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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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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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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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(i) in the section heading, by striking 
‘‘AUTHORIZED’’ and inserting ‘‘ANNUAL 
REPORT ON’’; 
(ii) by amending subsection (a) to read 
as follows: 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator shall include 
in the budget justification materials submitted to Congress 
in support of the budget of the Administration for each fis-
cal year (as submitted with the budget of the President 
under section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code) a 
report containing the following information as of the date 
of the report: 
‘‘(1) The number of full-time equivalent employ-
ees of the Office of the Administrator. 
‘‘(2) The number of service support contracts of 
the Administration and whether such contracts are 
funded using program or program direction funds. 
‘‘(3) The number of full-time equivalent con-
tractor employees working under each contract identi-
fied under paragraph (2). 
‘‘(4) The number of full-time equivalent con-
tractor employees described in paragraph (3) that 
have been employed under such a contract for a pe-
riod greater than two years.
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‘‘(5) With respect to each contract identified 
under paragraph (2)— 
‘‘(A) the cost of the contract; and 
‘‘(B) identification of the program or pro-
gram direction accounts that support the con-
tract.’’; 
(iii) by striking subsection (c); 
(iv) by redesignating subsections (d) 
and (e) as subsections (c) and (d), respec-
tively; and 
(v) by striking subsection (f). 
(B) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of 
contents for the National Nuclear Security Ad-
ministration Act is amended by striking the item 
relating to section 3241A and inserting the fol-
lowing new item: 
‘‘Sec. 3241A. Annual report on personnel levels of the Office of the Adminis-
trator.’’. 
(9) COMPLIANCE
WITH
FEDERAL
ACQUISITION 
REGULATION.—Section 3262 of the National Nuclear 
Security Administration Act (50 U.S.C. 2462) is 
amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘The Administrator’’ and 
inserting the following: 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator’’;
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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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(i) in paragraph (1)— 
(I) in the matter preceding sub-
paragraph (A)— 
(aa) by striking ‘‘September 
30’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31’’; 
and 
(bb) by striking ‘‘Secretary of 
Energy’’ and inserting ‘‘congres-
sional defense committees’’; and 
(II) in subparagraph (B), by 
striking ‘‘and the Department of En-
ergy’’; 
(ii) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘to 
the Secretary’’; and 
(iii) by striking paragraph (3); and 
(B) in subsection (b)(1), in the matter pre-
ceding subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘December 
1 of each even-numbered year, the Secretary’’ 
and inserting ‘‘December 31 of each even-num-
bered year, the Secretary of Energy’’. 
(17) CERTIFICATES OF COMMENDATION FOR EX-
EMPLARY SERVICE.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—Section 4605 of the 
Atomic Energy Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 2705) is 
amended—
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(i) in the section heading, by striking 
‘‘DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘ADMINISTRATION’’; 
(ii) in subsection (a)— 
(I) by striking ‘‘Department of 
Energy’’ and inserting ‘‘Administra-
tion’’; 
(II) by striking ‘‘a Department’’ 
and inserting ‘‘an Administration’’; 
and 
(III) by striking ‘‘the Depart-
ment’’ each place it appears and in-
serting ‘‘the Administration’’; and 
(iii) in subsection (c)— 
(I) in the subsection heading, by 
striking ‘‘DEPARTMENT
OF ENERGY’’ 
and inserting ‘‘ADMINISTRATION’’; and 
(II) by striking ‘‘Department of 
Energy’’ each place it appears and in-
serting ‘‘Administration’’. 
(B) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of 
contents for the Atomic Energy Defense Act is 
amended by striking the item relating to section 
4605 and inserting the following: 
‘‘Sec. 4605. Authority to provide certificate of commendation to Administration 
and contractor employees for exemplary service in stockpile stew-
ardship and security.’’.
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(18) EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT TRAINING.—Sec-
tion 4621 of the Atomic Energy Defense Act (50 
U.S.C. 2721) is amended— 
(A) in subsection (a)— 
(i) by inserting ‘‘and the Adminis-
trator’’ after ‘‘Secretary of Energy’’; and 
(ii) by inserting ‘‘and the Administra-
tion’’ after ‘‘Department of Energy’’; and 
(B) in subsection (b)(1), by inserting ‘‘and 
Administration’’ after ‘‘Department of Energy’’. 
(19) STOCKPILE
STEWARDSHIP
RECRUITMENT 
AND TRAINING PROGRAM.—Section 4622 of the Atomic 
Energy Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 2722) is amended— 
(A) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘Secretary 
of Energy’’ and inserting ‘‘Administrator’’; and 
(B) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘Sec-
retary’’ and inserting ‘‘Administrator’’. 
(20) FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM.—Section 4623 of 
the Atomic Energy Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 2723) is 
amended— 
(A) in subsection (a)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘Secretary of Energy’’ 
and inserting ‘‘Administrator’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘Secretary’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘Administrator’’;
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(B) in subsection (b)(1), by striking ‘‘De-
partment of Energy’’ and inserting ‘‘Adminis-
tration’’; 
(C) in subsections (c) and (d), by striking 
‘‘Secretary’’ and inserting ‘‘Administrator’’; 
(D) in subsection (e), by striking ‘‘Sec-
retary’’ and all that follows through ‘‘Defense 
Programs,’’ and inserting ‘‘Administrator shall’’; 
and 
(E) in subsection (f)— 
(i) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘Sec-
retary’’ and inserting ‘‘Administrator’’; and 
(ii) in paragraph (2), by striking 
‘‘Secretary of Energy’’ and inserting ‘‘Ad-
ministrator’’. 
(21) 
TRANSFER
OF
WEAPONS
ACTIVITIES 
FUNDS.—Section 4711 of the Atomic Energy Defense 
Act (50 U.S.C. 2751) 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’’;
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(B) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘Sec-
retary, acting through the Administrator,’’ and 
inserting ‘‘Administrator’’; and 
(C) in subsection (e)(1)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘Department of En-
ergy’’ and inserting ‘‘Administration’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘Department’’ and in-
serting ‘‘Administration’’. 
(22) NOTIFICATION
OF
COST
OVERRUNS.—Sec-
tion 4713(c)(2)(B) of the Atomic Energy Defense Act 
(50 U.S.C. 2753(c)(2)(B)) is amended by inserting 
‘‘or the Administration’’ after ‘‘Department of En-
ergy’’. 
(23) LIFE-CYCLE
COST
ESTIMATES.—Section 
4714(a) of the Atomic Energy Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 
2754(a)) is amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘413.3’’ and inserting 
‘‘413.3B’’; and 
(B) by inserting ‘‘, or a successor order,’’ 
after ‘‘assets)’’. 
(24) UNFUNDED PRIORITIES.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—Section 4716 of the 
Atomic Energy Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 2756) is 
amended in the section heading by striking ‘‘NA-
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TIONAL NUCLEAR SECURITY ADMINISTRA-
TION’’ and inserting ‘‘ADMINISTRATION’’. 
(B) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of 
contents for the Atomic Energy Defense Act is 
amended by striking the item relating to section 
4716 and inserting the following new item: 
‘‘Sec. 4716. Unfunded priorities of the Administration.’’. 
(25) REVIEWS OF CAPITAL ASSETS ACQUISITION 
PROJECTS.—Section 4733(d)(3)(B) of the Atomic En-
ergy Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 2773(d)(3)(B)) is amend-
ed by striking ‘‘413.3’’ and inserting ‘‘413.3B’’. 
(26) LABORATORY-DIRECTED RESEARCH AND DE-
VELOPMENT PROGRAMS.—Section 4811 of the Atomic 
Energy Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 2791) is amended— 
(A) in subsection (a), by inserting ‘‘or the 
Administration’’ after ‘‘Department of Energy’’; 
(B) in subsection (b)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘The Secretary’’ and 
inserting ‘‘(1) Except as provided by para-
graph (2), the Secretary’’; 
(ii) by striking ‘‘such laboratories’’ and 
inserting ‘‘government-owned, contractor- 
operated laboratories funded out of funds 
available to the Department of Energy’’; 
and
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(B) by redesignating subsections (b) and (c) 
as subsections (c) and (d), respectively; and 
(C) by inserting after subsection (a) the fol-
lowing new subsection (b): 
‘‘(b) REPORT
OF ADMINISTRATOR.—The Adminis-
trator shall submit to the congressional defense committees, 
with the report of the Secretary required by subsection (a), 
a report on the funds expended during the preceding fiscal 
year on activities under the laboratory-directed research 
and development program of the Administration. The pur-
pose of the report is to permit an assessment of the extent 
to which such activities support the national security mis-
sion of the Administration.’’. 
SEC. 3112. NATIONAL NUCLEAR SECURITY ADMINISTRA-
TION PERSONNEL SYSTEM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subtitle C of the National Nuclear 
Security Administration Act (50 U.S.C. 2441 et seq.) is 
amended by adding at the end the following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 3248. ALTERNATIVE PERSONNEL SYSTEM. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator may adapt the 
pay banding and performance-based pay adjustment dem-
onstration project carried out by the Administration under 
the authority provided by section 4703 of title 5, United 
States Code, into a permanent alternative personnel system 
for the Administration (to be known as the ‘National Nu-
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clear Security Administration Personnel System’) and im-
plement that system with respect to employees of the Ad-
ministration. 
‘‘(b) MODIFICATIONS.—In adapting the demonstration 
project described in subsection (a) into a permanent alter-
native personnel system, the Administrator— 
‘‘(1) may, subject to paragraph (2), revise the re-
quirements and limitations of the demonstration 
project to the extent necessary; and 
‘‘(2) shall— 
‘‘(A) ensure that the permanent alternative 
personnel system is carried out in a manner con-
sistent with the final plan for the demonstration 
project published in the Federal Register on De-
cember 21, 2007 (72 Fed. Reg. 72776); 
‘‘(B) ensure that significant changes in the 
system not take effect until revisions to the plan 
for the demonstration project are approved by 
the Office of Personnel Management and pub-
lished in the Federal Register; 
‘‘(C) ensure that procedural modifications 
or clarifications to the final plan for the dem-
onstration project be made through local notifi-
cation processes;
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‘‘(D) authorize, and establish incentives for, 
employees of the Administration to have rota-
tional assignments among different programs of 
the Administration, the headquarters and field 
offices of the Administration, and the manage-
ment and operating contractors of the Adminis-
tration; and 
‘‘(E) establish requirements for employees of 
the Administration who are in the permanent al-
ternative personnel system described in sub-
section (a) to be promoted to senior-level posi-
tions in the Administration, including require-
ments with respect to— 
‘‘(i) professional training and con-
tinuing education; and 
‘‘(ii) a certain number and types of ro-
tational assignments under subparagraph 
(D), as determined by the Administrator. 
‘‘(c) APPLICATION TO NAVAL NUCLEAR PROPULSION 
PROGRAM.—The Director of the Naval Nuclear Propulsion 
Program established pursuant to section 4101 of the Atomic 
Energy Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 2511) and section 3216 of 
this Act may, with the concurrence of the Secretary of the 
Navy, apply the alternative personnel system under sub-
section (a) to—
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‘‘(1) all employees of the Naval Nuclear Propul-
sion Program in the competitive service (as defined in 
section 2102 of title 5, United States Code); and 
‘‘(2) all employees of the Department of Navy 
who are assigned to the Naval Nuclear Propulsion 
Program and are in the excepted service (as defined 
in section 2103 of title 5, United States Code) (other 
than such employees in statutory excepted service sys-
tems).’’. 
(b) BRIEFING.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Adminis-
trator for Nuclear Security shall provide a briefing to 
the appropriate congressional committees on the im-
plementation of section 3248 of the National Nuclear 
Security Administration Act, as added by subsection 
(a). 
(2) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES 
DEFINED.—In this subsection, the term ‘‘appropriate 
congressional committees’’ means— 
(A) the congressional defense committees; 
(B) the Committee on Energy and Natural 
Resources of the Senate and the Committee on 
Energy and Commerce of the House of Rep-
resentatives; and
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(C) the Committee on Homeland Security 
and Governmental Affairs of the Senate and the 
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform 
of the House of Representatives. 
(c) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Section 3116 of the 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 
(Public Law 115–91) is amended— 
(1) by striking subsection (a); 
(2) by redesignating subsections (b), (c), and (d) 
as subsections (a), (b), and (c), respectively; and 
(3) in paragraph (1) of subsection (c), as so re-
designated— 
(A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘im-
plementation of’’ and all that follows through 
‘‘subsection (b)’’ and inserting ‘‘implementation 
of subsection (a)’’; and 
(B) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘sub-
section (c)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection (b)’’. 
(d) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents for 
the National Nuclear Security Administration Act is 
amended by inserting after the item relating to section 3247 
the following new item: 
‘‘Sec. 3248. Alternative personnel system.’’.
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SEC. 3113. AMENDMENTS TO THE ATOMIC ENERGY ACT OF 
1954. 
(a) CONSULTATIONS.—Section 57 b.(2) of the Atomic 
Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2077(b)(2)) is amended by 
inserting after ‘‘the Department of Defense.’’ the following: 
‘‘The Department of State, the Nuclear Regulatory Commis-
sion, the Department of Commerce, and the Department of 
Defense shall submit to the Secretary of Energy their com-
ments on the determination of the Secretary under the pre-
vious sentence and any information and analysis needed 
to support their positions.’’. 
(b) DELEGATION OF FUNCTIONS.—Section 161 of the 
Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2201) is amended 
by striking subsection n. and inserting the following new 
subsection n.: 
‘‘n. delegate to the General Manager or other officers 
of the Commission— 
‘‘(1) the functions assigned to the Commission 
under section 57 b. on a case-by-case basis consistent 
with the national security interests of the United 
States; and 
‘‘(2) any of the other functions assigned to the 
Commission under this Act except those specified in 
section 51, 61, 108, 123, 145 b. (with respect to the 
determination of those persons to whom the Commis-
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sion may reveal Restricted Data in the national in-
terest), 145 f., or 161 a.;’’. 
(c) CIVIL PENALTIES.—Section 234 a. of the Atomic 
Energy Act (42 U.S.C. 2282(a)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘57,’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘or (2)’’ and inserting ‘‘(2) vio-
lates any provision of section 57, or (3)’’. 
(d) REPORT.—Section 3136(e)(2) of the National De-
fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (42 U.S.C. 
2077a(e)(2)) is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (C), by striking ‘‘; and’’ 
and inserting a semicolon; 
(2) by redesignating subparagraph (D) as sub-
paragraph (E); 
(3) by inserting after subparagraph (C) the fol-
lowing new subparagraph (D): 
‘‘(D) any delegation of the functions under 
such section 57 b. made under section 161 n.(1) 
of that Act, including to whom such functions 
were delegated;’’; 
(4) in subparagraph (E), as redesignated by 
paragraph (2), by striking the period at the end and 
inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(5) by adding at the end the following new sub-
paragraph:
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‘‘(F)(i) an explanation and justification of 
any determination under paragraph (2) of such 
section 57 b. that an authorization to transfer 
United States civil nuclear technology to a for-
eign country is not in the interest of the United 
States, and any conditions placed on such an 
authorization, including any such determination 
or conditions resulting from coordination with 
the Department of State, the Nuclear Regulatory 
Commission, the Department of Commerce, and 
the Department of Defense; and 
‘‘(ii) an explanation and justification of 
any extensions of the deadlines established under 
the procedures required by section 57 b.’’. 
(e) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress 
that the Secretary of Energy has the authority to impose 
civil penalties for violations of section 57 b.(2) of the Atomic 
Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2077(b)(2)), any rule, regu-
lation, or order issued under that section, or any term, con-
dition, or limitation of any license or certification issued 
under that section. 
(f) REGULATIONS.—Not later than one year after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Energy 
shall—
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ment of Energy by this Act or any other Act for any fiscal 
year before fiscal year 2020 may be obligated or expended— 
(1) to terminate construction and project support 
activities at the MOX facility; or 
(2) to convert the MOX facility to be used for 
any purpose other than its original mission. 
(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section, the terms ‘‘MOX fa-
cility’’ and ‘‘project support activities’’ have the meanings 
given those terms in section 3121(c) of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (Public Law 115– 
91). 
Subtitle C—Plans and Reports 
SEC. 3121. MODIFICATIONS TO COST-BENEFIT ANALYSES 
FOR COMPETITION OF MANAGEMENT AND OP-
ERATING CONTRACTS. 
Section 3121 of the National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (Public Law 112–239; 126 Stat. 
2175), as most recently amended by section 3135 of the Na-
tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (Pub-
lic Law 114–92; 129 Stat. 1207), is further amended— 
(1) by amending subsection (a) to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(a) REPORTS REQUIRED.—If the Administrator for 
Nuclear Security awards a new contract to manage and 
operate a facility of the National Nuclear Security Admin-