Sec. 2501. Definition. SUBCHAPTER I—ORGANIZATIONAL MATTERS 2511. Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program. 2512. Reorganization of field activities and management of national security functions. (a) Limitation on delegation of authority. (b) Requirement to consult with area offices. (c) Requirement for direct communication from area offices. (d) Defense programs reorganization plan and report. (e) Defense Programs Management Council. (f) Covered site operations. (g) Covered facilities and laboratories. 2513. Restriction on licensing requirement for certain defense activities and facilities. SUBCHAPTER II—NUCLEAR WEAPONS STOCKPILE MATTERS

2521. Stockpile stewardship program. (a) Establishment. (b) Program elements. (c) Authorization of appropriations. 2522. Report on stockpile stewardship criteria. (a) Requirement for criteria. (b) Coordination with Secretary of Defense. (c) Report. 2523. Plan for stewardship, management, and certification of warheads in the nuclear weapons stockpile. (a) Plan requirement. (b) Plan elements. (c) Annual submission of plan to Congress. 2524. Nuclear weapons stockpile life extension program. (a) Program required. (b) Administrative responsibility for program. 2524a. Reliable Replacement Warhead program. (a) Program required. (b) Consultation. 2525. Annual assessments and reports to the President and Congress regarding the condition of the United States nuclear weapons stockpile. (a) Annual assessments required. (b) Covered officials. (c) Use of teams of experts for assessments. (d) Report on assessments. (e) Submittals to the President and Congress. (f) Classified form. (g) Definitions. (h) First submissions. 2526. Form of certifications regarding the safety or reliability of the nuclear weapons stockpile. 2527. Nuclear test ban readiness program. (a) Findings. (b) Establishment of program. (c) Purposes of program. (d) Conduct of program. 2528. Study on nuclear test readiness postures. (a) Report. (b) Biennial update report. 2528a. Readiness posture for resumption by the United States of underground nuclear weapons tests. (a) Readiness posture required. (b) Description of requirement. 2529. Requirements for specific request for new or modified nuclear weapons. (a) Requirement for request for funds for development. (b) Budget request format. (c) Exception. (d) Definitions. 2530. Limitation on underground nuclear weapons tests. 2531. Testing of nuclear weapons. (a) In general. (b) Atmospheric testing of nuclear weapons. 2532. Manufacturing infrastructure for refabrication and certification of nuclear weapons stockpile. (a) Manufacturing program. (b) Required capabilities. (c) Nuclear Posture Review. (d) Funding. (e) Plan and report. 2533. Reports on critical difficulties at nuclear weapons laboratories and nuclear weapons production plants. (a) Reports by heads of laboratories and plants. (b) Transmittal by Assistant Secretary. (c) Omitted. (d) Inclusion of reports in annual stockpile certification. (e) Definitions.

2541. Tritium production program. (a) Establishment of program. (b) Funding. (c) Location of tritium production facility. (d) Cost-benefit analysis. (e) Report. (f) Tritium targets. 2542. Tritium recycling. (a) In general. (b) Exception. 2543. Tritium production. (a) New tritium production facility. (b) In-reactor tests. 2544. Modernization and consolidation of tritium recycling facilities. (a) In general. (b) Funding. 2545. Procedures for meeting tritium production requirements. (a) Production of new tritium. (b) Support. (c) Design and engineering development. SUBCHAPTER III—PROLIFERATION MATTERS 2561. International cooperative stockpile stewardship. (a) Funding prohibition. (b) Exceptions. 2562. Nonproliferation initiatives and activities. (a) Initiative for Proliferation Prevention program. (b) Nuclear Cities Initiative. (c) Report. (d) Nuclear Cities Initiative defined. 2563. Annual report on status of Nuclear Materials Protection, Control, and Accounting Program. (a) Report required. (b) Contents. (c) Limitation on use of certain funds. 2564. Nuclear Cities Initiative. (a) In general. (b) Funding for fiscal year 2001. (c) Limitation pending submission of agreement. (d) Limitation pending implementation of project review procedures. (e) Limitation pending certification and report. (f) Plan for restructuring the Russian nuclear complex. (g) Encouragement of careers in nonproliferation. (h) Definitions. 2565. Authority to conduct program relating to fissile materials. 2566. Disposition of weapons-usable plutonium at Savannah River Site. (a) Plan for construction and operation of MOX facility. (b) Corrective actions. (c) Contingent requirement for removal of plutonium and materials from Savannah River Site. (d) Economic and impact assistance. (e) Failure to complete planned disposition program. (f) Removal of mixed-oxide fuel upon completion of operations of MOX facility. (g) Baseline. (h) Definitions. 2567. Disposition of surplus defense plutonium at Savannah River Site, Aiken, South Carolina. (a) Consultation required. (b) Notice required. (c) Plan for disposition. (d) Plan for alternative disposition. (e) Submission of plans. (f) Limitation on plutonium shipments. (g) Rule of construction. (h) Annual report on funding for fissile materials disposition activities. 2568. Authority to use international nuclear materials protection and cooperation program funds outside the former Soviet Union. (a) Authority. (b) Scope of authority. (c) Limitation on availability of funds. (d) Additional limitations and requirements. (e) Funds. 2569. Acceleration of removal or security of fissile materials, radiological materials, and related equipment at vulnerable sites worldwide. (a) Sense of Congress. (b) Program authorized. (c) Program elements. (d) Reports. (e) Funding. (f) Definitions. 2570. Silk Road Initiative. (a) Program authorized. (b) Silk Road nations defined. (c) Funding. 2571. Nuclear Nonproliferation Fellowships for scientists employed by United States and Russian Federation. (a) In general. (b) Definitions. (c) Funding. SUBCHAPTER IV—ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION AND WASTE MANAGEMENT MATTERS

2581. Defense Environmental Restoration and Waste Management Account. (a) Establishment. (b) Amounts in Account. 2582. Requirement to develop future use plans for environmental management programs. (a) Authority to develop future use plans. (b) Requirement to develop future use plans. (c) Citizen advisory board. (d) Requirement to consult with citizen advisory board. (e) 50-year planning period. (f) Deadlines. (g) Report. (h) Savings provisions. 2583. Integrated fissile materials management plan. (a) Plan. (b) Submittal to Congress. 2584. Baseline environmental management reports. (a) Annual environmental restoration reports. (b) Biennial waste management reports. (c) Contents of reports. (d) Biennial status and variance reports. (e) Compliance tracking. (f) Public participation in development of information. 2585. Accelerated schedule for environmental restoration and waste management activities. (a) Accelerated cleanup. (b) Consideration of factors. (c) Report. (d) Savings provision. 2586. Defense waste cleanup technology program. (a) Establishment of program. (b) Coordination of research activities. (c) Definitions. 2587. Report on environmental restoration expenditures. 2588. Public participation in planning for environmental restoration and waste management at defense nuclear facilities. 2589. Policy of Department of Energy regarding future defense environmental management matters. (a) Policy required. (b) Reflection in budget. (c) Consultation. (d) Report.

2601. Projects to accelerate closure activities at defense nuclear facilities. (a) In general. (b) Purpose. (c) Eligible projects. (d) Program administration. (e) Selection of projects. (f) Multiyear contracts. (g) Funding. (h) Annual report. (i) Duration of program. (j) Savings provision. 2602. Reports in connection with permanent closures of Department of Energy defense nuclear facilities. (a) Training and job placement services plan. (b) Closure report.

2611. Defense environmental management privatization projects. (a) Authority to enter into contracts. (b) Notice and wait. (c) Cost variations. (d) Use of funds for termination of contract. (e) Annual report on contracts. (f) Assessment of contracting without sufficient appropriations.

2621. Safety measures for waste tanks at Hanford Nuclear Reservation. (a) Identification and monitoring of tanks. (b) Action plans. (c) Prohibition. (d) Report. 2622. Hanford waste tank cleanup program reforms. (a) Establishment of Office of River Protection. (b) Management and responsibilities of Office. (c) Department responsibilities. (d) Report. (e) Report. (f) Termination. 2623. River Protection Project. 2624. Funding for termination costs of River Protection Project, Richland, Washington.

2631. Accelerated schedule for isolating high-level nuclear waste at the Defense Waste Processing Facility, Savannah River Site. 2632. Multi-year plan for clean-up. 2633. Continuation of processing, treatment, and disposal of legacy nuclear materials. 2634. Continuation of processing, treatment, and disposition of legacy nuclear materials. 2635. Continuation of processing, treatment, and disposition of legacy nuclear materials. 2636. Continuation of processing, treatment, and disposal of legacy nuclear materials. 2637. Continuation of processing, treatment, and disposal of legacy nuclear materials. 2638. Limitation on use of funds for decommissioning F–canyon facility. SUBCHAPTER V—SAFEGUARDS AND SECURITY MATTERS

2651. Prohibition on international inspections of Department of Energy facilities unless protection of restricted data is certified. (a) Prohibition on inspections. (b) Omitted. (c) Restricted data defined. 2652. Restrictions on access to national laboratories by foreign visitors from sensitive countries. (a) Background review required. (b) Moratorium pending certification. (c) Waiver of moratorium. (d) Exception to moratorium for certain individuals. (e) Exception to moratorium for certain programs. (f) Sense of Congress regarding background reviews. (g) Definitions. 2653. Background investigations of certain personnel at Department of Energy facilities. (a) In general. (b) Compliance. (c) Definitions. 2654. Department of Energy counterintelligence polygraph program. (a) New counterintelligence polygraph program required. (b) Authorities and limitations. (c) Omitted. (d) Report on further enhancement of personnel security program. (e) Polygraph Review defined. 2655. Counterintelligence polygraph program. (a) Program required. (b) Covered persons. (c) High-risk programs. (d) Initial testing and consent. (e) Additional testing. (f) Counterintelligence polygraph examination. (g) Regulations. (h) Plan for extension of program. 2656. Notice to congressional committees of certain security and counterintelligence failures within nuclear energy defense programs. (a) Required notification. (b) Significant nuclear defense intelligence losses. (c) Manner of notification. (d) Procedures. (e) Statutory construction. 2657. Submittal of annual report on status of security functions at nuclear weapons facilities. 2658. Report on counterintelligence and security practices at national laboratories. (a) In general. (b) Content of report. (c) National laboratory defined. 2659. Report on security vulnerabilities of national laboratory computers. (a) Report required. (b) Preparation of report. (c) Submission of report to Secretary of Energy and to FBI Director. (d) Forwarding to congressional committees. (e) First report. (f) National laboratory defined.

2671. Review of certain documents before declassification and release. (a) In general. (b) Limitation on declassification. (c) Restricted data defined. 2672. Protection against inadvertent release of Restricted Data and Formerly Restricted Data. (a) Plan for protection against release. (b) Plan elements. (c) Limitation on declassification of certain records. (d) Submission of plan. (e) Submission of reviews. (f) Report and notification regarding inadvertent releases. (g) Definition. 2673. Supplement to plan for declassification of Restricted Data and Formerly Restricted Data. (a) Supplement to plan. (b) Contents of supplement. (c) Limitation on declassification of records. (d) Submission of supplement. 2674. Protection of classified information during laboratory-to-laboratory exchanges. (a) Provision of training. (b) Countering of espionage and intelligence-gathering abroad. 2675. Identification in budget materials of amounts for declassification activities and limitation on expenditures for such activities. (a) Amounts for declassification of records. (b) Certification required with respect to automatic declassification of records. (c) Report on automatic declassification of Department of Energy records.

2691. Responsibility for Defense Programs Emergency Response Program. SUBCHAPTER VI—PERSONNEL MATTERS

2701. Authority for appointment of certain scientific, engineering, and technical personnel. (a) Authority. (b) OPM review. (c) Termination. 2702. Whistleblower protection program. (a) Program required. (b) Covered individuals. (c) Protected disclosures. (d) Persons and entities to which disclosures may be made. (e) Official capacity of persons to whom information is disclosed. (f) Assistance and guidance. (g) Regulations. (h) Notification to covered individuals. (i) Complaint by covered individuals. (j) Investigation by Office of Hearings and Appeals. (k) Remedial action. (l) Relationship to other laws. (m) Annual report. (n) Implementation report. 2703. Employee incentives for employees at closure project facilities. (a) Authority to provide incentives. (b) Eligible employees. (c) Closure facility defined. (d) Incentives. (e) Agreement. (f) Violation of agreement. (g) Report. (h) Omitted. (i) Authority with respect to voluntary separations. (j) Termination. 2704. Department of Energy defense nuclear facilities workforce restructuring plan. (a) In general. (b) Consultation. (c) Objectives. (d) Implementation. (e) Plan updates. (f) Submittal to Congress. (g) Department of Energy defense nuclear facility defined. 2705. Authority to provide certificate of commendation to Department of Energy and contractor employees for exemplary service in stockpile stewardship and security. (a) Authority to present certificate of commendation. (b) Certificate. (c) Department of Energy defined.

2721. Executive management training in Department of Energy. (a) Establishment of training program. (b) Training provisions. 2722. Stockpile stewardship recruitment and training program. (a) Conduct of program. (b) Support of dual-use programs. (c) Establishment of retiree corps. (d) Report. 2723. Fellowship program for development of skills critical to the Department of Energy nuclear weapons complex. (a) In general. (b) Eligible individuals. (c) Covered facilities. (d) Administration. (e) Allocation of funds. (f) Agreement.

2731. Worker protection at nuclear weapons facilities. (a) Training grant program. (b) Enforcement of employee safety standards. (c) Regulations. (d) Definitions. (e) Funding. 2732. Safety oversight and enforcement at defense nuclear facilities. (a) Safety at defense nuclear facilities. (b) Report. 2733. Program to monitor Department of Energy workers exposed to hazardous and radioactive substances. (a) In general. (b) Implementation of program. (c) Agreement with Secretary of Health and Human Services. (d) Definitions. 2734. Programs for persons who may have been exposed to radiation released from Hanford Nuclear Reservation. (a) Funding. (b) Programs. (c) Plan and reports. (d) Prohibition on disclosure of exposure information. SUBCHAPTER VII—BUDGET AND FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT MATTERS

2741. Definitions. 2742. Reprogramming. (a) In general. (b) Exception where notice-and-wait given. (c) Report. (d) Computation of days. (e) Limitations. 2743. Minor construction projects. (a) Authority. (b) Annual report. (c) Cost variation reports to congressional committees. (d) Minor construction project defined. 2744. Limits on construction projects. (a) Construction cost ceiling. (b) Exception where notice-and-wait given. (c) Computation of days. (d) Exception for minor projects. 2745. Fund transfer authority. (a) Transfer to other Federal agencies. (b) Transfer within Department of Energy. (c) Limitations. (d) Notice to Congress. 2746. Conceptual and construction design. (a) Conceptual design. (b) Construction design. 2747. Authority for emergency planning, design, and construction activities. (a) Authority. (b) Limitation. (c) Specific authority. 2748. Scope of authority to carry out plant projects. 2749. Availability of funds. (a) In general. (b) Exception for program direction funds. 2750. Transfer of defense environmental management funds. (a) Transfer authority for defense environmental management funds. (b) Limitations. (c) Exemption from reprogramming requirements. (d) Notification. (e) Definitions. 2751. Transfer of weapons activities funds. (a) Transfer authority for weapons activities funds. (b) Limitations. (c) Exemption from reprogramming requirements. (d) Notification. (e) Definitions. 2752. Funds available for all national security programs of the Department of Energy.

2761. Restriction on use of funds to pay penalties under environmental laws. (a) Restriction. (b) Exception. 2762. Restriction on use of funds to pay penalties under Clean Air Act.

2771. Single request for authorization of appropriations for common defense and security programs. SUBCHAPTER VIII—ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS

2781. Costs not allowed under covered contracts. (a) In general. (b) Regulations; costs of information provided to Congress or State legislatures and related costs. (c) “Covered contract” defined. (d) Effective date. 2782. Prohibition and report on bonuses to contractors operating defense nuclear facilities. (a) Prohibition. (b) Report on Rocky Flats bonuses. (c) “Department of Energy defense nuclear facility” defined. (d) Regulations. 2783. Contractor liability for injury or loss of property arising out of atomic weapons testing programs. (a) Short title. (b) Federal remedies applicable; exclusiveness of remedies. (c) Procedure. (d) Actions covered. (e) “Contractor” defined.

2791. Laboratory-directed research and development programs. (a) Authority. (b) Regulations. (c) Funding. (d) “Laboratory-directed research and development” defined. 2791a. Laboratory-directed research and development. 2792. Limitations on use of funds for laboratory directed research and development purposes. (a) General limitations. (b) Limitation in fiscal year 1998 pending submittal of annual report. (c) Omitted. (d) Assessment of funding level for laboratory directed research and development. (e) “Laboratory directed research and development” defined. 2793. Limitation on use of funds for certain research and development purposes. (a) Limitation. (b) Annual report. 2794. Critical technology partnerships. (a) Partnerships. (b) Definitions. 2795. University-based research collaboration program. (a) Findings. (b) Program. (c) Funding.

2811. Transfers of real property at certain Department of Energy facilities. (a) Transfer regulations. (b) Indemnification. (c) Conditions. (d) Authority of Secretary of Energy. (e) Relationship to other law. (f) Definitions. 2812. Engineering and manufacturing research, development, and demonstration by plant managers of certain nuclear weapons production plants. (a) Authority for programs at nuclear weapons productions facilities. (b) Projects and activities. (c) Funding. (d) Report. (e) Definition. 2813. Pilot program relating to use of proceeds of disposal or utilization of certain Department of Energy assets. (a) Purpose. (b) Use of proceeds to defray costs. (c) Covered transactions. (d) Applicability of disposal authority. (e) Report.

2821. Semiannual reports on local impact assistance. 2822. Payment of costs of operation and maintenance of infrastructure at Nevada Test Site.