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(b) LOCATION AND DESIGN.—The actual location 
and final design of the memorial authorized by subsection 
(a) shall be subject to the approval of the Secretary. In 
selecting the location, the Secretary shall seek to maximize 
visitor access to the resulting memorial. 
(c) MAINTENANCE.—The maintenance of the memo-
rial authorized by subsection (a) by the American Ranger 
Memorial Association, Inc., shall be subject to such condi-
tions regarding access to the memorial, and such other 
conditions, as the Secretary considers appropriate to pro-
tect the interests of the United States. 
(d) LIMITATION ON PAYMENT OF EXPENSES.—The 
United States Government shall not pay any expense for 
the establishment or maintenance of the memorial author-
ized by subsection (a). 
SEC. 2875. LEASE INVOLVING PIER ON FORD ISLAND, 
PEARL HARBOR NAVAL BASE, HAWAII. 
(a) LEASE.—The Secretary of the Navy shall enter 
into a lease with the USS Missouri Memorial Association 
to authorize the USS Missouri Memorial Association to 
use the pier Foxtrot Five and related real property on 
Ford Island, Pearl Harbor Naval Base, Hawaii, during 
calendar years 2009 and 2010. 
(b) CONSIDERATION.—The lease required by sub-
section (a) shall be made without consideration. 
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(c) CONDITION ON USE OF LEASED PROPERTY.—As 
a condition on the lease under subsection (a), the USS 
Missouri Memorial Association shall agree to preserve and 
maintain the USS Missouri for education purposes, his-
toric preservation, and community outreach. 
(d) EFFECT OF VIOLATION.—If the Secretary deter-
mines at any time that the USS Missouri Memorial Asso-
ciation is not in compliance with the condition imposed 
by subsection (c), the Secretary may terminate the lease 
referred to in subsection (a). Any determination of the 
Secretary under this subsection shall be made on the 
record after an opportunity for a hearing. 
SEC. 2876. NAMING OF HEALTH FACILITY, FORT RUCKER, 
ALABAMA. 
The health facility located at 301 Andrews Avenue 
in Fort Rucker, Alabama, shall be known and designated 
as the ‘‘Lyster Army/VA Health Clinic’’. Any reference in 
a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record 
of the United States to such facility shall be deemed to 
be a reference to the Lyster Army/VA Health Clinic. 
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TITLE XXIX—ADDITIONAL WAR- 
RELATED AND EMERGENCY 
MILITARY 
CONSTRUCTION 
AUTHORIZATIONS 
FOR 
FIS-
CAL YEAR 2008 
Sec. 2901. Authorized Army construction and land acquisition projects. 
Sec. 2902. Authorized Navy construction and land acquisition projects. 
Sec. 2903. Authorized Air Force construction and land acquisition projects. 
Sec. 2904. Authorized Defense Agencies construction and land acquisition 
projects. 
Sec. 2905. Termination of authority to carry out fiscal year 2008 Army 
projects for which funds were not appropriated. 
SEC. 2901. AUTHORIZED ARMY CONSTRUCTION AND LAND 
ACQUISITION PROJECTS. 
(a) INSIDE THE UNITED STATES.—Using amounts 
appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropria-
tions in subsection (c)(1), the Secretary of the Army may 
acquire real property and carry out military construction 
projects for the installations or locations inside the United 
States, and in the amounts, set forth in the following 
table: 
Army: Inside the United States 
State 
Installation or Location 
Amount 
Alaska ...............................
Fort Wainwright ...................................
$17,000,000 
California ..........................
Fort Irwin .............................................
$11,800,000 
Colorado ............................
Fort Carson ...........................................
$8,400,000 
Georgia .............................
Fort Benning ........................................
$30,500,000 
Fort Gordon ..........................................
$39,800,000 
Hawaii ..............................
Schofield Barracks ................................
$12,500,000 
Kentucky ..........................
Fort Campbell .......................................
$9,900,000 
Fort Knox .............................................
$7,400,000 
Missouri ............................
Fort Leonard Wood ..............................
$50,000,000 
North Carolina .................
Fort Bragg ............................................
$8,500,000 
Oklahoma ..........................
Fort Sill .................................................
$9,000,000 
South Carolina ..................
Fort Jackson .........................................
$27,000,000 
Texas ................................
Fort Bliss ..............................................
$17,300,000 
Fort Hood .............................................
$7,200,000 
Fort Sam Houston ................................
$54,000,000 
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Army: Inside the United States—Continued 
State 
Installation or Location 
Amount 
Virginia .............................
Fort Eustis ............................................
$50,000,000 
Fort Lee ................................................
$7,400,000 
(b) OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES.—Using amounts 
appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropria-
tions in subsection (c)(2), the Secretary of the Army may 
acquire real property and carry out military construction 
projects for the installations or locations outside the 
United States, and in the amounts, set forth in the fol-
lowing table: 
Army: Outside the United States 
Country 
Installation or Location 
Amount 
Afghanistan ......................
Various Locations .................................
$54,000,000 
Iraq ...................................
Baghdad ................................................
$13,000,000 
Camp Adder ..........................................
$13,200,000 
Camp Ramadi .......................................
$6,200,000 
Fallujah .................................................
$5,500,000 
(c) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Funds 
are hereby authorized to be appropriated on or after the 
date of the enactment of this Act for military construction, 
land acquisition, and military family housing functions of 
the Department of the Army in the total amount of 
$440,700,000 as follows: 
(1) For military construction projects inside the 
United 
States 
authorized 
by 
subsection 
(a), 
$367,700,000. 
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(2) For military construction projects outside 
the United States authorized by subsection (b), 
$67,000,000. 
(3) For architectural and engineering services 
and construction design under section 2807 of title 
10, United States Code, $6,000,000. 
SEC. 2902. AUTHORIZED NAVY CONSTRUCTION AND LAND 
ACQUISITION PROJECTS. 
(a) INSIDE THE UNITED STATES.—Using amounts 
appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropria-
tions in subsection (c)(1), the Secretary of the Navy may 
acquire real property and carry out military construction 
projects for the installations or locations inside the United 
States, and in the amounts, set forth in the following 
table: 
Navy: Inside the United States 
State 
Installation or Location 
Amount 
California ..................
Camp Pendleton ..........................................
$19,962,000 
China Lake .................................................
$7,210,000 
Point Mugu .................................................
$7,250,000 
San Diego ...................................................
$17,930,000 
San Diego, Marine Corps Recruit Depot ...
$43,200,000 
Twentynine Palms ......................................
$12,324,000 
Florida ......................
Eglin Air Force Base ..................................
$780,000 
Mississippi .................
Gulfport ......................................................
$6,570,000 
North Carolina ..........
Camp Lejeune .............................................
$27,980,000 
Parris Island Marine Corps Recruit Depot 
$16,000,000 
Virginia .....................
Yorktown .....................................................
$8,070,000 
(b) OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES.—Using amounts 
appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropria-
tions in subsection (c)(2), the Secretary of the Navy may 
acquire real property and carry out military construction 
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projects for the installations or locations outside the 
United States, and in the amounts, set forth in the fol-
lowing table: 
Navy: Outside the United States 
Country 
Installation or Location 
Amount 
Djibouti ...........
Camp Lemonier ..................................................
$22,390,000 
(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Subject 
to section 2825 of title 10, United States Code, funds are 
hereby authorized to be appropriated on or after the date 
of the enactment of this Act for military construction, land 
acquisition, and military family housing functions of the 
Department of the Navy in the total amount of 
$197,618,000 as follows: 
(1) For military construction projects inside the 
United 
States 
authorized 
by 
subsection 
(a), 
$171,176,000. 
(2) For military construction projects outside 
the United States authorized by subsection (b), 
$22,390,000. 
(3) For architectural and engineering services 
and construction design under section 2807 of title 
10, United States Code, $4,052,000. 
(4) For construction and acquisition, planning 
and design, and improvement of military family 
housing and facilities, $11,766,000. 
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(b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Funds 
are hereby authorized to be appropriated on or after the 
date of the enactment of this Act for military construction, 
land acquisition, and military family housing functions of 
the Department of Defense (other than the military de-
partments) in the total amount of $956,000,000, as fol-
lows: 
(1) For military construction projects inside the 
United 
States 
authorized 
by 
subsection 
(a), 
$876,000,000. 
(2) For architectural and engineering services 
and construction design under section 2807 of title 
10, United States Code, $80,000,000. 
SEC. 2905. TERMINATION OF AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT 
FISCAL YEAR 2008 ARMY PROJECTS FOR 
WHICH FUNDS WERE NOT APPROPRIATED. 
The table in section 2901(b) of the Military Con-
struction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (division 
B of Public Law 110–181; 122 Stat. 570) is amended— 
(1) in the item relating to Bagram Air Base, 
Afghanistan, by striking ‘‘$249,600,000’’ in the 
amount column and inserting ‘‘$195,600,000’’; 
(2) in the item relating to Camp Adder, Iraq, 
by striking ‘‘$80,650,000’’ in the amount column 
and inserting ‘‘$75,800,000’’; 
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(3) in the item relating to Camp Anaconda, 
Iraq, by striking ‘‘$53,500,000’’ in the amount col-
umn and inserting ‘‘$10,500,000’’; 
(4) in the item relating to Camp Victory, Iraq, 
by striking ‘‘$65,400,000’’ in the amount column 
and inserting ‘‘$60,400,000’’; 
(5) by striking the item relating to Tikrit, Iraq; 
and 
(6) in the item relating to Camp Speicher, Iraq, 
by striking ‘‘$83,900,000’’ in the amount column 
and inserting ‘‘$74,100,000’’. 
DIVISION C—DEPARTMENT OF 
ENERGY NATIONAL SECURITY 
AUTHORIZATIONS 
AND 
OTHER AUTHORIZATIONS 
TITLE 
XXXI—DEPARTMENT 
OF 
ENERGY NATIONAL SECURITY 
PROGRAMS 
Subtitle A—National Security Programs Authorizations 
Sec. 3101. National Nuclear Security Administration. 
Sec. 3102. Defense environmental cleanup. 
Sec. 3103. Other defense activities. 
Sec. 3104. Defense nuclear waste disposal. 
Sec. 3105. Energy security and assurance. 
Subtitle B—Program Authorizations, Restrictions, and Limitations 
Sec. 3111. Utilization of international contributions to the Russian plutonium 
disposition program. 
Sec. 3112. Extension of deadline for Comptroller General report on Department 
of Energy protective force management. 
Sec. 3113. Enhancing nuclear forensics capabilities. 
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Subtitle A—National Security 
Programs Authorizations 
SEC. 3101. NATIONAL NUCLEAR SECURITY ADMINISTRA-
TION. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Funds 
are hereby authorized to be appropriated to the Depart-
ment of Energy for fiscal year 2009 for the activities of 
the National Nuclear Security Administration in carrying 
out programs necessary for national security in the 
amount of $9,301,922,000, to be allocated as follows: 
(1) For weapons activities, $6,609,639,000. 
(2) For defense nuclear nonproliferation activi-
ties, $1,455,148,000. 
(3) For naval reactors, $828,054,000. 
(4) For the Office of the Administrator for Nu-
clear Security, $409,081,000. 
(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: 
(1) For readiness in technical base and facili-
ties, the following new plant projects: 
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Project 09–D–404, Test Capabilities Revi-
talization, Phase 2, Sandia National Labora-
tories, New Mexico, $3,000,000. 
Project 08–D–806, Ion Beam Laboratory 
Refurbishment, Sandia National Laboratories, 
New Mexico, $10,014,000. 
(2) For naval reactors, the following new plant 
projects: 
Project 09–D–902, Naval Reactor Facili-
ties Production Support Complex, Naval Reac-
tors Facility, Idaho, $8,300,000. 
Project 09–D–190, KAPL Infrastructure 
Upgrades, Schenectady, New York, $1,000,000. 
SEC. 3102. DEFENSE ENVIRONMENTAL CLEANUP. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated to 
the Department of Energy for fiscal year 2009 for defense 
environmental cleanup activities in carrying out programs 
necessary for national security in the amount of 
$5,317,256,000. 
SEC. 3103. OTHER DEFENSE ACTIVITIES. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated to 
the Department of Energy for fiscal year 2009 for other 
defense activities in carrying out programs necessary for 
national security in the amount of $1,321,461,000, of 
which $487,008,000 is for construction of the Mixed Oxide 
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Fuel Fabrication Facility at the Savannah River Site, 
South Carolina, and associated program activities and 
functions. 
SEC. 3104. DEFENSE NUCLEAR WASTE DISPOSAL. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated to 
the Department of Energy for fiscal year 2009 for defense 
nuclear waste disposal for payment to the Nuclear Waste 
Fund established in section 302(c) of the Nuclear Waste 
Policy Act of 1982 (42 U.S.C. 10222(c)) in the amount 
of $247,371,000. 
SEC. 3105. ENERGY SECURITY AND ASSURANCE. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated to 
the Department of Energy for fiscal year 2009 for energy 
security and assurance programs necessary for national 
security in the amount of $7,622,000. 
Subtitle 
B—Program 
Authoriza-
tions, Restrictions, and Limita-
tions 
SEC. 3111. UTILIZATION OF INTERNATIONAL CONTRIBU-
TIONS TO THE RUSSIAN PLUTONIUM DIS-
POSITION PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Energy may, in 
consultation with the Secretary of State, enter into one 
or more agreements with any person (including a foreign 
government, international organization, or multinational 
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entity) that the Secretary of Energy considers appro-
priate, under which the person contributes funds for the 
effective and transparent disposition of excess weapon- 
grade Russian plutonium in the Russian Federation, 
known as the Russian Plutonium Disposition Program. 
(b) RETENTION AND USE OF AMOUNTS.—Subject to 
the availability of appropriations, the Secretary of Energy 
may retain and use amounts contributed under an agree-
ment under subsection (a) for purposes of the Russian 
Plutonium Disposition Program. Amounts so contributed 
shall be retained in a separate fund established in the 
Treasury for such purposes, subject to the availability of 
appropriations, consistent with an agreement under sub-
section (a). 
(c) RETURN OF AMOUNTS NOT USED WITHIN 5 
YEARS.—If an amount contributed under an agreement 
under subsection (a) is not used under this section within 
5 years after it was contributed, the Secretary of Energy 
shall return that amount to the person who contributed 
it. 
(d) NOTICE TO APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COM-
MITTEES.—Not later than 30 days after the receipt of an 
amount contributed under subsection (b), the Secretary of 
Energy shall submit to the appropriate congressional com-
mittees a notice specifying the purpose and value of the 
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(g) APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMITTEES 
DEFINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate con-
gressional committees’’ means— 
(1) the Committee on Armed Services, the 
Committee on Appropriations, and the Committee on 
Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives; 
and 
(2) the Committee on Armed Services, the 
Committee on Appropriations, and the Committee on 
Foreign Relations of the Senate. 
SEC. 3112. EXTENSION OF DEADLINE FOR COMPTROLLER 
GENERAL REPORT ON DEPARTMENT OF EN-
ERGY PROTECTIVE FORCE MANAGEMENT. 
Section 3124(a)(1) of the National Defense Author-
ization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (Public Law 110–181; 
122 Stat. 580) is amended by striking ‘‘Not later than 
180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act,’’ 
and inserting ‘‘No later than March 1, 2009,’’. 
SEC. 3113. ENHANCING NUCLEAR FORENSICS CAPABILI-
TIES. 
(a) NNSA FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM FOR GRADUATE 
STUDENTS IN NUCLEAR CHEMISTRY.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator for Nu-
clear Security shall establish a fellowship program 
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for graduate students who are Ph.D. candidates in 
the field of nuclear chemistry. 
(2) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of 
Congress that the fellowship program should— 
(A) support at least six graduate students 
per year; and 
(B) require each graduate student to spend 
at least two summers in a national security lab-
oratory over the course of the program. 
(3) FUNDING.—Of the amounts appropriated 
pursuant to an authorization of appropriations in 
this Act or otherwise made available from amounts 
for weapons activities from the National Nuclear Se-
curity Administration for national technical nuclear 
forensics for fiscal year 2009, $3,000,000 shall be 
available to establish the fellowship program. 
(4) PLAN.—No later than February 1, 2009, 
the Administrator shall submit to the congressional 
defense committees a plan describing the costs of 
continuing the program for fiscal year 2010 and 
thereafter. 
(b) NNSA RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM 
ON
NUCLEAR
FORENSICS
RADIATION-MEASUREMENT 
EQUIPMENT.— 
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(1) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator for Nu-
clear Security shall carry out a research and devel-
opment program to improve the speed and accuracy 
of nuclear forensics radiation-measurement equip-
ment. 
(2) FUNDING.—Of the amounts appropriated 
pursuant to an authorization of appropriations in 
this Act or otherwise made available from amounts 
for weapons activities from the National Nuclear Se-
curity Administration for national technical nuclear 
forensics for fiscal year 2009, $2,000,000 shall be 
available to carry out the research and development 
program. 
(3) PLAN.—No later than February 1, 2009, 
the Administrator shall submit to the congressional 
defense committees a plan for the research and de-
velopment program, including a description of the 
costs of continuing the program for fiscal year 2010 
and thereafter. 
(c) RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT PLAN FOR NU-
CLEAR FORENSICS AND ATTRIBUTION.— 
(1) RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT.—The Sec-
retary of Energy shall prepare a research and devel-
opment plan to prioritize research and development 
efforts in the Department of Energy, and at the na-
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tional laboratories overseen by offices of the Depart-
ment of Energy, on the technical capabilities re-
quired— 
(A) to enable a robust and timely nuclear 
forensic response to a nuclear explosion or to 
the interdiction of nuclear material or a nuclear 
weapon anywhere in the world; and 
(B) to develop an international database 
containing data on nuclear material, to enable 
the attribution of nuclear material or a nuclear 
weapon to its source. 
(2) REPORTS.— 
(A) The Secretary of Energy shall submit 
to the congressional defense committees— 
(i) not later than 6 months after the 
date of enactment of this Act, a report on 
the contents of the research and develop-
ment plan described in paragraph (1), and 
any legislative changes required to imple-
ment the plan; and 
(ii) not later than 18 months after the 
date of enactment of this Act, a report on 
the implementation status of the plan. 
(B) The Secretary shall submit each report 
required by this subsection in unclassified form, 
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but may include a classified annex with such re-
port. 
(d) ADDITIONAL INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN 
REPORT ON NUCLEAR FORENSICS CAPABILI1TIES.—Sec-
tion 3129(b) of the National Defense Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 2008 (Public Law 110–181; 122 Stat. 
585) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 
end; 
(2) in paragraph (3), by striking the period at 
the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(4) any legislative, regulatory, or treaty ac-
tions necessary to facilitate international cooperation 
in enhancement of international nuclear-material 
databases and the linking of those databases to en-
able prompt data access.’’. 
(e) REPORT
ON NUCLEAR FORENSICS ADVISORY 
PANEL.— 
(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary of De-
fense, in consultation with the Secretary of Energy 
and the Secretary of Homeland Security, shall sub-
mit a report describing a joint recommendation for 
establishing an independent Nuclear Forensics Advi-
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sory Panel of recognized experts not directly associ-
ated with the Federal laboratories. 
(2) ROLE
OF
INDEPENDENT
PANEL.—The 
function of such an independent panel should be to 
provide independent validation of any Federal nu-
clear forensics analysis. 
(3) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secre-
taries referred to in paragraph (1) shall submit a re-
port on the structure and membership of the panel 
required by that paragraph. The report shall be sub-
mitted to— 
(A) the Committee on Appropriations, 
Committee on Armed Services, and Committee 
on Homeland Security of the House of Rep-
resentatives; and 
(B) the Committee on Appropriations, 
Committee on Armed Services, and Committee 
on Homeland Security and Government Affairs 
of the Senate. 
(f) PRESIDENTIAL REPORT
ON INVOLVEMENT
OF 
SENIOR-LEVEL EXECUTIVE BRANCH LEADERSHIP
IN 
CERTAIN
EXERCISES
THAT
INCLUDE
NUCLEAR 
FORENSICS ANALYSIS.—Not later than 90 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the President shall sub-
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mit a report on the involvement of senior-level executive 
branch leadership in planned nuclear terrorism prepared-
ness exercises that have nuclear forensics analysis as a 
component of the exercise. The report shall be submitted 
to— 
(1) the Committee on Appropriations, the Com-
mittee on Armed Services, and the Committee on 
Homeland Security of the House of Representatives; 
and 
(2) the Committee on Appropriations, the Com-
mittee on Armed Services, and the Committee on 
Homeland Security and Government Affairs of the 
Senate. 
TITLE 
XXXII—DEFENSE 
NU-
CLEAR 
FACILITIES 
SAFETY 
BOARD 
Sec. 3201. Authorization. 
SEC. 3201. AUTHORIZATION. 
There are authorized to be appropriated for fiscal 
year 2009, $25,499,000 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 
Sec. 3401. Authorization of appropriations. 
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SEC. 3401. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
(a) AMOUNT.—There are hereby authorized to be ap-
propriated to the Secretary of Energy $19,099,000 for fis-
cal year 2009 for the purpose of carrying out activities 
under chapter 641 of title 10, United States Code, relating 
to the naval petroleum reserves. 
(b) PERIOD OF AVAILABILITY.—Funds appropriated 
pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in sub-
section (a) shall remain available until expended. 
TITLE XXXV—MARITIME 
ADMINISTRATION 
Sec. 3501. Authorization of appropriations for fiscal year 2009. 
Sec. 3502. Limitation on export of vessels owned by the Government of the 
United States for the purpose of dismantling, recycling, or 
scrapping. 
Sec. 3503. Student incentive payment agreements. 
Sec. 3504. Riding gang member requirements. 
Sec. 3505. Maintenance and Repair Reimbursement Program for the Maritime 
Security Fleet. 
Sec. 3506. Temporary program authorizing contracts with adjunct professors 
at the United States Merchant Marine Academy. 
SEC. 3501. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR FIS-
CAL YEAR 2009. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for 
fiscal year 2009, to be available without fiscal year limita-
tion if so provided in appropriations Acts, for the use of 
the Department of Transportation for the Maritime Ad-
ministration as follows: 
(1) For expenses necessary for operations and 
training activities, $117,848,000, of which— 
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(A) $8,150,000 shall remain available until 
expended for capital improvements at the 
United States Merchant Marine Academy, and 
(B) $8,306,000 shall remain available until 
expended for maintenance and repair of school 
ships of the State Maritime Academies. 
(2) For expenses to maintain and preserve a 
United States-flag merchant fleet to serve the na-
tional security needs of the United States under 
chapter 531 of title 46, Unites States Code, 
$193,500,000, of which $19,500,000 will be avail-
able for costs associated with the maintenance reim-
bursement pilot program under section 3517 of the 
Maritime Security Act of 2003 (46 U.S.C 53101 
note). 
(3) For assistance to small shipyards and mari-
time communities under section 54101 of title 46, 
United States Code, $25,000,000. 
(4) For expenses to dispose of obsolete vessels 
in the National Defense Reserve Fleet, $18,000,000. 
(5) For the cost (as defined in section 502(5) 
of the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990 (2 U.S.C. 
661a(5)) of loan guarantees under the program au-
thorized by chapter 537 of title 46, United States 
Code, $30,000,000. 
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(6) For administrative expenses related to the 
implementation of the loan guarantee program 
under chapter 537 of title 46, United States Code, 
administrative expenses related to implementation of 
the reimbursement program under section 3517 of 
the Maritime Security Act of 2003 (46 U.S.C. 
53101 note), and administrative expenses related to 
the implementation of the small shipyards and mari-
time communities assistance program under section 
54101 of title 46, United States Code, $3,531,000. 
SEC. 3502. LIMITATION ON EXPORT OF VESSELS OWNED BY 
THE GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED STATES 
FOR THE PURPOSE OF DISMANTLING, RECY-
CLING, OR SCRAPPING. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in subsection 
(b), no vessel that is owned by the Government of the 
United States shall be approved for export to a foreign 
country for purposes of dismantling, recycling, or scrap-
ping. 
(b) EXCEPTION.—Subsection (a) shall not apply with 
respect to a vessel if the Administer of the Maritime Ad-
ministration certifies that— 
(1) a compelling need for dismantling, recy-
cling, or scrapping the vessel exists; 
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the development or production of the major system 
to an entity owned in whole or in part by the prime 
contractor. 
(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) LEAD
SYSTEMS
INTEGRATOR.—The term 
‘‘lead systems integrator’’ means— 
(A) a prime contractor for the development 
or production of a major system, if the prime 
contractor is not expected at the time of award 
to perform a substantial portion of the work on 
the system and the major subsystems; or 
(B) a prime contractor under a contract 
for procurement of services the primary purpose 
of which to perform acquisition functions closely 
associated with inherently governmental func-
tions with respect to the development or pro-
duction of a major system. 
(2) MAJOR SYSTEM.—The term ‘‘major system’’ 
has the meaning given such term in section 2302d 
of title 10, United States Code. 
(3) DEMONSTRATION PHASE LEVEL.—For pur-
poses of this section, the term ‘‘demonstration phase 
level’’ means— 
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