Department of Energy National Security and Military Applications of Nuclear Energy Authorization Act of 1982
PL 97-90 (H.R.3413), enacted 12/04/1981

PUBLIC LAW 97-90—DEC. 4, 1981 
95 STAT. 1163 
Public Law 97-90 
97th Congress 
An Act 
To authorize appropriations for the Department of Energy for national security 
programs for fiscal year 1982, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That this Act may be 
cited as the "Department of Energy National Security and Military 
AppUcations of Nuclear Energy Authorization Act of 1982". 
TITLE I—NATIONAL SECURITY PROGRAMS 
OPERATING EXPENSES 
SEC. 101. Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated to the 
Department of Energy for fiscal year 1982 for operating expenses 
incurred in carrying out national security programs (including scien-
tific research and development in support of the armed services, 
strategic and critical materials necessary for the common defense, 
and military applications of nuclear energy and related management 
and support activities) as follows: 
(1) For the naval reactors development program, $279,500,000, 
including $9,500,000 for program management. 
(2) For weapons activities, $2,494,600,000, to be allocated as 
follows: 
(A) For research and development, $732,400,000, to be 
allocatejd as follows: 
(i) For the defense inertial confinement fusion pro-
gram, $142,300,000, of which— 
(I) $75,500,000 shall be used for glass laser experi-
ments; 
(II) $40,000,000 shall be used for gas laser experi-
ments; 
(III) $18,000,000 shall be used for pulsed power 
experiments 
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(IV) $7,500,000 shall be used for supporting 
research and experiments, except that none of such 
funds may be used for the research, development, or 
demonstration of the use of heavy ion devices as 
drivers for defense inertial confinement fusion 
experiments and defense inertial 
confinement 
fusion systems; and 
(V) $1,300,000 shall be used for inertial confine-
ment fusion program management. 
(ii) For 
all 
other 
research 
and 
development, 
$590,100,000. 
(B) For weapons testing, $369,000,000. 
(C) For production and surveillance, $1,351,800,000. 
(D) For weapons program management other than inertial 
confinement fusion, $41,400,000. 
Dec. 4, 1981 
[H.R. 3413] 
Department of 
Energy National 
Security and 
Military 
Applications of 
Nuclear Energy 
Authorization 
Act of 1982. 
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(3) For verification and control technology, $50,400,000, includ-
ing $1,800,000 for program management. 
(4) For defense nuclear materials production, $632,400,000, to 
be allocated as follows: 
(A) For production reactor operations, $280,630,000. 
(B) For 
processing 
of defense 
nuclear 
materials, 
$148,650,000. 
(C) For special isotope separation research, $30,000,000. 
(D) For supporting services, $171,320,000. 
(E) For program management, $1,800,000. 
(5) For defense nuclear materials b3^roducts management, 
$262,128,000, to be allocated as follows: 
(A) For interim waste management, $181,084,000. 
(B) For 
long-term 
waste 
management 
technology, 
$59,400,000. 
(C) For byproducts beneficial uses, $5,000,000. 
(D) For terminal waste storage, $5,000,000. 
(E) For decontamination and decomissioning, $4,000,000. 
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(F) For 
transportation 
research 
and 
development, 
$6,067,000. 
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(G) For program management, $1,577,000. 
(6) For nuclear materials security and safeguards technology 
development program (defense programs), $41,800,000, including 
$3,985,000 for program management. 
(7) For security investigations, $23,600,000. 
PLANT AND CAPITAL EQUIPMENT 
SEC. 102. Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated to the 
Department of Energy for fiscal year 1982 for plant and capital 
equipment (including planning, construction, acquisition, and modifi-
cation of facilities, land acquisition related thereto, and acquisition 
and fabrication of capital equipment not related to construction) 
necessary for national security programs, as follows: 
(1) For naval reactors development: 
Project 82-N-lOO, general plant projects, various loca-
tions, $4,000,000. 
Project 82-N-lll, naval fuels processing facility, Savan-
nah River Plant, South Carolina, $15,000,000. 
(2) For weapons activities: 
Project 82-D-lOO, general plant projects, various locations 
(research and development), $15,800,000. 
Project 82-D-103, general plant projects, various locations 
(production and surveillance), $16,300,000. 
Project 82-D-104, new weapons production installations, 
various locations, $5,000,000. 
Project 82-D-106, weapon assembly facilities, Pantex 
Plant, Texas, $23,500,000. 
Project 82-D-107, utilities and equipment restoration, 
replacement and upgrade, Phase III, various locations, 
$87,500,000. 
Project 82-D-108, nuclear weapons stockpile improve-
ments, various locations, $15,000,000. 
Project 82-D-109, 155-millimeter artillery-fired atomic 
projectile, various locations, $35,000,000. 
Project 82-D-llO, exhaust plenum modifications. Rocky 
Flats Plant, Colorado, $12,000,000. 
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Project 82-D-lll, interactive graphics system, various 
locations, $9,000,000. 
Project 82-D-142, North Las Vegas ATLAS Facility, 
Nevada, $3,600,000. 
Project 82-D-144, simulation technology 
laboratory, 
Sandia National Laboratories, New Mexico, $1,200,000. 
Project 82-D-146, weapons production and support facili-
ties, various locations, $8,000,000. 
Project 82-D-147, pressure test facility. Savannah River 
Plant, South Carolina, $3,500,000. 
Project 82-D-150, weapons material research and develop-
ment facility, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, 
California, $2,500,000. 
Project 82-D-151, high explosives applications facility, 
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, 
California, 
$10,000,000. 
Project 82-D-152, new detonator facility, Los Alamos 
National Laboratory, New Mexico, $8,000,000. 
Project 82-D-153, tritium facility, Los Alamos National 
Laboratory, New Mexico, $5,000,000. 
Project 82-D-154, weapons laboratory building, Sandia 
National Laboratories, Livermore, California, $7,000,000. 
Project 81-D-106, weaponization facilities, Lawrence 
Livermore National Laboratory, California, $1,000,000, for a 
total project authorization of $7,600,000. 
Project 81-D-108, reactor support facilities, Sandia 
National Laboratories, New Mexico, $1,000,000, for a total 
project authorization of $10,000,000. 
Project 81-D-115, MX warhead production facilities, var-
ious locations, $30,000,000, for a total project authorization 
of $40,000,000. 
Project 81-D-116, utilities and equipment restoration, 
replacement, and upgrade, Phase II, various locations, 
$10,000,000, for a total project authorization of $85,000,000. 
Project 81-D-120, control of effluents and pollutants, Y-12 
Plant, Tennessee, $3,400,000, for a total project authoriza-
tion of $6,400,000. 
Project 81-D-133, earthquake damage restoration, Law-
rence 
Livermore 
Nationsd 
Laboratory, 
California, 
$1,000,000, for a total project authorization of $4,000,000. 
Project 79-7-0, universal pilot plant, Pantex Plant, Texas, 
$5,200,000, for a total project authorization of $12,600,000. 
Project 78-16-a, cruise missile production facilities, var-
ious locations, $80,700,000, for a total project authorization 
of $98,800,000. 
Project 78-17-e, high explosives machining facility, 
Pantex Plant, Texas, $5,600,000, for a total project authoriza-
tion of $10,600,000. 
Project 77-11-c, 8-inch artillery-fired atomic, projectile 
production facilities, various locations, $3,600,000, for a total 
project authorization of $30,800,000. 
(3) For defense nuclear materials production: 
Project 82-D-116, general plant projects, various loca-
tions, $23,000,000. 
Project 82-D-117, plant engineering and design, various 
locations, $3,000,000. 
Project 82-D-118, N-reactor plant security and surveil-
lance, Richland, Washington, $4,000,000. 
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Project 82-D-124, restoration of production capabilities, 
Phase III, various locations, $126,000,000. 
Project 82-D-126, reactor safety and reliability, various 
locations, $42,900,000. 
Project 82-D-127, safeguards improvements. Savannah 
River Plant, South Carolina, $34,600,000. 
Project 82-D-128, plant perimeter security systems 
upgrade, Idaho Fuels Processing Facility, Idaho National 
Engineering Laboratory, Idaho, $4,400,000. 
Project 82-D-136, fuel processing facilities upgrade, Idaho 
Fuel Processing Facility, Idaho National Engineering Labo-
ratory, Idaho, $40,000,000. 
Project 82-D-200, new production reactor, location unspe-
cified, (A-E only) $10,000,000. 
Project 82-D-201, special plutonium recovery facility, JB 
line. Savannah River Plant, South Carolina, (A-E only) 
$2,000,000. 
Project 82-D-202, advanced isotope separation laboratory, 
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, 
California, 
$21,200,000. 
Project 81-D-126, pollution abatement facilities—chemi-
cal processing plants, Richland, Washington, $4,300,000, for 
a total project authorization of $5,300,000, 
Project 81-D-128, restoration of production capabilities, 
Ph£ise I, various locations, $14,400,000, for a total project 
authorization of $49,400,000. 
Project 81-D-142, steam transfer header, Savannah River 
Plant, South Carolina, $1,000,000, for a total project authori-
zation of $8,000,000. 
Project 81-D-143, L-reactor upgrade. Savannah River 
Plant, South Carolina, $66,000,000, for a total project author-
ization of $115,000,000. 
Project 80-AE-3, steam generation facilities, Idaho Fuels 
Processing Facility, Idaho, $5,000,000, for a total project 
authorization of $28,500,000. 
Project 77-13-a, fluorinel dissolution process and fuel 
receiving improvements, Idaho Fuels Processing Facility, 
Idaho National Engineering Laboratory, Idaho, $50,000,000, 
for a total project authorization of $199,400,000. 
(4) For defense nuclear materials byproducts management: 
Project 82-N-lOl, general plant projects, various loca-
tions, $11,400,000. 
Project 82-N-103, waste handling and isolation facilities, 
Richland, Washington, $34,450,000. 
Project 82-N-104, waste transfer facilities, Richland, 
Washington, $6,750,000. 
Project 82-N-107, rail replacement, Hanford Railroad, 
Richland, Washington, $12,000,000. 
Project 82-BU-l, byproducts beneficial uses demonstra-
tion plants, various locations, $5,000,000. 
Project 81-T-105, defense waste processing 
facility 
(DWPF), Savannah River Plant, South Carolina, $20,000,000. 
Project 77-13-f, waste isolation pilot plant. New Mexico, 
$38,600,000, for a total project authorization of $157,600,000. 
(5) For capital equipment not related to construction: 
(A) For naval reactors development, $28,000,000. 
(B) For defense inertial confinement fusion, $11,000,000. 
(C) For weapons activities, $185,500,000. 
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(D) For verification and control technology, $1,100,000. 
(E) For defense nuclear materials production, $73,600,000. 
(F) For defense nuclear materials byproducts manage-
ment, $24,472,000. 
(G) For nuclear materials safeguards and security, 
$3,700,000. 
TITLE n—GENERAL PROVISIONS 
REPROGRAMING 
SEC. 201. (a) Except as otherwise provided in this Act— 
(1) no amount appropriated pursuant to this Act may be used 
for any program in excess of 105 percent of the amount author-
ized for that program by this Act or $10,000,000 more than the 
amount authorized for that program by this Act, whichever is the 
lesser, and 
(2) no amount appropriated pursuant to this Act may be used 
for any program which has not been presented to, or requested of, 
the Congress, 
unless a period of thirty calendar days (not including any day on 
which either House of Congress is not in session because of adjourn-
ment of more than three calendar days to a day certain) has passed 
after receipt by the appropriate committees of Congress of notice 
from the Secretary of Energy (hereinafter in this title referred to as 
the "Secretary") containing a full and complete statement of the 
action proposed to be taken and the facts and circumstances relied 
upon in support of such proposed action, or unless each such com-
mittee before the expiration of such period has transmitted to the 
Secretary written notice to the effect that such committee has no 
objection to the proposed action. 
(b) In no event may the total amount of funds obligated pursuant to 
this Act exceed the total amount authorized to be appropriated by 
this Act. 
LIMITS ON GENERAL PLANT PROJECTS 
SEC. 202. (a) The Secretary may carry out any construction project 
under the general plant projects provisions authorized by this Act if 
the total estimated cost of the construction project does not exceed 
$1,000,000. 
(b) If at any time during the construction of any general plant Report to 
project authorized by this Act, the estimated cost of the project is congressional 
revised because of unforeseen cost variations and the revised cost of ^°^^^ ®
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the project exceeds $1,000,000, the Secretary shall immediately 
furnish a complete report to the appropriate committees of Congress 
explaining the reasons for the cost variation. 
(c) In no event may the total amount of funds obligated to carry out 
all general plant projects authorized by this Act exceed the total 
amount authorized to be appropriated for such projects by this Act. 
UMITS ON CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS 
SEC. 203. (a) Whenever the current estimated cost of a construction 
project which is authorized by section 102 of this Act, or which is in 
support of national security programs of the Department of Energy 
and was authorized by any previous Act, exceeds by more than 25 
percent the higher of (1) the amount authorized for the project, or (2) 
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the amount of the total estimated cost for the project as shown in the 
most recent budget justification data submitted to the Congress, 
construction may not be started or additional obligations incurred in 
connection with the project above the total estimated cost, as the case 
may be, unless a period of thirty calendar days (not including any day 
on which either House of Congress is not in session because of 
adjournment of more than three days to a day certain) has passed 
after receipt by the appropriate committees of the Congress of 
written notice from the Secretary containing a full and complete 
statement of the action proposed to be taken and the facts and 
circumstances relied upon in support of the action, or unless each 
committee before the expiration of such period has notified the 
Secretary it has no objection to the proposed action. 
(b) Subsection (a) shall not apply to any construction project which 
has a current estimated cost of less than $5,000,000. 
FUND TRANSFER AUTHORITY 
SEC. 204. To the extent specified in appropriation Acts, funds 
appropriated pursuant to this Act may be transferred to other 
agencies of the Government for the performance of the work for 
which the funds were appropriated, and funds so transferred may be 
merged with the appropriations of the agency to which the funds are 
transferred. 
AUTHORITY FOR CONSTRUCTION DESIGN 
SEC. 205. (aXD Within the amounts authorized by this Act for plant 
engineering and design, the Secretary may carry out advance plan-
ning and construction designs (including architectural and engineer-
ing services) in connection with any proposed construction project if 
the total estimated cost for such planning and design does not exceed 
$2,000,000. 
Notification to 
(2) In any case in which the total estimated cost for such planning 
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and design exceeds $300,000, the Secretary shall notify the appropri-
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ate committees of Congress in writing of the details of such project at 
least thirty days before any funds are obligated for design services for 
such project. 
(b) In any case in which the total estimated cost for advance 
planning and construction design in connection with any construc-
tion project exceeds $2,000,000, funds for such design must be specifi-
cally authorized by law. 
AUTHORITY FOR EMERGENCY CONSTRUCTION DESIGN 
SEC. 206. In addition to the advance planning and construction 
design authorized by section 102, the Secretary may perform plan-
ning and design utilizing available funds for any Department of 
Energy defense activity construction project whenever the Secretary 
determines that the design must proceed expeditiously in order to 
meet the needs of national defense or to protect property or human 
life. 
FUNDS AVAILABLE FOR ALL NATIONAL SECURITY PROGRAMS OF THE 
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 
SEC. 207. Subject to the provisions of appropriation Acts, amounts 
appropriated pursuant to this Act for management and support 
activities and for general plant projects are available for use, when 
committees. 
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necessary, in connection with all national security programs of the 
Department of Energy. 
ADJUSTMENTS FOR PAY INCREASES 
SEC. 208. Appropriations authorized by this Act for salary, pay, 
retirement, or other benefits for Federal employees may be increased 
by such amounts as may be necessary for increases in such benefits 
authorized by law. 
AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS 
SEC. 209. When so specified in an appropriation Act, amounts 
appropriated for "Operating Expenses" or for "Plant and Capital 
Equipment" may remain available until expended. 
SAFEGUARDING CERTAIN UNCLASSIFIED INFORMATION 
SEC. 210. (aXD The Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2011 et 
seq.) is amended by inserting after section 147 the following new 
section: 
"SEC. 148. PROHIBITION AGAINST THE DISSEMINATION OF CERTAIN 4
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UNCLASSIFIED INFORMATION.— 
"a. (1) In addition to any other authority or requirement regarding Regulations. 
protection from dissemination of information, and subject to section 
552G)X3) of title 5, United States Code, the Secretary of Energy 
(hereinafter in this section referred to as the 'Secretary') shall 
prescribe such regulations, after notice and opportunity for public 
comment thereon, or issue such orders as may be necessary to 
prohibit the unauthorized dissemination of unclassified information 
pertaining to— 
"(A) the design of production facilities or utilization facilities; 
"(B) security measures (including security plans, procedures, 
and equipment) for the physical protection of (i) production or 
utilization facilities, (ii) nuclear material contained in such 
facilities, or (iii) nuclear material in transit; or 
"(C) the design, manufacture, or utilization of any atomic 
weapon or component if the design, manufacture, or utilization 
of such weapon or component was contained in any information 
declassified or removed from the Restricted Data category by the 
Secreta^ (or the head of the predecessor agency of the Depart-
ment of 
Energy) pursuant to section 142. 
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"(2) The Secretary may prescribe regulations or issue orders under 
paragraph (1) to prohibit the dissemination of any information 
described in such paragraph only if and to the extent that the 
Secretary determines that the unauthorized dissemination of such 
information could reasonably be expected to have a significant 
adverse effect on the health and safety of the public or the common 
defense and security by significantly increasing the likelihood of (A) 
illegal production of nuclear weapons, or (B) theft, diversion, or 
sabotage of nuclear materials, equipment, or facilities. 
"(3) In making a determination under paragraph (2), the Secretary 
may consider what the likelihood of an illegsd production, theft, 
diversion, or sabotage referred to in such paragraph would be if the 
information proposed to be prohibited from dissemination under this 
section were at no time available for dissemination. 
"(4) The Secretary shall exercise his authority under this subsec-
tion to prohibit the dissemination of any information described in 
subsection a. (1)— 
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"(A) so as to apply the minimum restrictions needed to protect 
the health and safety of the public or the common defense and 
security; and 
"(B) upon a determination that the unauthorized dissemina-
tion of such information could reasonably be expected to result in 
a significant adverse effect on the health and safety of the public 
or the common defense and security by significantly increasing 
the likelihood of (i) illegal production of nuclear weapons, or (ii) 
theft, diversion, or sabotage of nuclear materials, equipment, or 
facilities. 
"(5) Nothing in this section shall be construed to authorize the 
Secretaiy to authorize the withholding of information from the 
appropriate committees of the Congress. 
Penalties. 
b. (1) Any person who violates any regulation or order of the 
Secretary issued under this section with respect to the unauthorized 
dissemination of information shall be subject to a civil penalty, to be 
imposed by the Secretary, of not to exceed $100,000 for each such 
violation. The Secretary may compromise, mitigate, or remit any 
penalty imposed under this subsection. 
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<«(2) The provisions of subsections b. and c. of section 234 of this Act 
shall be applicable with respect to the imposition of civil penalties by 
the Secretary under this section in the same manner that such 
provisions are applicable to the imposition of civil penalties by the 
Commission under subsection a. of such section. 
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"c. For the purposes of section 223 of this Act, any regulation 
prescribed or order issued by the Secretary under this section shall 
also be deemed to be prescribed or issued under section 161 b, of this 
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Act.". 
(2) The table of contents at the beginning of such Act is amended by 
inserting after the item relating to section 147 the following new 
item: 
"Sec. 148. Prohibition Against the Disclosure of Certain Unclassified Information.", 
(b) Section 181 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 2231) is amended— 
(1) by striking out "or" before "safeguards information 
protected"; 
(2) by inserting "or information protected from dissemination 
under the authority of section 148" after "section 147"; and 
(3) by striking out ", defense information, or such safeguards 
information," each place it appears and inserting in lieu thereof 
", defense information, such safeguards information, or informa-
tion protected from dissemination under the authority of section 
148". 
ARREST AUTHORITY FOR PERSONS AUTHORIZED TO CARRY FIREARMS 
UNDER THE ATOMIC ENERGY ACT OF 1954 
SEC. 211. Section 161 k. of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 
2201(k)) is amended by striking out the semicolon and inserting in 
lieu thereof a period and the following: "A person authorized to carry 
firearms under this subsection may, while in the performance of, and 
in connection with, official duties, make arrests without warrant for 
any offense against the United States committed in that person's 
presence or for any felony cognizable under the laws of the United 
States if that person has reasonable grounds to believe that the 
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individual to be arrested has committed or is committing such felony. 
A person granted authority to make arrests by this subsection may 
exercise that authority only in the enforcement of (1) laws regarding 
the property of the United States in the custody of the Department of 
Energy, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, or a contractor of the 
Department of Energy or Nuclear Regulatory Commission, or (2) any 
provision of this Act that may subject an offender to a fine, imprison-
ment, or both. The arrest authority conferred by this subsection is in 
addition to any arrest authority under other laws;". 
ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES AND THE NUCLEAR WEAPONS COMPLEX 
SEC. 212. (a) None of the funds appropriated pursuant to an 
authorization of appropriations contained in this Act may be obli-
gated or expended for the purpose of preparing any environmental 
impact statement not already in the process of preparation with 
respect to the operation of any defense facility of the Department of 
Energy unless the preparation of such statement is required by 
statute. 
(b) (1) The Secretary may not proceed with the preparation of an 
environmental impact statement relating to the construction or 
operation of a defense facility of the Department of Energy if the 
estimated cost of preparing such statement exceeds $250,000 unless— 
(A) the Secretary has notified the Committees on Armed 
Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives of his 
intent to prepare such statement and a period of thirty days has 
expired after the date on which such notice was received by such 
committees; or 
(B) the Secretary has received from each such committee, 
before the expiration of such thirty-day period, a written notice 
that the committee agrees with the decision of the Secretary 
regarding the preparation of 
such statement. 
(2) The provisions of paragraph (1) shall not apply in the case of any 
environmental impact statement on which the Secretary began 
preparation before the date of the enactment of this Act. 
Notification to 
congressional 
committees. 
PLAN FOR THE PERMANENT DISPOSAL OP WASTE FROM ATOMIC ENERGY 
DEFENSE ACTIVITIES 
SEC. 213. (a) The President shall submit to the Committees on 
Armed Services of 
the Senate and of the House of Representatives not 
later than June 30, 1983, a report which sets forth his plans for the 
permanent disposal of high-level and transuranic wastes resulting 
from atomic energy defense activities. 
fl)) Such report shall include, but not be limited to, for each State in 
which such wastes are stored in interim storage facilities on the date 
of 
enactment of 
this Act— 
(1) specific estimates of amounts planned for expenditure in 
each of the next five fiscal years to achieve the permanent 
disposal of such wastes and general estimates of amounts 
planned for expenditure in 
fiscal 
years thereafter to achieve such 
purpose; and 
Report to 
congressional 
committees. 
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(2) a thorough and detailed program management plan for the 
disposal of such wastes, including but not limited to— 
(A) an explicit schedule for decisions regarding the further 
processing and permanent disposal of such wastes; 
(B) a general description of new facilities likely to be 
required to achieve such permanent disposal; and 
(C) identification of all major program objectives, mile-
stones, key events, and critical path items. 
Approved December 4, 1981. 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 3413 (S. 1549): 
HOUSE REPORTS: No. 97-45 (Comm. on Armed Services) and No. 97-342 (Comm. 
of Conference). 
SENATE REPORT No. 97-173 accompanying S. 1549 (Comm. on Armed Services). 
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 127 (1981): 
June 11, considered and passed House. 
Nov. 3, considered and passed Senate, amended, in lieu of S. 1549. 
Nov. 19, House and Senate agreed to conference report.