ceding paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘Secretary of 
Energy’’ and inserting ‘‘Administrator’’. 
(6) NUCLEAR TEST BAN READINESS PROGRAM.— 
Section 4207 of the Atomic Energy Defense Act (50 
U.S.C. 2527) is amended, in subsections (a) and (c), 
by striking ‘‘Secretary of Energy’’ and inserting ‘‘Ad-
ministrator’’. 
(7) REQUIREMENTS FOR SPECIFIC REQUEST FOR 
NEW
OR
MODIFIED
NUCLEAR
WEAPONS.—Section 
4209 of the Atomic Energy Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 
2529) is amended— 
(A) in subsection (a)(1)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘Secretary of Energy’’ 
and inserting ‘‘Administrator’’; 
(ii) by striking ‘‘Secretary’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘Administrator’’; and 
(iii) by striking ‘‘in the budget’’ and 
all that follows and inserting ‘‘in the budget 
justification materials submitted to Con-
gress in support of the Department of En-
ergy budget for that fiscal year (as sub-
mitted with the budget of the President 
under section 1105(a) of title 31, United 
States Code).’’;
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(B) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘The Sec-
retary shall include in a request for funds under 
subsection (a)’’ and inserting ‘‘A request for 
funds under subsection (a) shall include’’; and 
(C) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘Sec-
retary’’ and inserting ‘‘Secretary of Energy’’. 
(8) MANUFACTURING INFRASTRUCTURE FOR NU-
CLEAR
WEAPONS
STOCKPILE.—Section 4212 of the 
Atomic Energy Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 2532) is 
amended— 
(A) in subsection (a)(1), in the matter pre-
ceding subparagraph (A)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘Secretary of Energy’’ 
and inserting ‘‘Administrator’’; and 
(ii) by inserting ‘‘most recent’’ before 
‘‘Nuclear Posture Review’’; and 
(B) in subsection (b)— 
(i) in paragraph (2), by striking 
‘‘Plant’’ and inserting ‘‘National Security 
Complex’’; and 
(ii) in paragraph (4), by striking 
‘‘Plant’’ and inserting ‘‘National Security 
Campus’’. 
(9) REPORTS ON LIFE EXTENSION PROGRAMS.—
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(A) IN
GENERAL.—Section 4216 of the 
Atomic Energy Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 2536) is 
amended— 
(i) in the section heading, by striking 
‘‘LIFETIME’’ and inserting ‘‘LIFE’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘lifetime’’ each place it 
appears and inserting ‘‘life’’. 
(B) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of 
contents for the Atomic Energy Defense Act is 
amended by striking the item relating to section 
4216 and inserting the following new item: 
‘‘Sec. 4216. Reports on life extension programs.’’. 
(10) SELECTED ACQUISITION REPORTS.—Section 
4217 of the Atomic Energy Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 
2537) is amended— 
(A) in subsection (a)(1), by striking ‘‘the 
Secretary of Energy, acting through the Admin-
istrator,’’ and inserting ‘‘the Administrator’’; 
and 
(B) in subsection (b)— 
(i) in paragraph (1), in the matter 
preceding subparagraph (A), by striking 
‘‘Secretary of Energy, acting through the 
Administrator,’’ and inserting ‘‘Adminis-
trator’’; and
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(ii) in paragraph (2)(B), by striking 
‘‘the Secretary or’’. 
(11) ADVICE ON SAFETY, SECURITY, AND RELI-
ABILITY OF NUCLEAR WEAPONS STOCKPILE.—Section 
4218 of the Atomic Energy Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 
2538) is amended— 
(A) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘or the 
Commander of the United States Strategic Com-
mand’’; and 
(B) in subsection (e)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘, a member of the Nu-
clear Weapons Council, or the Commander 
of the United States Strategic Command’’ 
and inserting ‘‘or a member of the Nuclear 
Weapons Council’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘member, or Com-
mander’’ and inserting ‘‘or member’’. 
(12) STOCKPILE
RESPONSIVENESS
PLAN.—Sec-
tion 4220(b) of the Atomic Energy Defense Act (50 
U.S.C. 2538b(b)) is amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘Secretary of Energy, act-
ing through the Administrator and’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘Administrator,’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘Secretary of Defense’’ and 
inserting ‘‘Nuclear Weapons Council’’.
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(13) TRITIUM PRODUCTION PROGRAM.—Section 
4231 of the Atomic Energy Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 
2541) is amended— 
(A) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘Secretary 
of Energy’’ and inserting ‘‘Administrator’’; and 
(B) in subsections (b) and (c), by striking 
‘‘Secretary’’ and inserting ‘‘Administrator’’. 
(14) MODERNIZATION
AND
CONSOLIDATION
OF 
TRITIUM RECYCLING FACILITIES.—Section 4234 of the 
Atomic Energy Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 2544) is 
amended, in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by 
striking ‘‘Secretary of Energy’’ and inserting ‘‘Ad-
ministrator’’. 
(15) PROCEDURES FOR MEETING TRITIUM PRO-
DUCTION REQUIREMENTS.—Section 4235 of the Atom-
ic Energy Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 2545) is amended— 
(A) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘Secretary 
of Energy’’ and inserting ‘‘Administrator’’; 
(B) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘Sec-
retary’’ and inserting ‘‘Administrator’’; and 
(C) by striking subsection (c). 
(16) CERTIFICATION OF STATUS OF SECURITY OF 
FACILITIES.—Section 4506 of the Atomic Energy De-
fense Act (50 U.S.C. 2657) is amended— 
(A) in subsection (a)—
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(b) REQUIREMENTS.—Under the pilot program estab-
lished under subsection (a), the Secretary may admit an 
individual described in section 4502(a) of the Atomic En-
ergy Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 2652(a)) to a facility of a na-
tional security laboratory described in that section if, in 
addition to the conduct of a background review under sub-
section (a) with respect to that individual— 
(1) the Secretary determines that the admission 
of that individual to that facility is in the national 
interest and will further science, technology, and engi-
neering capabilities in support of the mission of the 
Department of Energy; and 
(2) a security plan is developed and imple-
mented to mitigate the risks associated with the ad-
mission of that individual to that facility. 
(c) ROLES OF SECRETARY AND DIRECTOR OF NA-
TIONAL INTELLIGENCE AND DIRECTOR OF FEDERAL BU-
REAU OF INVESTIGATION.— 
(1) ROLE OF SECRETARY.—Under the pilot pro-
gram under subsection (a), the Secretary shall con-
duct background reviews for all individuals described 
in section 4502(a) of the Atomic Energy Defense Act 
(50 U.S.C. 2652(a)) seeking admission to facilities of 
national security laboratories described in that sec-
tion. Such reviews by the Secretary shall be conducted