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(i) the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.); 
and 
(ii) appropriate policies, such as those set forth 
in Appendix B of the report of the Committee on 
Interior and Insular Affairs of the House of Representa-
tives accompanying H.R. 2570 of the 101st Congress 
(House Report 101–405), including the occasional and 
temporary use of motorized vehicles, if the use, as 
determined by the Secretary, would promote healthy, 
viable, and more naturally distributed wildlife popu-
lations that would enhance wilderness values with the 
minimal impact necessary to reasonably accomplish 
those tasks. 
(3) EXISTING ACTIVITIES.—In accordance with section 4(d)(1) 
of the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1133(d)(1)) and in accordance 
with appropriate policies such as those set forth in Appendix 
B of the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs of the 
House of Representatives accompanying H.R. 2570 of the 101st 
Congress (House Report 101–405), the State may continue to 
use aircraft (including helicopters) to survey, capture, trans-
plant, monitor, and provide water for wildlife populations. 
(4) WILDLIFE WATER DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS.—Subject to 
subsection (f), the Secretary shall authorize structures and 
facilities, including existing structures and facilities, for wildlife 
water development projects, including guzzlers, in the wilder-
ness areas if— 
(A) the structures and facilities would, as determined 
by the Secretary, enhance wilderness values by promoting 
healthy, viable, and more naturally distributed wildlife 
populations; and 
(B) the visual impacts of the structures and facilities 
on the wilderness areas can reasonably be minimized. 
(5) HUNTING, FISHING, AND TRAPPING.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may designate areas 
in which, and establish periods during which, for reasons 
of public safety, administration, or compliance with 
applicable laws, no hunting, fishing, or trapping will be 
permitted in the wilderness areas. 
(B) CONSULTATION.—Except in emergencies, the Sec-
retary shall consult with the appropriate State agency and 
notify the public before taking any action under subpara-
graph (A). 
(6) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The State of Nevada, including a 
designee of the State, may conduct wildlife management 
activities in the wilderness areas— 
(i) in accordance with the terms and conditions 
specified in the cooperative agreement between the 
Secretary and the State entitled ‘‘Memorandum of 
Understanding between the Bureau of Land Manage-
ment and the Nevada Department of Wildlife Supple-
ment No. 9’’ and signed November and December 2003, 
including any amendments to the cooperative agree-
ment agreed to by the Secretary and the State of 
Nevada; and 
(ii) subject to all applicable laws (including regula-
tions).
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(B) REFERENCES.—For the purposes of this subsection, 
any references to Clark County, Nevada, in the cooperative 
agreement described this paragraph shall be considered 
to be a reference to Churchill or Lander County, Nevada, 
as applicable. 
SEC. 2906. RELEASE OF WILDERNESS STUDY AREAS. 
(a) FINDING.—Congress finds that, for the purposes of section 
603(c) of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 
(43 U.S.C. 1782(c)), the public land in Churchill County, Nevada, 
that is administered by the Bureau of Land Management in the 
following areas has been adequately studied for wilderness designa-
tion: 
(1) The Stillwater Range Wilderness Study Area. 
(2) The Job Peak Wilderness Study Area. 
(3) The Clan Alpine Mountains Wilderness Study Area. 
(4) That portion of the Augusta Mountains Wilderness 
Study Area located in Churchill County, Nevada. 
(5) That portion of the Desatoya Mountains Wilderness 
Study Area located in Churchill County, Nevada. 
(6) Any portion of any other wilderness study area located 
in Churchill County, Nevada, that is not a wilderness area. 
(b) RELEASE.—The portions of the public land described in 
subsection (a) not designated as wilderness by section 2905(b)— 
(1) are no longer subject to section 603(c) of the Federal 
Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1782(c)); 
and 
(2) shall be managed in accordance with— 
(A) land management plans adopted under section 202 
of that Act (43 U.S.C. 1712); and 
(B) existing cooperative conservation agreements. 
SEC. 2907. LAND CONVEYANCES AND EXCHANGES. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) CITY.—The term ‘‘City’’ means the city of Fallon, 
Nevada. 
(2) PUBLIC PURPOSE.—The term ‘‘public purpose’’ includes 
any of the following: 
(A) The construction and operation of a new fire station 
for Churchill County, Nevada. 
(B) The operation or expansion of an existing waste-
water treatment facility for Churchill County, Nevada. 
(C) The operation or expansion of existing gravel pits 
and rock quarries of Churchill County, Nevada. 
(D) The operation or expansion of an existing City 
landfill. 
(b) PUBLIC PURPOSE CONVEYANCES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding section 202 of the Fed-
eral Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 
1712), the Secretary of the Interior shall convey, subject to 
valid existing rights and paragraph (2), for no consideration, 
all right, title, and interest of the United States in approxi-
mately 6,892 acres of Federal land to Churchill County, Nevada, 
and 212 acres of land to the City identified as ‘‘Public Purpose 
Conveyances to Churchill County and City of Fallon’’ on the 
map entitled ‘‘Churchill County Proposed Fallon Range 
Training Complex Modernization and Lands Bill’’ and dated 
November 30, 2022.
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(2) USE.—Churchill County, Nevada, and the City shall 
use the Federal land conveyed under paragraph (1) for public 
purposes and the construction and operation of public rec-
reational facilities. 
(3) REVERSIONARY INTEREST.—If a parcel of Federal land 
conveyed to Churchill County, Nevada, under paragraph (1) 
ceases to be used for public recreation or other public purposes 
consistent with the Act of June 14, 1926 (commonly known 
as the ‘‘Recreation and Public Purposes Act’’; 43 U.S.C. 869 
et seq.), the parcel of Federal land shall, at the discretion 
of the Secretary of the Interior, revert to the United States. 
(4) GRAVEL
PIT
AND
ROCK
QUARRY
ACCESS.—Churchill 
County, Nevada, shall provide at no cost to the Department 
of the Interior access to and use of any existing gravel pits 
and rock quarries conveyed to Churchill County, Nevada, under 
this section. 
(c) EXCHANGE.—The Secretary of the Interior shall seek to 
enter into an agreement for an exchange with Churchill County, 
Nevada, for the land identified as ‘‘Churchill County Conveyance 
to the Department of Interior’’ in exchange for the land administered 
by the Secretary of the Interior identified as ‘‘Department of Interior 
Conveyance to Churchill County’’ on the map entitled ‘‘Churchill 
County Proposed Fallon Range Training Complex Modernization 
and Lands Bill’’ and dated November 30, 2022. 
SEC. 2908. CHECKERBOARD RESOLUTION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Interior, in consultation 
with Churchill County, Nevada, and landowners in Churchill 
County, Nevada, and after providing an opportunity for public 
comment, shall seek to consolidate Federal land and non-Federal 
land ownership in Churchill County, Nevada. 
(b) LAND EXCHANGES.— 
(1) LAND EXCHANGE AUTHORITY.—To the extent practicable, 
the Secretary of the Interior shall offer to exchange land identi-
fied for exchange under paragraph (3) for private land in 
Churchill County, Nevada, that is adjacent to Federal land 
in Churchill County, Nevada, if the exchange would consolidate 
land ownership and facilitate improved land management in 
Churchill County, Nevada, as determined by the Secretary 
of the Interior. 
(2) APPLICABLE LAW.—Except as otherwise provided in this 
section, a land exchange under this section shall be conducted 
in accordance with— 
(A) section 206 of the Federal Land Policy and Manage-
ment Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1716); and 
(B) any other applicable law. 
(3) IDENTIFICATION
OF
FEDERAL
LAND
FOR
EXCHANGE.— 
The Secretary of the Interior shall identify appropriate Federal 
land in Churchill County, Nevada, to offer for exchange from 
Federal land identified as potentially suitable for disposal in 
an applicable resource management plan and managed by— 
(A) the Commissioner of Reclamation; or 
(B) the Director of the Bureau of Land Management. 
(c) EQUAL VALUE LAND EXCHANGES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Land to be exchanged under this section 
shall be of equal value, based on appraisals prepared in accord-
ance with—
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(A) the Uniform Standards for Professional Land 
Acquisitions; and 
(B) the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal 
Practice. 
(2) USE OF MASS APPRAISALS.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subparagraph (B), the Sec-
retary of the Interior may use a mass appraisal to deter-
mine the value of land to be exchanged under this section, 
if the Secretary of the Interior determines that the land 
to be subject to the mass appraisal is of similar character 
and value. 
(B) EXCLUSION.—The Secretary of the Interior shall 
exclude from a mass appraisal under subparagraph (A) 
any land, the value of which is likely to exceed $250 per 
acre, as determined by the Secretary of the Interior. 
(C) AVAILABILITY.—The Secretary of the Interior shall 
make the results of a mass appraisal conducted under 
subparagraph (A) available to the public. 
(d) FUNDING ELIGIBILITY.—Section 4(e)(3)(A) of the Southern 
Nevada Public Land Management Act of 1998 (Public Law 105– 
263; 31 U.S.C. 6901 note) is amended— 
(1) in clause (iv) by inserting ‘‘Churchill,’’ after ‘‘Lincoln,’’; 
(2) in clause (x) by striking ‘‘Nevada; and’’ and inserting 
‘‘Nevada;’’; 
(3) in clause (xi) by striking ‘‘paragraph (2)(A).’’ and 
inserting ‘‘paragraph (2)(A); and’’; and 
(4) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(xii) reimbursement of costs incurred by the Sec-
retary in the identification, implementation, and 
consolidation of Federal and non-Federal lands in 
Churchill County in accordance with section 2908 of 
division B of the James M. Inhofe National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023.’’. 
Subtitle B—Lander County Economic 
Development and Conservation 
SEC. 2911. DEFINITIONS. 
In this subtitle: 
(1) COUNTY.—The term ‘‘County’’ means Lander County, 
Nevada. 
(2) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary 
of the Interior. 
(3) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means the State of Nevada. 
PART I—LANDER COUNTY PUBLIC PURPOSE 
LAND CONVEYANCES 
SEC. 2921. DEFINITIONS. 
In this part: 
(1) MAP.—The term ‘‘Map’’ means the map entitled ‘‘Lander 
County Selected Lands’’ and dated August 4, 2020. 
(2) SECRETARY
CONCERNED.—The term ‘‘Secretary con-
cerned’’ means—
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(A) the Secretary, with respect to land under the juris-
diction of the Secretary; and 
(B) the Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the 
Chief of the Forest Service, with respect to National Forest 
System land. 
SEC. 2922. CONVEYANCES TO LANDER COUNTY, NEVADA. 
(a) CONVEYANCE
FOR WATERSHED PROTECTION, RECREATION, 
AND PARKS.—Notwithstanding the land use planning requirements 
of sections 202 and 203 of the Federal Land Policy and Management 
Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1712, 1713), not later than 60 days after 
the date on which the County identifies and selects the parcels 
of Federal land for conveyance to the County from among the 
parcels identified on the Map as ‘‘Lander County Parcels BLM 
and USFS’’ and dated August 4, 2020, the Secretary concerned 
shall convey to the County, subject to valid existing rights and 
for no consideration, all right, title, and interest of the United 
States in and to the identified parcels of Federal land (including 
mineral rights) for use by the County for watershed protection, 
recreation, and parks. 
(b) CONVEYANCE FOR AIRPORT FACILITY.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding the land use planning 
requirements of sections 202 and 203 of the Federal Land 
Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1712, 1713), 
the Secretary concerned shall convey to the County, subject 
to valid existing rights, including mineral rights, all right, 
title, and interest of the United States in and to the parcels 
of Federal land identified on the Map as ‘‘Kingston Airport’’ 
for the purpose of improving the relevant airport facility and 
related infrastructure. 
(2) COSTS.—The only costs for the conveyance to be paid 
by the County under paragraph (1) shall be the survey costs 
relating to the conveyance. 
(c) SURVEY.—The exact acreage and legal description of any 
parcel of Federal land to be conveyed under subsection (a) or (b) 
shall be determined by a survey satisfactory to the Secretary con-
cerned and the County. 
(d) REVERSIONARY INTEREST.—If a parcel of Federal land con-
veyed to the County under subsections (a) or (b) ceases to be 
used for public recreation or other public purposes consistent with 
the Act of June 14, 1926 (commonly known as the ‘‘Recreation 
and Public Purposes Act’’; 43 U.S.C. 869 et seq.), the parcel of 
Federal land shall, at the discretion of the Secretary of the Interior, 
revert to the United States. 
(e) MAP, ACREAGE ESTIMATES, AND LEGAL DESCRIPTIONS.— 
(1) MINOR
ERRORS.—The Secretary concerned and the 
County may, by mutual agreement— 
(A) make minor boundary adjustments to the parcels 
of Federal land to be conveyed under subsection (a) or 
(b); and 
(B) correct any minor errors in— 
(i) the Map; or 
(ii) an acreage estimate or legal description of any 
parcel of Federal land conveyed under subsection (a) 
or (b). 
(2) CONFLICT.—If there is a conflict between the Map, 
an acreage estimate, or a legal description of Federal land
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conveyed under subsection (a) or (b), the Map shall control 
unless the Secretary concerned and the County mutually agree 
otherwise. 
(3) AVAILABILITY.—The Secretary shall make the Map avail-
able for public inspection in— 
(A) the Office of the Nevada State Director of the 
Bureau of Land Management; and 
(B) the Bureau of Land Management Battle Mountain 
Field Office. 
PART II—LANDER COUNTY WILDERNESS 
AREAS 
SEC. 2931. DEFINITIONS. 
In this part: 
(1) MAP.—The term ‘‘Map’’ means the map entitled ‘‘Lander 
County Wilderness Areas Proposal’’ and dated April 19, 2021. 
(2) WILDERNESS AREA.—The term ‘‘wilderness area’’ means 
a wilderness area designated by section 2932(a). 
SEC. 2932. DESIGNATION OF WILDERNESS AREAS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—In accordance with the Wilderness Act (16 
U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), the following land in the State of Nevada 
is designated as wilderness and as components of the National 
Wilderness Preservation System: 
(1) CAIN
MOUNTAIN
WILDERNESS.—Certain Federal land 
managed by the Director of the Bureau of Land Management, 
comprising approximately 6,386 acres, generally depicted as 
‘‘Cain Mountain Wilderness’’ on the Map, which shall be part 
of the Cain Mountain Wilderness designated by section 2905(b) 
of this title. 
(2) DESATOYA
MOUNTAINS
WILDERNESS.—Certain Federal 
land managed by the Director of the Bureau of Land Manage-
ment, comprising approximately 7,766 acres, generally depicted 
as ‘‘Desatoya Mountains Wilderness’’ on the Map, which shall 
be part of the Desatoya Mountains Wilderness designated by 
section 2905(b) of this title. 
(b) MAP AND LEGAL DESCRIPTION.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—As soon as practicable after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall file with, and 
make available for inspection in, the appropriate offices of 
the Bureau of Land Management, a map and legal description 
of each wilderness area. 
(2) EFFECT.—Each map and legal description filed under 
paragraph (1) shall have the same force and effect as if included 
in this chapter, except that the Secretary may correct clerical 
and typographical errors in the map or legal description. 
(c) ADMINISTRATION OF WILDERNESS AREAS.—The wilderness 
areas designated in subsection (a) shall be administered in accord-
ance with the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.) and the 
wilderness management provisions in section 2905 of this title. 
SEC. 2933. RELEASE OF WILDERNESS STUDY AREAS. 
(a) FINDING.—Congress finds that, for the purposes of section 
603(c) of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 
(43 U.S.C. 1782(c)), the following public land in the County has 
been adequately studied for wilderness designation:
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(1) The approximately 10,777 acres of the Augusta Moun-
tain Wilderness Study Area within the County that has not 
been designated as wilderness by section 2902(a) of this title. 
(2) The approximately 1,088 acres of the Desatoya Wilder-
ness Study Area within the County that has not been des-
ignated as wilderness by section 2902(a) of this title. 
(b) RELEASE.—The public land described in subsection (a)— 
(1) is no longer subject to section 603(c) of the Federal 
Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1782(c)); 
and 
(2) shall be managed in accordance with the applicable 
land use plans adopted under section 202 of the Federal Land 
Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1712). 
DIVISION C—DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 
NATIONAL 
SECURITY 
AUTHORIZA-
TIONS AND OTHER AUTHORIZATIONS 
TITLE XXXI—DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 
NATIONAL SECURITY PROGRAMS 
Subtitle A—National Security Programs and Authorizations 
Sec. 3101. National Nuclear Security Administration. 
Sec. 3102. Defense environmental cleanup. 
Sec. 3103. Other defense activities. 
Sec. 3104. Nuclear energy. 
Subtitle B—Program Authorizations, Restrictions, and Limitations 
Sec. 3111. Requirements for specific request for new or modified nuclear weapons. 
Sec. 3112. Modifications to long-term plan for meeting national security require-
ments for unencumbered uranium. 
Sec. 3113. Modification of minor construction threshold for plant projects. 
Sec. 3114. Update to plan for deactivation and decommissioning of nonoperational 
defense nuclear facilities. 
Sec. 3115. Use of alternative technologies to eliminate proliferation threats at vul-
nerable sites. 
Sec. 3116. Unavailability for overhead costs of amounts specified for laboratory-di-
rected research and development. 
Sec. 3117. Workforce enhancement for National Nuclear Security Administration. 
Sec. 3118. Modification of cost baselines for certain projects. 
Sec. 3119. Purchase of real property options. 
Sec. 3120. Prohibition on availability of funds to reconvert or retire W76–2 war-
heads. 
Sec. 3121. Acceleration of depleted uranium manufacturing processes. 
Sec. 3122. Assistance by the National Nuclear Security Administration to the Air 
Force for the development of the Mark 21A fuse. 
Sec. 3123. Determination of standardized indirect cost elements. 
Sec. 3124. Certification of completion of milestones with respect to plutonium pit 
aging. 
Sec. 3125. National Nuclear Security Administration facility advanced manufac-
turing development. 
Sec. 3126. Authorization of workforce development and training partnership pro-
grams within National Nuclear Security Administration. 
Subtitle C—Reports and Other Matters 
Sec. 3131. Modification to certain reporting requirements. 
Sec. 3132. Repeal of obsolete provisions of the Atomic Energy Defense Act and 
other provisions.
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Subtitle A—National Security Programs 
and Authorizations 
SEC. 3101. NATIONAL NUCLEAR SECURITY ADMINISTRATION. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Funds are hereby 
authorized to be appropriated to the Department of Energy for 
fiscal year 2023 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: 
Project 23–D–516, Energetic Materials Characterization 
Facility, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New 
Mexico, $19,000,000. 
Project 23–D–517, Electrical Power Capacity Upgrade, Los 
Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico, 
$24,000,000. 
Project 23–D–518, Plutonium Modernization Operations & 
Waste Management Office Building, Los Alamos National Lab-
oratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico, $48,500,000. 
Project 
23–D–519, 
Special 
Materials 
Facility, 
Y–12 
National Security Complex, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, $49,500,000. 
Project 23–D–533, Component Test Complex Project, Bettis 
Atomic 
Power 
Laboratory, 
West 
Mifflin, 
Pennsylvania, 
$57,420,000. 
SEC. 3102. DEFENSE ENVIRONMENTAL CLEANUP. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Funds are hereby 
authorized to be appropriated to the Department of Energy for 
fiscal year 2023 for defense environmental cleanup activities 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, for defense 
environmental cleanup activities, the following new plant projects: 
Project 23–D–402, Calcine Construction, Idaho National 
Laboratory, Idaho Falls, Idaho, $10,000,000. 
Project 23–D–403, Hanford 200 West Area Tank Farms 
Risk Management Project, Office of River Protection, Richland, 
Washington, $4,408,000. 
Project 23–D–404, 181D Export Water System Reconfigura-
tion and Upgrade, Hanford Site, Richland, Washington, 
$6,770,000. 
Project 23–D–405, 181B Export Water System Reconfigura-
tion and Upgrade, Hanford Site, Richland, Washington, 
$480,000. 
SEC. 3103. OTHER DEFENSE ACTIVITIES. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated to the Depart-
ment of Energy for fiscal year 2023 for other defense activities 
in carrying out programs as specified in the funding table in section 
4701.
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SEC. 3104. NUCLEAR ENERGY. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated to the Depart-
ment of Energy for fiscal year 2023 for nuclear energy as specified 
in the funding table in section 4701. 
Subtitle B—Program Authorizations, 
Restrictions, and Limitations 
SEC. 3111. 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— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘beyond phase 1 
or phase 6.1 (as the case may be) of the nuclear weapon 
acquisition process’’ after ‘‘modified nuclear weapon’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘research and develop-
ment which could lead to the production’’ both places it 
appears and inserting ‘‘research and development for the 
production’’; 
(2) by striking subsection (b) and inserting the following 
new subsection: 
‘‘(b) BUDGET REQUEST FORMAT.—In a request for funds under 
subsection (a), the Secretary shall include a dedicated line item 
for each activity described in subsection (a)(2) for a new nuclear 
weapon or modified nuclear weapon that is in phase 2 or higher 
or phase 6.2 or higher (as the case may be) of the nuclear weapon 
acquisition process.’’; and 
(3) by striking subsection (c) and inserting the following 
new subsection: 
‘‘(c) NOTIFICATION AND BRIEFING OF NONCOVERED ACTIVITIES.— 
In any fiscal year after fiscal year 2022, the Secretary of Energy, 
acting through the Administrator, in conjunction with the annual 
submission of the budget of the President to Congress pursuant 
to section 1105 of title 31, United States Code, shall notify the 
congressional defense committees of— 
‘‘(1) any activities described in subsection (a)(2) relating 
to the development of a new nuclear weapon or modified nuclear 
weapon that, during the calendar year prior to the budget 
submission, were carried out prior to phase 2 or phase 6.2 
(as the case may be) of the nuclear weapon acquisition process; 
and 
‘‘(2) any plans to carry out, prior to phase 2 or phase 
6.2 (as the case may be) of the nuclear weapon acquisition 
process, activities described in subsection (a)(2) relating to the 
development of a new nuclear weapon or modified nuclear 
weapon during the fiscal year covered by that budget.’’. 
SEC. 3112. MODIFICATIONS TO LONG-TERM PLAN FOR MEETING 
NATIONAL 
SECURITY 
REQUIREMENTS 
FOR 
UNENCUMBERED URANIUM. 
(a) TIMING.—Subsection (a) of section 4221 of the Atomic Energy 
Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 2538c) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘each even-numbered year through 2026’’ 
and inserting ‘‘each odd-numbered year through 2031’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘2065’’ and inserting ‘‘2070’’.
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(b) PLAN REQUIREMENTS.—Subsection (b) of such section is 
amended— 
(1) in paragraph (3), by inserting ‘‘through 2070’’ after 
‘‘unencumbered uranium’’; 
(2) by redesignating paragraphs (4) through (8) as para-
graphs (5) through (9), respectively; 
(3) by inserting after paragraph (3) the following new para-
graph (4): 
‘‘(4) An assessment of current and projected unencumbered 
uranium production by private industry in the United States 
that could support future defense requirements.’’; and 
(4) by striking paragraphs (8) and (9), as so redesignated, 
and inserting the following new paragraphs: 
‘‘(8) An assessment of— 
‘‘(A) when additional enrichment of uranium will be 
required to meet national security requirements; and 
‘‘(B) the options the Secretary is considering to meet 
such requirements, including an estimated cost and 
timeline for each option and a description of any changes 
to policy or law that the Secretary determines would be 
required for each option. 
‘‘(9) An assessment of how options to provide additional 
enriched uranium to meet national security requirements could, 
as an additional benefit, contribute to the establishment of 
a sustained domestic enrichment capacity and allow the 
commercial sector of the United States to reduce reliance on 
importing uranium from adversary countries.’’. 
(c) COMPTROLLER GENERAL REVIEW.—Such section is further 
amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection (e); and 
(2) by inserting after subsection (c) the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(d) COMPTROLLER GENERAL BRIEFING.—Not later than 180 
days after the date on which the congressional defense committees 
receive each plan under subsection (a), the Comptroller General 
of the United States shall provide to the Committees on Armed 
Services of the House of Representatives and the Senate a briefing 
that includes an assessment of the plan.’’. 
SEC. 3113. MODIFICATION OF MINOR CONSTRUCTION THRESHOLD FOR 
PLANT PROJECTS. 
(a) THRESHOLD.—Paragraph (2) of section 4701 of the Atomic 
Energy Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 2741(2)) is amended to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(2)(A) Except as provided by subparagraphs (B) and (C), 
the term ‘minor construction threshold’ means $30,000,000. 
‘‘(B) During the period beginning on the date of the enact-
ment of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2023 and ending on November 30, 2025, the Administrator 
may calculate the amount specified in subparagraph (A) based 
on fiscal year 2022 constant dollars if the Administrator— 
‘‘(i) submits to the congressional defense committees 
a report on the method used by the Administrator to cal-
culate the adjustment; 
‘‘(ii) a period of 30 days elapses following the date 
of such submission; and
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‘‘(iii) publishes the adjusted amount in the Federal 
Register. 
‘‘(C) Beginning on December 1, 2025, the term ‘minor 
construction threshold’ means— 
‘‘(i) $30,000,000; or 
‘‘(ii) if the Administrator calculated a different amount 
pursuant to subparagraph (B), the last such calculated 
amount as published in the Federal Register under clause 
(iii) of such subparagraph.’’. 
(b) REPORTS.—Section 4703(b) of such Act (50 U.S.C. 2743) 
is amended by adding at the end the following: ‘‘The report shall 
include with respect to each project the following:’’ 
‘‘(1) The estimated original total project cost and the esti-
mated original date of completion. 
‘‘(2) The percentage of the project that is complete. 
‘‘(3) The current estimated total project cost and estimated 
date of completion.’’. 
SEC. 3114. UPDATE TO PLAN FOR DEACTIVATION AND DECOMMIS-
SIONING 
OF 
NONOPERATIONAL 
DEFENSE 
NUCLEAR 
FACILITIES. 
Section 4423 of the Atomic Energy Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 
2603) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘during each even-num-
bered year beginning in 2016’’; and inserting ‘‘every four years 
beginning in 2025’’; 
(2) in subsection (c)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘2016’’ and inserting ‘‘2025’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘2019’’ and inserting ‘‘2029’’; and 
(C) by striking ‘‘determines—’’ and all that follows 
and inserting ‘‘determines are nonoperational as of Sep-
tember 30, 2024.’’; 
(3) in subsection (d)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘Not later than March 31 of each even- 
numbered year beginning in 2016’’ and inserting ‘‘Not later 
than March 31, 2025, and every four years thereafter,’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘submitting during 2016’’ and inserting 
‘‘submitted during 2025’’; and 
(C) by striking paragraph (4) and inserting the fol-
lowing new paragraph: 
‘‘(4) a description of the deactivation and decommissioning 
actions taken at each nonoperational defense nuclear facility 
during the period following the date on which the previous 
report required by this section was submitted.’’; and 
(4) in subsection (e), by striking ‘‘2026’’ and inserting 
‘‘2033’’. 
SEC. 3115. USE OF ALTERNATIVE TECHNOLOGIES TO ELIMINATE PRO-
LIFERATION THREATS AT VULNERABLE SITES. 
Section 4306B of the Atomic Energy Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 
2569) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (c)(1)(M)(ii), by inserting ‘‘(including 
through the use of alternative technologies)’’ after ‘‘convert’’; 
and 
(2) in subsection (g), by adding at the end the following 
new paragraph:
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‘‘(7) The term ‘alternative technologies’ means technologies, 
such as accelerator-based equipment, that do not use radio-
logical materials.’’. 
SEC. 3116. UNAVAILABILITY FOR OVERHEAD COSTS OF AMOUNTS 
SPECIFIED FOR LABORATORY-DIRECTED RESEARCH AND 
DEVELOPMENT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 4812 of the Atomic Energy Defense 
Act (50 U.S.C. 2792) is amended by adding at the end the following 
new subsection: 
‘‘(c) LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR OVERHEAD.—A national 
security laboratory may not use funds made available under section 
4811(c) to cover the costs of general and administrative overhead 
for the laboratory.’’. 
(b) REPEAL OF PILOT PROGRAM.—Section 3119 of the National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114– 
328; 50 U.S.C. 2791 note) is repealed. 
SEC. 3117. WORKFORCE ENHANCEMENT FOR NATIONAL NUCLEAR 
SECURITY ADMINISTRATION. 
(a) ELIMINATION OF CAP ON FULL-TIME EQUIVALENT EMPLOYEES 
OF THE NATIONAL NUCLEAR SECURITY ADMINISTRATION.—Section 
3241A of the National Nuclear Security Administration Act (50 
U.S.C. 2441a) is amended— 
(1) by striking subsections (a) and (c); 
(2) by redesignating subsections (d), (e), and (f) as sub-
sections (a), (b), and (c), respectively; and 
(3) by redesignating the first subsection (b) as subsection 
(d) and moving the subsection so as to appear after subsection 
(c), as redesignated by paragraph (2). 
(b) ANNUAL BRIEFING.—Subsection (c) of such section, as so 
redesignated, is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(c) ANNUAL BRIEFING.—In conjunction with the submission 
of the budget of the President to Congress pursuant to section 
1105 of title 31, United States Code, the Administrator shall provide 
to the congressional defense committees a briefing containing the 
following information: 
‘‘(1) A projection of the expected number of employees of 
the Office of the Administrator, as counted under subsection 
(d), for the fiscal year covered by the budget and the four 
subsequent fiscal years, broken down by the office in which 
the employees are projected to be assigned. 
‘‘(2) With respect to the most recent fiscal year for which 
data is available— 
‘‘(A) the number of service support contracts of the 
Administration and whether such contracts are funded 
using program or program direction funds; 
‘‘(B) the number of full-time equivalent contractor 
employees working under each contract identified under 
subparagraph (A); 
‘‘(C) the number of full-time equivalent contractor 
employees described in subparagraph (B) that have been 
employed under such a contract for a period greater than 
two years; 
‘‘(D) with respect to each contract identified under 
subparagraph (A)— 
‘‘(i) identification of each appropriations account 
that supports the contract; and
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‘‘(ii) the amount obligated under the contract 
during the fiscal year, listed by each such account; 
and 
‘‘(E) with respect to each appropriations account identi-
fied under subparagraph (D)(i), the total amount obligated 
for contracts identified under subparagraph (A).’’. 
(c) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Subsection (d) of such section, 
as redesignated by subsection (a), is amended by striking ‘‘under 
subsection (a)’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘under subsection 
(c)’’. 
SEC. 
3118. 
MODIFICATION 
OF 
COST 
BASELINES 
FOR 
CERTAIN 
PROJECTS. 
Section 4713(a) of the Atomic Energy Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 
2753(a)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (2)(D), by striking ‘‘$750,000,000’’ and 
inserting ‘‘$800,000,000’’; 
(2) in paragraph (3)(A)(i), by striking ‘‘$50,000,000’’ and 
inserting ‘‘$65,000,000’’; and 
(3) in paragraph (4)(A)(i), by striking ‘‘$50,000,000’’ and 
inserting ‘‘$65,000,000’’. 
SEC. 3119. PURCHASE OF REAL PROPERTY OPTIONS. 
Subtitle E of the National Nuclear Security Administration 
Act (50 U.S.C. 2461 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end 
the following new section (and conforming the table of contents 
at the beginning of such Act accordingly): 
‘‘SEC. 3265. USE OF FUNDS FOR THE PURCHASE OF OPTIONS TO PUR-
CHASE REAL PROPERTY. 
‘‘(a) AUTHORITY.—Subject to the limitation in subsection (b), 
funds authorized to be appropriated for the Administration for 
the purchase of real property may be expended to purchase options 
for the purchase of real property. 
‘‘(b) LIMITATION ON PRICE OF OPTIONS.—The price of any option 
purchased pursuant to subsection (a) may not exceed the minor 
construction threshold (as defined in section 4701 of the Atomic 
Energy Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 2741)). 
‘‘(c) NOTICE.—Not later than 14 days after the date an option 
is purchased pursuant to subsection (a), the Administrator shall 
submit to the congressional defense committees— 
‘‘(1) a notification of such purchase; and 
‘‘(2) a summary of the rationale for such purchase.’’. 
SEC. 3120. PROHIBITION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS TO RECONVERT 
OR RETIRE W76–2 WARHEADS. 
(a) PROHIBITION.—Except as provided in subsection (b), none 
of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise 
made available for fiscal year 2023 for the National Nuclear Secu-
rity Administration may be obligated or expended to reconvert 
or retire a W76–2 warhead. 
(b) WAIVER.—The Administrator for Nuclear Security may 
waive the prohibition in subsection (a) if the Administrator, in 
consultation with the Secretary of Defense and the Chairman of 
the Joint Chiefs of Staff, certifies in writing to the congressional 
defense committees—
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(1) that Russia and China do not possess naval capabilities 
similar to the W76–2 warhead in the active stockpiles of the 
respective country; and 
(2) that the Department of Defense does not have a valid 
military requirement for the W76–2 warhead. 
SEC. 3121. ACCELERATION OF DEPLETED URANIUM MANUFACTURING 
PROCESSES. 
(a) ACCELERATION OF MANUFACTURING.—The Administrator for 
Nuclear Security shall require the nuclear security enterprise to 
accelerate the modernization of manufacturing processes for 
depleted uranium by 2030 so that the nuclear security enterprise— 
(1) demonstrates bulk cold hearth melting of depleted ura-
nium alloys to augment existing capabilities on an operational 
basis for war reserve components; 
(2) manufactures, on a repeatable and ongoing basis, war 
reserve depleted uranium alloy components using net shape 
casting; 
(3) demonstrates, if possible, a production facility to conduct 
routine operations for manufacturing depleted uranium alloy 
components outside of the current perimeter security fencing 
of the Y–12 National Security Complex, Oak Ridge, Tennessee; 
and 
(4) has available high purity depleted uranium for the 
production of war reserve components. 
(b) ANNUAL BRIEFING.—Not later than March 31, 2023, and 
annually thereafter through 2030, the Administrator shall provide 
to the congressional defense committees a briefing on— 
(1) progress made in carrying out subsection (a); 
(2) the cost of activities conducted under such subsection 
during the preceding fiscal year; and 
(3) the ability of the nuclear security enterprise to convert 
depleted uranium fluoride hexafluoride to depleted uranium 
tetrafluoride. 
(c) NUCLEAR SECURITY ENTERPRISE DEFINED.—In this section, 
the term ‘‘nuclear security enterprise’’ has the meaning given that 
term in section 4002 of the Atomic Energy Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 
2501). 
SEC. 3122. ASSISTANCE BY THE NATIONAL NUCLEAR SECURITY 
ADMINISTRATION TO THE AIR FORCE FOR THE DEVELOP-
MENT OF THE MARK 21A FUSE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, the Administrator for Nuclear Security 
shall enter into an agreement with the Secretary of the Air Force 
under which the Administrator shall support the Air Force by 
reviewing and validating the development and sustainment of a 
fuse for the Mark 21A reentry vehicle to support the W87–1 war-
head over the projected lifetime of the warhead, including by— 
(1) acting as an external reviewer of the Mark 21A fuse, 
including by reviewing— 
(A) the design of the fuse; 
(B) the quality of manufacturing and parts; and 
(C) the life availability of components; 
(2) advising and supporting the Air Force on strategies 
to mitigate technical and schedule fuse risks; and
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(3) otherwise ensuring the expertise of the National Nuclear 
Security Administration in fuse and warhead design and manu-
facturing is available to support successful development and 
sustainment of the fuse over its lifetime. 
(b) BUDGET REQUEST.—The Administrator shall include, in the 
budget justification materials submitted to Congress in support 
of the budget of the Department of Energy for fiscal year 2024 
(as submitted with the budget of the President under section 1105(a) 
of title 31, United States Code), a request for amounts sufficient 
to ensure that the assistance provided to the Air Force under 
the agreement under subsection (a) does not negatively affect 
ongoing nuclear modernization programs of the Administration. 
(c) NUCLEAR WEAPONS COUNCIL REVIEW.—During the life of 
the agreement under subsection (a), the Nuclear Weapons Council 
established under section 179 of title 10, United States Code, shall 
review the agreement as part of the annual review by the Council 
of the budget of the National Nuclear Security Administration 
and ensure that assistance provided under such agreement aligns 
with ongoing programs of record between the Department of Defense 
and the National Nuclear Security Administration. 
(d) TRANSMITTAL
OF AGREEMENT.—Not later than 120 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Nuclear Weapons 
Council shall transmit to the congressional defense committees 
the agreement under subsection (a) and any comments that the 
Council considers appropriate. 
SEC. 3123. DETERMINATION OF STANDARDIZED INDIRECT COST ELE-
MENTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than March 31, 2025, the Deputy 
Chief Financial Officer of the Department of Energy shall, in con-
sultation with the Administrator for Nuclear Security and the 
Director of the Office of Science, determine standardized indirect 
cost elements to be reported by contractors to the Administrator. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than 90 days after the date that the 
determination required by subsection (a) is made, the Deputy Chief 
Financial Officer shall, in coordination with the Administrator and 
the Director, submit to the congressional defense committees a 
report describing the standardized indirect cost elements deter-
mined under subsection (a) and a plan to require contractors to 
report, beginning in fiscal year 2026, such standardized indirect 
cost elements to the Administrator. 
(c) STANDARDIZED INDIRECT COST ELEMENTS DEFINED.—In this 
section, the term ‘‘standardized indirect cost elements’’ means the 
categories of indirect costs incurred by management and operating 
contractors that receive funds to perform work for the National 
Nuclear Security Administration. 
SEC. 3124. CERTIFICATION OF COMPLETION OF MILESTONES WITH 
RESPECT TO PLUTONIUM PIT AGING. 
(a) REQUIREMENT.—The Administrator for Nuclear Security 
shall complete the milestones on plutonium pit aging identified 
in the report entitled ‘‘Research Program Plan for Plutonium and 
Pit Aging’’, published by the National Nuclear Security Administra-
tion in September 2021. 
(b) ASSESSMENTS.—The Administrator shall— 
(1) acting through the Defense Programs Advisory Com-
mittee, conduct biennial reviews during the period beginning 
not later than one year after the date of the enactment of
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this Act and ending December 31, 2030, regarding the progress 
achieved toward completing the milestones described in sub-
section (a); and 
(2) seek to enter into an arrangement with the private 
scientific advisory group known as JASON to conduct, not 
later than 2030, an assessment of plutonium pit aging. 
(c) BRIEFINGS.—During the period beginning not later than 
one year after the date of the enactment of this Act and ending 
December 31, 2030, the Administrator shall provide to the congres-
sional defense committees biennial briefings on— 
(1) the progress achieved toward completing the milestones 
described in subsection (a); and 
(2) the results of the assessments described in subsection 
(b). 
(d) CERTIFICATION OF COMPLETION OF MILESTONES.—Not later 
than October 1, 2031, the Administrator shall— 
(1) certify to the congressional defense committees whether 
the milestones described in subsection (a) have been achieved; 
and 
(2) if the milestones have not been achieved, submit to 
such committees a report— 
(A) describing the reasons such milestones have not 
been achieved; 
(B) including, if the Administrator determines the 
Administration will not be able to meet one of such mile-
stones, an explanation for that determination; and 
(C) specifying new dates for the completion of the 
milestones the Administrator anticipates the Administra-
tion will meet. 
SEC. 3125. NATIONAL NUCLEAR SECURITY ADMINISTRATION FACILITY 
ADVANCED MANUFACTURING DEVELOPMENT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Of the funds authorized to be appropriated 
by this Act for fiscal year 2023 for the National Nuclear Security 
Administration for nuclear weapons production facilities, the 
Administrator for Nuclear Security may authorize an amount, not 
to exceed 5 percent of such funds, to be used by the director 
of each such facility to engage in research, development, and dem-
onstration activities in order to maintain and enhance the 
engineering and manufacturing capabilities at such facility. 
(b) NUCLEAR WEAPONS PRODUCTION FACILITY DEFINED.—In this 
section, the term ‘‘nuclear weapons production facility’’ has the 
meaning given that term in section 4002 of the Atomic Energy 
Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 2501). 
SEC. 3126. AUTHORIZATION OF WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT AND 
TRAINING PARTNERSHIP PROGRAMS WITHIN NATIONAL 
NUCLEAR SECURITY ADMINISTRATION. 
(a) AUTHORITY.—The Administrator for Nuclear Security may 
authorize management and operating contractors at covered facili-
ties to develop and implement workforce development and training 
partnership programs to further the education and training of 
employees or prospective employees of such management and oper-
ating contractors to meet the requirements of section 4219 of the 
Atomic Energy Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 2538a). 
(b) CAPACITY.—To carry out subsection (a), a management and 
operating contractor at a covered facility may provide funding 
through grants or other means to cover the costs of the development
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and implementation of a workforce development and training part-
nership program authorized under such subsection, including costs 
relating to curriculum development, hiring of teachers, procurement 
of equipment and machinery, use of facilities or other properties, 
and provision of scholarships and fellowships. 
(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘covered facility’’ means— 
(A) Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New 
Mexico; or 
(B) the Savannah River Site, Aiken, South Carolina. 
(2) The term ‘‘prospective employee’’ means an individual 
who has applied (or who, based on their field of study and 
experience, is likely to apply) for a position of employment 
with a management and operating contractor to support pluto-
nium pit production at a covered facility. 
Subtitle C—Reports and Other Matters 
SEC. 3131. MODIFICATION TO CERTAIN REPORTING REQUIREMENTS. 
(a) REPORTS ON NUCLEAR WARHEAD ACQUISITION PROCESS.— 
Section 4223 of the Atomic Energy Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 2538e) 
is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)(2)(A), by striking ‘‘submit to the 
congressional defense committees a plan’’ and inserting ‘‘provide 
to the congressional defense committees a briefing on a plan’’; 
and 
(2) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘certify to the congres-
sional defense committees that’’ and inserting ‘‘provide to 
the congressional defense committees a briefing that 
includes certifications that—’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (2)— 
(i) by inserting ‘‘, or provide to such committees 
a briefing on,’’ after ‘‘a report containing’’; and 
(ii) by inserting ‘‘or briefing, as the case may be’’ 
after ‘‘date of the report’’. 
(b) REPORTS ON TRANSFERS OF CIVIL NUCLEAR TECHNOLOGY.— 
Section 3136 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2016 (42 U.S.C. 2077a) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsection (i) as subsection (j); and 
(2) by inserting after subsection (h) the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(i) COMBINATION OF REPORTS.—The Secretary of Energy may 
submit the annual reports required by subsections (a), (d), and 
(e) as a single annual report, including by providing portions of 
the information so required as an annex to the single annual 
report.’’. 
(c) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 161 n. of the Atomic 
Energy Act of 1954 (50 U.S.C. 2201(n)) is amended by striking 
‘‘section 3136(i) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2016 (42 U.S.C. 2077a(i)))’’ and inserting ‘‘section 3136 of 
the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (42 
U.S.C. 2077a))’’.
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SEC. 3132. REPEAL OF OBSOLETE PROVISIONS OF THE ATOMIC 
ENERGY DEFENSE ACT AND OTHER PROVISIONS. 
(a) REPEAL OF PROVISIONS OF THE ATOMIC ENERGY DEFENSE 
ACT.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Atomic Energy Defense Act (50 
U.S.C. 2501 et seq.) is amended— 
(A) in title XLII— 
(i) in subtitle A, by striking section 4215; and 
(ii) in subtitle B, by striking section 4235; and 
(B) in title XLIV— 
(i) in subtitle A, by striking section 4403; 
(ii) in subtitle C, by striking sections 4444, 4445, 
and 4446; and 
(iii) in subtitle D, by striking section 4454. 
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents for the 
Atomic Energy Defense Act is amended by striking the items 
relating to sections 4215, 4235, 4403, 4444, 4445, 4446, and 
4454. 
(b) REPEAL OF OTHER PROVISIONS.— 
(1) AUTHORITY TO USE INTERNATIONAL NUCLEAR MATERIALS 
PROTECTION AND COOPERATION PROGRAM FUNDS OUTSIDE THE 
FORMER SOVIET UNION.—Section 3124 of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2004 (50 U.S.C. 2568) is 
repealed. 
(2) SILK
ROAD
INITIATIVE; NUCLEAR
NONPROLIFERATION 
FELLOWSHIPS.—Sections 3133 and 3134 of the Ronald W. 
Reagan National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2005 (50 U.S.C. 2570, 2571) are repealed. 
(3) REQUIREMENT FOR RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT PLAN 
AND REPORT WITH RESPECT TO NUCLEAR FORENSICS CAPABILI-
TIES.—Section 3114 of the Duncan Hunter National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (50 U.S.C. 2574) is 
repealed. 
TITLE XXXII—DEFENSE NUCLEAR 
FACILITIES SAFETY BOARD 
Sec. 3201. Authorization. 
Sec. 3202. Continuation of functions and powers during loss of quorum. 
SEC. 3201. AUTHORIZATION. 
There are authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2023, 
$41,401,400 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.). 
SEC. 3202. CONTINUATION OF FUNCTIONS AND POWERS DURING LOSS 
OF QUORUM. 
Section 311(e) of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 
2286(e)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘Three members’’ and inserting ‘‘(1) Three 
members’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new paragraphs: 
‘‘(2) In accordance with paragraph (4), during a covered period, 
the Chairperson, in consultation with an eligible member, may 
carry out the functions and powers of the Board under sections 
312 through 316, notwithstanding that a quorum does not exist.
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‘‘(3) Not later than 30 days after a covered period begins, 
the Chairperson shall notify the congressional defense committees 
that a quorum does not exist. 
‘‘(4) The Chairperson may make recommendations to the Sec-
retary of Energy and initiate investigations into defense nuclear 
facilities under section 312 pursuant to paragraph (2) only if— 
‘‘(A) a period of 30 days elapses following the date on 
which the Chairperson submits the notification required under 
paragraph (3); 
‘‘(B) not later than 30 days after making any such rec-
ommendation or initiating any such investigation, the Chair-
person notifies the congressional defense committees of such 
recommendation or investigation; and 
‘‘(C) any eligible member concurs with such recommenda-
tion or investigation. 
‘‘(5) In this subsection: 
‘‘(A) The term ‘congressional defense committees’ has the 
meaning given such term in section 101(a) of title 10, United 
States Code. 
‘‘(B) The term ‘covered period’ means a period beginning 
on the date on which a quorum specified in paragraph (1) 
does not exist by reason of either or both a vacancy in the 
membership of the Board or the incapacity of a member of 
the Board and ending on the earlier of— 
‘‘(i) the date that is one year after such beginning 
date; or 
‘‘(ii) the date on which a quorum exists. 
‘‘(C) The term ‘eligible member’ means a member of the 
Board, other than the Chairperson, serving during a covered 
period and who is not incapacitated.’’. 
TITLE XXXIV—NAVAL PETROLEUM 
RESERVES 
Sec. 3401. Authorization of appropriations. 
SEC. 3401. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
(a) AMOUNT.—There are hereby authorized to be appropriated 
to the Secretary of Energy $13,004,000 for fiscal year 2023 for 
the purpose of carrying out activities under chapter 869 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 subsection (a) shall remain 
available until expended. 
TITLE XXXV—MARITIME 
ADMINISTRATION 
Subtitle A—Maritime Administration 
Sec. 3501. Authorization of appropriations for the Maritime Administration. 
Sec. 3502. Secretary of Transportation responsibility with respect to cargoes pro-
cured, furnished, or financed by other Federal departments and agen-
cies.
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Subtitle B—Merchant Marine Academy 
Sec. 3511. Exemption of certain students from requirement to obtain merchant 
mariner license. 
Sec. 3512. Board of Visitors. 
Sec. 3513. Protection of cadets from sexual assault onboard vessels. 
Sec. 3514. Service academy faculty parity of use of United States Government 
works. 
Sec. 3515. Reports on matters relating to the United States Merchant Marine 
Academy. 
Sec. 3516. Study on Capital Improvement Program at the USMMA. 
Sec. 3517. Requirements relating to training of Merchant Marine Academy cadets 
on certain vessels. 
Subtitle C—Maritime Infrastructure 
Sec. 3521. United States marine highway program. 
Sec. 3522. Port infrastructure development grants. 
Sec. 3523. Project selection criteria for port infrastructure development program. 
Sec. 3524. Infrastructure improvements identified in the report on strategic sea-
ports. 
Sec. 3525. GAO review of Government efforts to promote growth and modernization 
of United States Merchant Fleet. 
Sec. 3526. GAO review of Federal efforts to enhance port infrastructure resiliency 
and disaster preparedness. 
Sec. 3527. Study on foreign investment in shipping. 
Sec. 3528. Report on alternate marine fuel bunkering facilities at ports. 
Sec. 3529. Study of cybersecurity and national security threats posed by foreign 
manufactured cranes at United States ports. 
Subtitle D—Maritime Workforce 
Sec. 3531. Improving Protections for Midshipmen. 
Sec. 3532. Maritime Technical Advancement Act. 
Sec. 3533. Ensuring diverse mariner recruitment. 
Sec. 3534. Low emissions vessels training. 
Subtitle E—Other Matters 
Sec. 3541. Waiver of navigation and vessel inspection laws. 
Sec. 3542. National maritime strategy. 
Sec. 3543. Maritime Environmental and Technical Assistance Program. 
Sec. 3544. Definition of qualified vessel. 
Sec. 3545. Establishing a capital construction fund. 
Sec. 3546. Recapitalization of National Defense Reserve Fleet. 
Sec. 3547. Sense of Congress on Merchant Marine. 
Sec. 3548. Analysis of effects of chemicals in stormwater runoff on Pacific salmon 
and steelhead. 
Sec. 3549. Report on effective vessel quieting measures. 
Subtitle A—Maritime Administration 
SEC. 3501. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE MARITIME 
ADMINISTRATION. 
(a) MARITIME ADMINISTRATION.—There are authorized to be 
appropriated to the Department of Transportation for fiscal year 
2023, for programs associated with maintaining the United States 
Merchant Marine, the following amounts: 
(1) For expenses necessary to support the United States 
Merchant Marine Academy, $112,848,000, of which— 
(A) $87,848,000 shall be for Academy operations; 
(B) $22,000,000 shall be for facilities maintenance and 
repair and equipment; and 
(C) $3,000,000 shall be for training, staffing, retention, 
recruiting, and contract management for United States 
Merchant Marine Academy capital improvement projects. 
(2) For expenses necessary to support the State maritime 
academies, $53,780,000, of which—
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under this title for this program may be used to provide a 
grant to purchase fully automated cargo handling equipment 
that is remotely operated or remotely monitored with or without 
the exercise of human intervention or control, if the Secretary 
of Transportation determines such equipment would result in 
a net loss of jobs within a port or port terminal. If such 
a determination is made, the data and analysis for such deter-
mination shall be reported to the Committee on Commerce, 
Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee 
on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Rep-
resentatives not later than 3 days after the date of the deter-
mination. 
(b) TANKER SECURITY PROGRAM.— 
(1) FUNDING.—Section 53411 of title 46, United States 
Code, is amended by striking ‘‘through 2035’’ and inserting 
‘‘and 2023, and $120,000,000 for fiscal years 2024 through 
2035’’. 
(2) INCREASE
IN
NUMBER
OF
VESSELS.—Section 53403(c) 
of title 46, United States Code, is amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘For any fiscal year, the Secretary’’ 
and inserting ‘‘The Secretary’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘more than 10 vessels’’ and inserting 
‘‘more than—’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following new paragraphs: 
‘‘(1) for each of fiscal years 2022 and 2023, 10 vessels; 
and 
‘‘(2) for any subsequent fiscal year, 20 vessels.’’. 
(c) REPORT.—Not later than June 30, 2023, the Maritime 
Administrator shall prepare and submit to the Committees on 
Armed Services of the House of Representatives and of the Senate, 
to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House 
of Representatives, and to the Committee on Commerce, Science, 
and Transformation of the Senate a report that includes the fol-
lowing: 
(1) An assessment of industry capacity to support an expan-
sion of the Tanker Security Program pursuant to section 53411 
of title 46, United States Code, as amended by subsection 
(b)(1), and section 53403(c) of title 46, United States Code, 
as amended by subsection (b)(2). 
(2) An implementation timeline for entering 10-vessels into 
the Tanker Security Program not later than September 30, 
2023, including all vessel conversion requirements, and crew 
training requirements. 
(3) An implementation timeline for entering 20-vessels into 
the Tanker Security Program not later than September 30, 
2024, including all vessel conversion requirements, and crew 
training requirements. 
(4) An assessment of whether the $6,000,000 per-vessel 
stipend meets requirements to attract and sustain the full 
20-vessel requirement for the Tanker Security Program. 
(5) An assessment of the need for additional authorities 
to offset the costs associated with converting vessels into 
CONSOL-capable vessels, and to offset the costs associated 
with training the crews to operate such vessels. 
(6) Other matters the Administrator deems appropriate.
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SEC. 3502. SECRETARY OF TRANSPORTATION RESPONSIBILITY WITH 
RESPECT TO CARGOES PROCURED, FURNISHED, OR 
FINANCED BY OTHER FEDERAL DEPARTMENTS AND 
AGENCIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 270 days after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Maritime 
Administration shall issue a final rule to implement and enforce 
section 55305(d) of title 46, United States Code. 
(b) PROGRAMS OF OTHER AGENCIES.—Section 55305(d)(2)(A) of 
title 46, United States Code, is amended by inserting after ‘‘section’’ 
the following: ‘‘and annually submit to the Committee on Transpor-
tation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the 
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate 
a report on the administration of such programs’’. 
Subtitle B—Merchant Marine Academy 
SEC. 3511. EXEMPTION OF CERTAIN STUDENTS FROM REQUIREMENT 
TO OBTAIN MERCHANT MARINER LICENSE. 
Section 51309 of title 46, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)(2)— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘able or’’ before ‘‘allowed’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘only because of physical disqualifica-
tion may’’ and inserting ‘‘solely due to a documented med-
ical or psychological condition shall’’; and 
(C) in the paragraph heading, by inserting ‘‘OR PSYCHO-
LOGICAL’’ after ‘‘PHYSICAL’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(d) DEFINITION OF DOCUMENTED MEDICAL OR PSYCHOLOGICAL 
CONDITION.—In this section the term ‘documented medical or 
psychological condition’ means, with respect to an individual, a 
physical disqualification or psychological condition, including a 
mental health condition arising from sexual assault or sexual 
harassment, for which the individual has been treated or is being 
treated by a medical or psychological provider.’’. 
SEC. 3512. BOARD OF VISITORS. 
Section 51312 of title 46, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in paragraph (2)— 
(i) by redesignating subparagraph (C) as subpara-
graph (D); 
(ii) in subparagraph (D), as so redesignated, by 
striking ‘‘flag-rank who’’ and inserting ‘‘flag-rank’’; 
(iii) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘and’’ after 
the semicolon; and 
(iv) by inserting after subparagraph (B) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(C) at least 1 shall be a representative of a maritime 
labor organization; and’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (3), by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(C) REPLACEMENT.—If a member of the Board is 
replaced, not later than 60 days after the date of the 
replacement, the Designated Federal Officer selected under 
subsection (g)(2) shall notify that member.’’; 
(2) in subsection (d)—
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(A) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘and 2 additional 
meetings, which may be held in person or virtually’’ after 
‘‘Academy’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(3) SCHEDULING; 
NOTIFICATION.—When scheduling a 
meeting of the Board, the Designated Federal Officer shall 
coordinate, to the greatest extent practicable, with the members 
of the Board to determine the date and time of the meeting. 
Members of the Board shall be notified of the date of each 
meeting not less than 30 days prior to the meeting date.’’; 
(3) in subsection (e), by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(4) STAFF.—One or more staff of each member of the 
Board may accompany them on Academy visits. 
‘‘(5) SCHEDULING; NOTIFICATION.—When scheduling a visit 
to the Academy, the Designated Federal Officer shall coordi-
nate, to the greatest extent practicable, with the members 
of the Board to determine the date and time of the visit. 
Members of the Board shall be notified of the date of each 
visit not less than 30 days prior to the visit date.’’; and 
(4) in subsection (h)— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘and ranking member’’ after ‘‘chair-
man’’ each place the term appears; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following: ‘‘Such staff 
may attend meetings and may visit the Academy.’’. 
SEC. 3513. PROTECTION OF CADETS FROM SEXUAL ASSAULT ONBOARD 
VESSELS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 51322 of title 46, United States Code, 
is amended— 
(1) by striking subsection (a) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(a) SAFETY CRITERIA.—The Maritime Administrator, after con-
sulting with the Commandant of the Coast Guard, shall establish— 
‘‘(1) criteria, to which an owner or operator of a vessel 
engaged in commercial service shall adhere prior to carrying 
a cadet performing their Sea Year service from the United 
States Merchant Marine Academy, that addresses prevention 
of, and response to, sexual harassment, dating violence, 
domestic violence, sexual assault, and stalking; and 
‘‘(2) a process for collecting pertinent information from 
such owners or operators and verifying their compliance with 
the criteria. 
‘‘(b) MINIMUM STANDARDS.—At a minimum, the criteria estab-
lished under subsection (a) shall require the vessel owners or opera-
tors to have policies that address— 
‘‘(1) communication between a cadet and an individual 
ashore who is trained in responding to incidents of sexual 
harassment, dating violence, domestic violence, sexual assault, 
and stalking; 
‘‘(2) the safety and security of cadet staterooms while a 
cadet is onboard the vessel; 
‘‘(3) requirements for crew to report complaints or incidents 
of sexual assault, sexual harassment, dating violence, domestic 
violence, and stalking consistent with the requirements in sec-
tion 10104; 
‘‘(4) the maintenance of records of reports of sexual harass-
ment, dating violence, domestic violence, sexual assault, and 
stalking onboard a vessel carrying a cadet;
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‘‘(5) the maintenance of records of sexual harassment, 
dating violence, domestic violence, sexual assault, and stalking 
training as required under subsection (f); 
‘‘(6) a requirement for the owner or operator provide each 
cadet a copy of the policies and procedures related to sexual 
harassment, dating violence, domestic violence, sexual assault, 
and stalking policies that pertain to the vessel on which they 
will be employed; and 
‘‘(7) any other issues the Maritime Administrator deter-
mines necessary to ensure the safety of cadets during Sea 
Year training. 
‘‘(c) SELF-CERTIFICATION BY OWNERS OR OPERATORS.—The Mari-
time Administrator shall require the owner or operator of any 
commercial vessel that is carrying a cadet from the United States 
Merchant Marine Academy to annually certify that— 
‘‘(1) the vessel owner or operator is in compliance with 
the criteria established under subsection (a); and 
‘‘(2) the vessel is in compliance with the International 
Convention of Safety of Life at Sea, 1974 (32 UST 47) and 
sections 8106 and 70103(c). 
‘‘(d) INFORMATION, TRAINING, AND RESOURCES.—The Maritime 
Administrator shall ensure that a cadet participating in Sea Year— 
‘‘(1) receives training specific to vessel safety, including 
sexual harassment, dating violence, domestic violence, sexual 
assault, and stalking prevention and response training, prior 
to the cadet boarding a vessel for Sea Year training; 
‘‘(2) is equipped with an appropriate means of communica-
tion and has been trained on its use; 
‘‘(3) has access to a helpline to report incidents of sexual 
harassment, dating violence, domestic violence, sexual assault, 
or stalking that is monitored by trained personnel; and 
‘‘(4) is informed of the legal requirements for vessel owners 
and operators to provide for the security of individuals onboard, 
including requirements under section 70103(c) and chapter 81.’’; 
(2) by redesignating subsections (b) through (d) as sub-
sections (e) through (g), respectively; 
(3) in subsection (e), as so redesignated, by striking para-
graph (2) and inserting the following new paragraphs: 
‘‘(2) ACCESS TO INFORMATION.—The vessel operator shall 
make available to staff conducting a vessel check such informa-
tion as the Maritime Administrator determines is necessary 
to determine whether the vessel is being operated in compliance 
with the criteria established under subsection (a). 
‘‘(3) REMOVAL OF STUDENTS.—If staff of the Academy or 
staff of the Maritime Administration determine that a commer-
cial vessel is not in compliance with the criteria established 
under subsection (a), the staff— 
‘‘(A) may remove a cadet of the Academy from the 
vessel; and 
‘‘(B) shall report such determination of non-compliance 
to the owner or operator of the vessel.’’; 
(4) in subsection (f), as so redesignated, by striking ‘‘or 
the seafarer union’’ and inserting ‘‘and the seafarer union’’; 
and 
(5) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(h) NONCOMMERCIAL VESSELS.—