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be determined by a survey satisfactory to the Secretary of the 
Army. 
(d) PAYMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.— 
(1) PAYMENT REQUIRED.—The Secretary of the Army may 
require the State of Louisiana to cover costs to be incurred 
by the Secretary, or to reimburse the Secretary for costs 
incurred by the Secretary, to carry out the release of retained 
interests under subsection (a), including survey costs, costs 
related to environmental documentation, and other administra-
tive costs related to the conveyance. If amounts paid to the 
Secretary in advance exceed the costs actually incurred by 
the Secretary to carry out the conveyance, the Secretary shall 
refund the excess amount to the State. 
(2) TREATMENT OF AMOUNTS RECEIVED.—Amounts received 
under paragraph (1) as reimbursement for costs incurred by 
the Secretary to carry out the release of retained interests 
under subsection (a) shall be credited to the fund or account 
that was used to cover the costs incurred by the Secretary 
in carrying out the release of retained interests. Amounts so 
credited shall be merged with amounts in such fund or account 
and shall be available for the same purposes, and subject to 
the same conditions and limitations, as amounts in such fund 
or account. 
(e) ADDITIONAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—The Secretary of the 
Army may require such additional terms and conditions in connec-
tion with the release of retained interests under subsection (a) 
as the Secretary considers appropriate to protect the interests of 
the United States. 
SEC. 2835. RELEASE OF PROPERTY INTERESTS RETAINED IN CONNEC-
TION WITH LAND CONVEYANCE, FORT BLISS MILITARY 
RESERVATION, TEXAS. 
(a) RELEASE OF RETAINED INTERESTS.—With respect to a parcel 
of real property in El Paso, Texas, consisting of approximately 
20 acres and conveyed by deed for National Guard and military 
purposes by the United States to the State of Texas pursuant 
to section 708 of the Military Construction Authorization Act, 1972 
(Public Law 92–145; 85 Stat. 412), the Secretary of the Army 
may release the rights reserved by the United States under sub-
sections (d) and (e)(2) of such section and the reversionary interest 
retained by the United States under subsection (e)(1) of such section. 
The release of such rights and retained interests with respect 
to any portion of that parcel shall not be construed to alter the 
rights or interests retained by the United States with respect to 
the remainder of the real property conveyed to the State under 
such section. 
(b) CONDITION OF RELEASE.—The release authorized by sub-
section (a) of rights and retained interests shall be subject to the 
condition that— 
(1) the State of Texas sell the parcel of real property 
covered by the release for fair market value; and 
(2) all proceeds from the sale shall be used to fund improve-
ments or repairs for National Guard and military purposes 
on the remainder of the property conveyed under section 708 
of the Military Construction Authorization Act, 1972 (Public 
Law 92–145; 85 Stat. 412) and retained by the State.
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(c) INSTRUMENT OF RELEASE AND DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY.— 
The Secretary of the Army may execute and file in the appropriate 
office a deed of release, amended deed, or other appropriate 
instrument reflecting the release of rights and retained interests 
under subsection (a). The exact acreage and legal description of 
the property for which rights and retained interests are released 
under subsection (a) shall be determined by a survey satisfactory 
to the Secretary of the Army. 
(d) PAYMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.— 
(1) PAYMENT REQUIRED.—The Secretary of the Army may 
require the State of Texas to cover costs to be incurred by 
the Secretary, or to reimburse the Secretary for costs incurred 
by the Secretary, to carry out the release of retained interests 
under subsection (a), including survey costs, costs related to 
environmental documentation, and other administrative costs 
related to the conveyance. If amounts paid to the Secretary 
in advance exceed the costs actually incurred by the Secretary 
to carry out the conveyance, the Secretary shall refund the 
excess amount to the State. 
(2) TREATMENT OF AMOUNTS RECEIVED.—Amounts received 
under paragraph (1) as reimbursement for costs incurred by 
the Secretary to carry out the release of retained interests 
under subsection (a) shall be credited to the fund or account 
that was used to cover the costs incurred by the Secretary 
in carrying out the release of retained interests. Amounts so 
credited shall be merged with amounts in such fund or account 
and shall be available for the same purposes, and subject to 
the same conditions and limitations, as amounts in such fund 
or account. 
(e) ADDITIONAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—The Secretary of the 
Army may require such additional terms and conditions in connec-
tion with the release of retained interests under subsection (a) 
as the Secretary considers appropriate to protect the interests of 
the United States, to include necessary munitions response actions 
by the State of Texas in accordance with subsection (e)(3) of section 
708 of the Military Construction Authorization Act, 1972 (Public 
Law 92–145; 85 Stat. 412). 
Subtitle E—Military Land Withdrawals 
SEC. 2841. ADDITIONAL WITHDRAWAL AND RESERVATION OF PUBLIC 
LAND, NAVAL AIR WEAPONS STATION CHINA LAKE, CALI-
FORNIA. 
Section 2971(b) of the Military Construction Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 2014 (division B of Public Law 113–66; 127 Stat. 
1044) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘The public land’’ and inserting the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(1) INITIAL WITHDRAWAL.—The public land’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(2) ADDITIONAL WITHDRAWAL.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in subparagraph 
(B), the public land (including interests in land) referred 
to in subsection (a) also includes the approximately 21,060 
acres of public land in San Bernardino County, California, 
identified as ‘Proposed Navy Land’ on the map entitled
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‘Proposed Navy Withdrawal’, dated March 10, 2015, and 
filed in accordance with section 2912. 
‘‘(B) EXCLUDED LANDS.—The withdrawal area referred 
to in subparagraph (A) specifically excludes section 36, 
township 29 south, range 43 east, San Bernardino 
meridian. 
‘‘(C) EXISTING RIGHTS AND ACCESS.—The withdrawal 
and reservation of public land pursuant to subparagraph 
(A) is subject to valid existing rights. The Secretary of 
the Navy shall ensure that the owners of the excluded 
private land identified in subparagraph (B) continue to 
have reasonable access to such land.’’. 
Subtitle F—Other Matters 
SEC. 2851. MODIFICATION OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE GUIDANCE 
ON USE OF AIRFIELD PAVEMENT MARKINGS. 
The Secretary of Defense shall require such modifications of 
Unified Facilities Guide Specifications for pavement markings 
(UFGS 32 17 23.00 20 Pavement Markings, UFGS 32 17 24.00 
10 Pavement Markings), Air Force Engineering Technical Letter 
ETL 97–18 (Guide Specification for Airfield and Roadway Marking), 
and any other Department of Defense guidance on airfield pavement 
markings as may be necessary to permit the use of Type III category 
of retro-reflective beads to reflectorize airfield markings. The Sec-
retary shall develop appropriate policy to ensure that the determina-
tion of the category of retro-reflective beads used on an airfield 
is determined on an installation-by-installation basis, taking into 
consideration local conditions and the life-cycle maintenance costs 
of the pavement markings. 
SEC. 2852. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR ESTABLISHMENT OF 
COMMEMORATIVE WORK IN HONOR OF BRIGADIER GEN-
ERAL FRANCIS MARION. 
Notwithstanding section 8903(e) of title 40, United States Code, 
the authority provided by section 331 of the Consolidated Natural 
Resources Act of 2008 (Public Law 110–229; 122 Stat. 781; 40 
U.S.C. 8903 note) shall continue to apply through May 8, 2018. 
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 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. Improvement to accountability of Department of Energy employees and 
projects.
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Sec. 3112. Stockpile responsiveness program. 
Sec. 3113. Notification of cost overruns and Selected Acquisition Reports for major 
alteration projects. 
Sec. 3114. Root cause analyses for certain cost overruns. 
Sec. 3115. Funding of laboratory-directed research and development programs. 
Sec. 3116. Hanford Waste Treatment and Immobilization Plant contract oversight. 
Sec. 3117. Use of best practices for capital asset projects and nuclear weapon life 
extension programs. 
Sec. 3118. Research and development of advanced naval nuclear fuel system based 
on low-enriched uranium. 
Sec. 3119. Disposition of weapons-usable plutonium. 
Sec. 3120. Establishment of microlab pilot program. 
Sec. 3121. Prohibition on availability of funds for provision of defense nuclear non-
proliferation assistance to Russian Federation. 
Sec. 3122. Prohibition on availability of funds for new fixed site radiological portal 
monitors in foreign countries. 
Sec. 3123. Limitation on availability of funds for certain arms control and non-
proliferation technologies. 
Sec. 3124. Limitation on availability of funds for nuclear weapons dismantlement. 
Subtitle C—Plans and Reports 
Sec. 3131. Long-term plan for meeting national security requirements for 
unencumbered uranium. 
Sec. 3132. Defense nuclear nonproliferation management plan and reports. 
Sec. 3133. Plan for deactivation and decommissioning of nonoperational defense nu-
clear facilities. 
Sec. 3134. Assessment of emergency preparedness of defense nuclear facilities. 
Sec. 3135. Modifications to cost-benefit analyses for competition of management 
and operating contracts. 
Sec. 3136. Interagency review of applications for the transfer of United States civil 
nuclear technology. 
Sec. 3137. Governance and management of nuclear security enterprise. 
Sec. 3138. Annual report on number of full-time equivalent employees and con-
tractor employees. 
Sec. 3139. Development of strategy on risks to nonproliferation caused by additive 
manufacturing. 
Sec. 3140. Plutonium pit production capacity. 
Sec. 3141. Assessments on nuclear proliferation risks and nuclear nonproliferation 
opportunities. 
Sec. 3142. Analysis of alternatives for Mobile Guardian Transporter program. 
Subtitle A—National Security Programs 
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 2016 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 the following 
new plant project for the National Nuclear Security Administration: 
Project 16–D–621, Substation Replacement at Technical 
Area 3, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New 
Mexico, $25,000,000. 
SEC. 3102. DEFENSE ENVIRONMENTAL CLEANUP. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated to the Depart-
ment of Energy for fiscal year 2016 for defense environmental 
cleanup activities in carrying out programs as specified in the 
funding table in section 4701.
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SEC. 3103. OTHER DEFENSE ACTIVITIES. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated to the Depart-
ment of Energy for fiscal year 2016 for other defense activities 
in carrying out programs as specified in the funding table in section 
4701. 
SEC. 3104. NUCLEAR ENERGY. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated to the Depart-
ment of Energy for fiscal year 2016 for nuclear energy as specified 
in the funding table in section 4701. 
Subtitle B—Program Authorizations, 
Restrictions, and Limitations 
SEC. 3111. IMPROVEMENT TO ACCOUNTABILITY OF DEPARTMENT OF 
ENERGY EMPLOYEES AND PROJECTS. 
(a) NOTIFICATIONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subtitle C of the National Nuclear Secu-
rity Administration Act (50 U.S.C. 2441 et seq.) is amended 
by adding at the end the following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 3245. NOTIFICATION OF EMPLOYEE PRACTICES AFFECTING 
NATIONAL SECURITY. 
‘‘(a) ANNUAL NOTIFICATION.—At or about the time that the 
President’s budget is submitted to Congress under section 1105(a) 
of title 31, United States Code, the Secretary of Energy and the 
Administrator shall jointly notify the appropriate congressional 
committees of— 
‘‘(1) the number of covered employees whose security clear-
ance was revoked during the year prior to the year in which 
the notification is made; and 
‘‘(2) for each employee counted under paragraph (1), the 
length of time such employee has been employed at the Depart-
ment or the Administration, as the case may be, since such 
revocation. 
‘‘(b) NOTIFICATION TO CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES.—Whenever 
the Secretary or the Administrator terminates the employment 
of a covered employee or removes and reassigns a covered employee 
for cause, the Secretary or the Administrator, as the case may 
be, shall notify the appropriate congressional committees of such 
termination or reassignment by not later than 30 days after the 
date of such termination or reassignment. 
‘‘(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) The term ‘appropriate congressional committees’ 
means— 
‘‘(A) the congressional defense committees; and 
‘‘(B) the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the 
House of Representatives and the Committee on Energy 
and Natural Resources of the Senate. 
‘‘(2) The term ‘covered employee’ means— 
‘‘(A) an employee of the Administration; or 
‘‘(B) an employee of an element of the Department 
of Energy (other than the Administration) involved in 
nuclear security.’’.
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(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents for such 
Act is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 
3244 the following new item: 
‘‘Sec. 3245. Notification of employee practices affecting national security.’’. 
(3) ONE-TIME CERTIFICATION.—Not later than 30 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Energy 
and the Administrator for Nuclear Security shall jointly submit 
to the congressional defense committees, the Committee on 
Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives, and 
the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate 
written certification that the Secretary and the Administrator 
possess the authorities needed to terminate the employment 
of an employee for cause relating to improper program manage-
ment, as described in section 3246(a) of the National Nuclear 
Security Administration Act (as added by subsection (b)(1)). 
(b) LIMITATION ON BONUSES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Such subtitle, as amended by subsection 
(a)(1), is further amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘SEC. 3246. LIMITATION ON BONUSES FOR EMPLOYEES WHO ENGAGE 
IN IMPROPER PROGRAM MANAGEMENT. 
‘‘(a) LIMITATION.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Energy or the Adminis-
trator may not pay to a covered employee a bonus during 
the one-year period beginning on the date on which the Sec-
retary or the Administrator, as the case may be, determines 
that the covered employee engaged in improper program 
management that resulted in a notification under section 4713 
of the Atomic Energy Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 2753) or signifi-
cantly and detrimentally affected the cost, scope, or schedule 
associated with the approval of critical decision 3 in the acquisi-
tion process for a project (as defined in Department of Energy 
Order 413.3B (relating to program management and project 
management for the acquisition of capital assets)). 
‘‘(2) IMPLEMENTATION GUIDANCE.—Not later than one year 
after the date of the enactment of this section, the Secretary 
shall issue guidance for the implementation of paragraph (1). 
‘‘(b) 
GUIDANCE
PROHIBITING
BONUSES
FOR
ADDITIONAL 
EMPLOYEES.—Not later than 180 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this section, the Secretary and the Administrator shall 
each issue guidance prohibiting the payment of a bonus to a covered 
employee during the one-year period beginning on the date on 
which the Secretary or the Administrator, as the case may be, 
determines that the covered employee engaged in improper program 
management— 
‘‘(1) that jeopardized the health, safety, or security of 
employees or facilities of the Administration or another element 
of the Department of Energy involved in nuclear security; or 
‘‘(2) in carrying out defense nuclear nonproliferation activi-
ties. 
‘‘(c) WAIVER.—The Secretary or the Administrator, as the case 
may be, may waive the limitation on the payment of a bonus 
under subsection (a) or (b) on a case-by-case basis if— 
‘‘(1) the Secretary or the Administrator, as the case may 
be, notifies the appropriate congressional committees of such 
waiver; and
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‘‘(2) a period of 60 days elapses following such notification. 
‘‘(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) The term ‘appropriate congressional committees’ 
means— 
‘‘(A) the congressional defense committees; and 
‘‘(B) the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the 
House of Representatives and the Committee on Energy 
and Natural Resources of the Senate. 
‘‘(2) The term ‘bonus’ means a bonus or award paid under 
title 5, United States Code, including under chapters 45 or 
53 of such title, or any other provision of law. 
‘‘(3) The term ‘covered employee’ has the meaning given 
that term in section 3245.’’. 
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents for such 
Act, as amended by subsection (a)(2), is further amended by 
inserting after the item relating to section 3245 the following 
new item: 
‘‘Sec. 3246. Limitation on bonuses for employees who engage in improper program 
management.’’. 
(c) TREATMENT OF CONTACTOR EMPLOYEES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Such subtitle, as amended by subsections 
(a)(1) and (b)(1), is further amended by adding at the end 
the following: 
‘‘SEC. 
3247. 
TREATMENT 
OF 
CONTRACTORS 
WHO 
ENGAGE 
IN 
IMPROPER PROGRAM MANAGEMENT. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided by subsection (b), if 
the Secretary of Energy or the Administrator determines that a 
covered contractor engaged in improper program management that 
resulted in a notification under section 4713 of the Atomic Energy 
Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 2753) or significantly and detrimentally 
affected the cost, scope, or schedule associated with the approval 
of critical decision 3 in the acquisition process for a project (as 
defined in Department of Energy Order 413.3B (relating to program 
management and project management for the acquisition of capital 
assets)), the Secretary or the Administrator, as the case may be, 
shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees— 
‘‘(1) an explanation as to whether termination of the con-
tract is an appropriate remedy; 
‘‘(2) a description of the terms of the contract regarding 
award fees and performance; and 
‘‘(3) a description of how the Secretary or the Administrator, 
as the case may be, plans to exercise options under the contract. 
‘‘(b) EXCEPTION.—If the Secretary or the Administrator, as the 
case may be, is not able to submit the information described in 
paragraphs (1) through (3) of subsection (a) by reason of a contract 
enforcement action, the Secretary or the Administrator, as the 
case may be, shall submit to the appropriate congressional commit-
tees a notification of such contract enforcement action and the 
date on which the Secretary or the Administrator, as the case 
may be, plans to submit the information described in such para-
graphs. 
‘‘(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) The term ‘appropriate congressional committees’ 
means— 
‘‘(A) the congressional defense committees; and
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‘‘(B) the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the 
House of Representatives and the Committee on Energy 
and Natural Resources of the Senate. 
‘‘(2) The term ‘covered contractor’ means— 
‘‘(A) a contractor of the Administration; or 
‘‘(B) a contractor of an element of the Department 
of Energy (other than the Administration) involved in 
nuclear security.’’. 
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents for such 
Act, as amended by subsections (a)(2) and (b)(2), is further 
amended by inserting after the item relating to section 3246 
the following new item: 
‘‘Sec. 3247. Treatment of contractors who engage in improper program manage-
ment.’’. 
SEC. 3112. STOCKPILE RESPONSIVENESS PROGRAM. 
(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress that— 
(1) a modern and responsive nuclear weapons infrastruc-
ture is only one component of a nuclear posture that is agile, 
flexible, and responsive to change; and 
(2) to ensure the nuclear deterrent of the United States 
remains safe, secure, reliable, credible, and responsive, the 
United States must continually exercise all capabilities required 
to conceptualize, study, design, develop, engineer, certify, 
produce, and deploy nuclear weapons. 
(b) ESTABLISHMENT OF PROGRAM.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subtitle A of title XLII of the Atomic 
Energy Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 2521 et seq.) is amended by 
adding at the end the following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 4220. STOCKPILE RESPONSIVENESS PROGRAM. 
‘‘(a) STATEMENT
OF POLICY.—It is the policy of the United 
States to identify, sustain, enhance, integrate, and continually exer-
cise all capabilities required to conceptualize, study, design, develop, 
engineer, certify, produce, and deploy nuclear weapons to ensure 
the nuclear deterrent of the United States remains safe, secure, 
reliable, credible, and responsive. 
‘‘(b) PROGRAM REQUIRED.—The Secretary of Energy, acting 
through the Administrator and in consultation with the Secretary 
of Defense, shall carry out a stockpile responsiveness program, 
along with the stockpile stewardship program under section 4201 
and the stockpile management program under section 4204, to 
identify, sustain, enhance, integrate, and continually exercise all 
capabilities required to conceptualize, study, design, develop, engi-
neer, certify, produce, and deploy nuclear weapons. 
‘‘(c) OBJECTIVES.—The program under subsection (b) shall have 
the following objectives: 
‘‘(1) Identify, sustain, enhance, integrate, and continually 
exercise all of the capabilities, infrastructure, tools, and tech-
nologies across the science, engineering, design, certification, 
and manufacturing cycle required to carry out all phases of 
the joint nuclear weapons life cycle process, with respect to 
both the nuclear security enterprise and relevant elements 
of the Department of Defense. 
‘‘(2) Identify, enhance, and transfer knowledge, skills, and 
direct experience with respect to all phases of the joint nuclear
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weapons life cycle process from one generation of nuclear 
weapon designers and engineers to the following generation. 
‘‘(3) Periodically demonstrate stockpile responsiveness 
throughout the range of capabilities required, including proto-
types, flight testing, and development of plans for certification 
without the need for nuclear explosive testing. 
‘‘(4) Shorten design, certification, and manufacturing cycles 
and timelines to minimize the amount of time and costs leading 
to an engineering prototype and production. 
‘‘(5) Continually exercise processes for the integration and 
coordination of all relevant elements and processes of the 
Administration and the Department of Defense required to 
ensure stockpile responsiveness. 
‘‘(d) JOINT NUCLEAR WEAPONS LIFE CYCLE PROCESS DEFINED.— 
In this section, the term ‘joint nuclear weapons life cycle process’ 
means the process developed and maintained by the Secretary 
of Defense and the Secretary of Energy for the development, produc-
tion, maintenance, and retirement of nuclear weapons.’’. 
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents for such 
Act is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 
4219 the following new item: 
‘‘Sec. 4220. Stockpile responsiveness program.’’. 
(c) INCLUSION IN STOCKPILE STEWARDSHIP, MANAGEMENT, AND 
INFRASTRUCTURE PLAN.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 4203 of such Act (50 U.S.C. 2523) 
is amended— 
(A) in the section heading, by striking ‘‘INFRASTRUC-
TURE’’ and inserting ‘‘RESPONSIVENESS’’; 
(B) in subsection (a), by inserting ‘‘stockpile responsive-
ness,’’ after ‘‘stockpile management,’’; 
(C) in subsection (c)— 
(i) by redesignating paragraphs (5) and (6) as para-
graphs (6) and (7), respectively; and 
(ii) by inserting after paragraph (4) the following 
new paragraph (5): 
‘‘(5) A summary of the status, plans, and budgets for car-
rying out the stockpile responsiveness program under section 
4220.’’; 
(D) in subsection (d)(1)— 
(i) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by 
striking ‘‘stewardship and management’’ and inserting 
‘‘stewardship, stockpile management, and stockpile 
responsiveness’’; 
(ii) in subparagraph (K), by striking ‘‘; and’’ and 
inserting a semicolon; 
(iii) in subparagraph (L), by striking the period 
and inserting a semicolon; and 
(iv) by adding at the end the following new sub-
paragraphs: 
‘‘(M) the status, plans, activities, budgets, and sched-
ules for carrying out the stockpile responsiveness program 
under section 4220; and 
‘‘(N) for each of the five fiscal years following the 
fiscal year in which the report is submitted, an identifica-
tion of the funds needed to carry out the program required 
under section 4220.’’; and
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(E) in subsection (e)(1)(A)— 
(i) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘; and’’ and inserting 
a semicolon; 
(ii) in clause (ii), by striking the period and 
inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(iii) by adding at the end the following new clause: 
‘‘(iii) whether the plan supports the stockpile 
responsiveness program under section 4220 in a 
manner that meets the objectives of such program 
and an identification of any improvements that may 
be made to the plan to better carry out such program.’’. 
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents for such 
Act is amended by striking the item relating to section 4203 
and inserting the following new item: 
‘‘Sec. 4203. Nuclear weapons stockpile stewardship, management, and responsive-
ness plan.’’. 
(d) REPORT BY STRATCOM.—Section 4205(e)(4) of such Act 
(50 U.S.C. 2525(e)(4)) is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘; and’’ and inserting 
a semicolon; 
(2) in subparagraph (B), by striking the period and 
inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: 
‘‘(C) the views of the Commander on the stockpile 
responsiveness program under section 4220, the activities 
conducted under such program, and any suggestions to 
improve such program.’’. 
SEC. 3113. NOTIFICATION OF COST OVERRUNS AND SELECTED 
ACQUISITION 
REPORTS 
FOR 
MAJOR 
ALTERATION 
PROJECTS. 
(a) NOTIFICATION OF COST OVERRUNS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 4713(a) of the Atomic Energy 
Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 2753(a)) is amended— 
(A) by redesignating paragraphs (2) and (3) as para-
graphs (3) and (4), respectively; and 
(B) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following new 
paragraph (2): 
‘‘(2) MAJOR ALTERATION PROJECTS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator shall establish 
a cost and schedule baseline for each major alteration 
project. 
‘‘(B) PER
UNIT
COST.—The cost baseline developed 
under subparagraph (A) shall include, with respect to each 
major alteration project, an estimated cost for each war-
head in the project. 
‘‘(C) 
NOTIFICATION
TO
CONGRESSIONAL
DEFENSE 
COMMITTEES.—Not later than 30 days after establishing 
a cost and schedule baseline under subparagraph (A), the 
Administrator shall submit the cost and schedule baseline 
to the congressional defense committees. 
‘‘(D) MAJOR
ALTERATION
PROJECT
DEFINED.—In this 
paragraph, the term ‘major alteration project’ means a 
nuclear weapon system alteration project of the Adminis-
tration the cost of which exceeds $750,000,000.’’. 
(2) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Section 4713 of such Act 
is further amended—
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(A) in subsection (b)— 
(i) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘or (3)’’ and 
inserting ‘‘(3), or (4)’’; and 
(ii) in paragraph (2)— 
(I) by inserting ‘‘or a major alteration project 
referred to in subsection (a)(2)’’ after ‘‘subsection 
(a)(1)’’; and 
(II) by inserting ‘‘or (a)(2)(B), as applicable,’’; 
and 
(B) in subsection (c)(2)(A), by inserting ‘‘or a major 
alteration project referred to in subsection (a)(2)’’ after 
‘‘subsection (a)(1)’’. 
(b) INCLUSION OF MAJOR ALTERATION PROJECTS IN SELECTED 
ACQUISITION REPORTS AND INDEPENDENT COST ESTIMATES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 4217 of such Act (50 U.S.C. 2537) 
is amended— 
(A) in subsection (a)(1), by inserting ‘‘or a major alter-
ation project (as defined in section 4713(a)(2))’’ after ‘‘life 
extension’’; and 
(B) in subsection (b)(1)(A), by adding at the end the 
following new clause: 
‘‘(iv) Each nuclear weapons system undergoing a 
major 
alteration 
project 
(as 
defined 
in 
section 
4713(a)(2)).’’. 
(2) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(A) The section heading for section 4217 of such Act 
is amended by striking ‘‘LIFE EXTENSION PROGRAMS AND 
NEW NUCLEAR FACILITIES’’ and inserting ‘‘CERTAIN PRO-
GRAMS AND FACILITIES’’. 
(B) The table of contents for such Act is amended 
by striking the item relating to section 4217 and inserting 
the following new item: 
‘‘Sec. 4217. Selected Acquisition Reports and independent cost estimates and re-
views of certain programs and facilities.’’. 
SEC. 3114. ROOT CAUSE ANALYSES FOR CERTAIN COST OVERRUNS. 
Section 4713(c) of the Atomic Energy Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 
2753(c)), as amended by section 3113, is further amended— 
(1) in the subsection heading, by inserting ‘‘AND ROOT 
CAUSE ANALYSES’’ after ‘‘PROJECTS’’; 
(2) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘and’’; 
(3) in paragraph (2)(C), by striking the period at the end 
and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(4) by adding at the end the following paragraph: 
‘‘(3) submit to the congressional defense committees an 
assessment of the root cause or causes of the growth in the 
total cost of the project, including the contribution of any short-
comings in cost, schedule, or performance of the program, 
including the role, if any, of— 
‘‘(A) unrealistic performance expectations; 
‘‘(B) unrealistic baseline estimates for cost or schedule; 
‘‘(C) immature technologies or excessive manufacturing 
or integration risk; 
‘‘(D) unanticipated design, engineering, manufacturing, 
or technology integration issues arising during program 
performance; 
‘‘(E) changes in procurement quantities;
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‘‘(F) inadequate program funding or funding instability; 
‘‘(G) poor performance by personnel of the Federal 
Government or contractor personnel responsible for pro-
gram management; or 
‘‘(H) any other matters.’’. 
SEC. 3115. FUNDING OF LABORATORY-DIRECTED RESEARCH AND 
DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 4811(c) of the Atomic Energy Defense 
Act (50 U.S.C. 2791(c)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘to such laboratories’’ and inserting ‘‘to 
a national security laboratory’’; 
(2) by striking ‘‘not to exceed 6 percent’’ and inserting 
‘‘of not less than 5 percent and not more than 7 percent’’; 
and 
(3) by striking ‘‘by such laboratories’’ and inserting ‘‘by 
the laboratory’’. 
(b) BRIEFING REQUIRED.—Not later than February 28, 2016, 
the Administrator for Nuclear Security shall provide a briefing 
to the congressional defense committees on— 
(1) all recent or ongoing reviews of the laboratory-directed 
research and development program, including such reviews 
initiated by the Secretary of Energy; 
(2) costs and accounting practices associated with labora-
tory-directed research and development; and 
(3) how laboratory-directed research and development 
projects support the mission of the National Nuclear Security 
Administration. 
SEC. 3116. HANFORD WASTE TREATMENT AND IMMOBILIZATION PLANT 
CONTRACT OVERSIGHT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subtitle C of title XLIV of the Atomic Energy 
Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 2621 et seq.) is amended by adding at 
the end the following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 4446. HANFORD WASTE TREATMENT AND IMMOBILIZATION 
PLANT CONTRACT OVERSIGHT. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the date of 
the enactment of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2016, the Secretary of Energy shall arrange to have an owner’s 
agent advise the Secretary in carrying out the oversight responsibil-
ities of the Secretary with respect to the contract described in 
subsection (b). 
‘‘(b) CONTRACT DESCRIBED.—The contract described in this sub-
section is the contract between the Office of River Protection of 
the Department of Energy and Bechtel National, Inc., or its suc-
cessor relating to the Hanford Waste Treatment and Immobilization 
Plant (contract number DE–AC27–01RV14136). 
‘‘(c) DUTIES.—The duties of the owner’s agent under subsection 
(a) shall include advising the Secretary with respect to the following: 
‘‘(1) Performing design, construction, nuclear safety, and 
operability oversight of each facility covered by the contract 
described in subsection (b). 
‘‘(2) Beginning not later than one year after the date of 
the enactment of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2016, ensuring that the preliminary documented 
safety analyses for all facilities covered by the contract meet
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the requirements of all applicable Department of Energy regula-
tions and guidance, including section 830.206 of title 10, Code 
of Federal Regulations, and the Department of Energy Standard 
on the Integration of Safety into the Design Process (DOE– 
STD–1189–2008). 
‘‘(3) Ensuring that, until the Secretary approves the docu-
mented safety analysis for each facility covered by the contract, 
the contractor ensures that each preliminary documented safety 
analysis is current. 
‘‘(4) Ensuring that the contractor acts to promptly resolve 
any unreviewed safety questions. 
‘‘(d) REPORT ON ACTIVITIES OF OWNER’S AGENT.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than one year after the date 
of the enactment of the National Defense Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 2016, and every 180 days thereafter, the owner’s 
agent specified in subsection (a) shall submit to the Secretary 
a report on the advice provided by the owner’s agent to the 
Secretary under that subsection with respect to oversight of 
the contract described in subsection (b). 
‘‘(2) ELEMENTS.—The report required by paragraph (1) shall 
include the following: 
‘‘(A) Information on the status of, and the plan for 
resolving, each unreviewed safety question at each facility 
covered by the contract described in subsection (b). 
‘‘(B) An identification of each instance of disagreement 
between the owner’s agent and the contractor with respect 
to whether an unreviewed safety question exists and the 
plan for resolution of the disagreement. 
‘‘(C) An identification of each aspect of each preliminary 
documented safety analysis that is not current, the plan 
for making that aspect current, and the status of the correc-
tive efforts. 
‘‘(D) Information on the status of, and the plan for 
resolving, each unresolved technical issue at each facility 
covered by the contract, and the status of corrective efforts. 
‘‘(3) SUBMISSION
TO
CONGRESS.—The Secretary shall 
transmit to the congressional defense committees the report 
required by paragraph (1) and any views of the Secretary 
with respect to the report. 
‘‘(e) REPORT ON SELECTION OF THE OWNER’S AGENT.—Not later 
than 30 days after the selection of the owner’s agent under sub-
section (a), the Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense 
committees a report on the process used to select the owner’s 
agent to ensure that the owner’s agent does not have a conflict 
of interest. 
‘‘(f) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) The term ‘contractor’ means Bechtel National, Inc. 
‘‘(2) The term ‘current’, with respect to a documented safety 
analysis, means that the documented safety analysis includes 
any design changes approved by the contractor and any safety 
evaluation reports issued by the Secretary with respect to the 
facility covered by the analysis before the date that is 60 
days before the date of the analysis. 
‘‘(3) The terms ‘documented safety analysis’, ‘safety evalua-
tion report’, and ‘unreviewed safety question’ have the meanings 
given those terms in section 830.3 of title 10, Code of Federal 
Regulations (or any corresponding similar ruling or regulation).
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‘‘(4) The term ‘owner’s agent’ means a private third-party 
entity with nuclear safety management expertise.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents for such Act 
is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 4445 
the following new item: 
‘‘Sec. 4446. Hanford Waste Treatment and Immobilization Plant contract over-
sight.’’. 
SEC. 3117. USE OF BEST PRACTICES FOR CAPITAL ASSET PROJECTS 
AND NUCLEAR WEAPON LIFE EXTENSION PROGRAMS. 
(a) ANALYSES OF ALTERNATIVES.—Not later than 30 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Energy, 
in coordination with the Administrator for Nuclear Security, shall 
ensure that analyses of alternatives are conducted (including 
through contractors, as appropriate) in accordance with best prac-
tices for capital asset projects and life extension programs of the 
National Nuclear Security Administration and capital asset projects 
relating to defense environmental management. 
(b) COST ESTIMATES.—Not later than 30 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary, in coordination with 
the Administrator, shall develop cost estimates in accordance with 
cost estimating best practices for capital asset projects and life 
extension programs of the National Nuclear Security Administration 
and capital asset projects relating to defense environmental 
management. 
(c) REVISIONS TO DEPARTMENTAL PROJECT MANAGEMENT ORDER 
AND NUCLEAR WEAPON LIFE EXTENSION REQUIREMENTS.—As soon 
as practicable after the date of the enactment of this Act, but 
not later than two years after such date of enactment, the Secretary 
shall revise— 
(1) the capital asset project management order of the 
Department of Energy to require the use of best practices 
for preparing cost estimates and for conducting analyses of 
alternatives for National Nuclear Security Administration and 
defense environmental management capital asset projects; and 
(2) the nuclear weapon life extension program procedures 
of the Department to require the use of use of best practices 
for preparing cost estimates and conducting analyses of alter-
natives for National Nuclear Security Administration life exten-
sion programs. 
SEC. 3118. RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT OF ADVANCED NAVAL 
NUCLEAR FUEL SYSTEM BASED ON LOW-ENRICHED URA-
NIUM. 
(a) AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.—Of the funds authorized to be 
appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal 
year 2016 for defense nuclear nonproliferation for material manage-
ment and minimization, as specified in the funding table in section 
4701, not more than $5,000,000 shall be made available to the 
Deputy Administrator for Naval Reactors for initial planning and 
early research and development of an advanced naval nuclear fuel 
system based on low-enriched uranium. 
(b) CONCEPTUAL PROGRAM PLAN.—Not later than 90 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Deputy Administrator 
shall submit to the congressional defense committees a conceptual 
plan for a program for research and development of an advanced