Sec. 3113. Cost containment for Uranium Capabilities Replacement Project
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It is the sense of Congress that— the April 2010 Nuclear Posture Review, a February 2011 letter from the President to the Senate, and many other policy statements and documents have identified the Uranium Capabilities Replacement Project as a critical nuclear modernization priority; the failure of the Department of Energy and the National Nuclear Security Administration to successfully and efficiently execute and oversee the Uranium Capabilities Replacement Project undermines national security and jeopardizes the long-term credibility of the nuclear deterrent; the April 8, 2014, testimony of the Acting Administrator for Nuclear Security that close to half of the $1,200,000,000 taxpayers have spent on the design of such project has been wasted is a grievous misuse of limited taxpayer funds, and the appropriate officials of the Federal Government and contractors must be held accountable; the uranium capabilities and modern infrastructure that are to be provided by all three phases of the Uranium Capabilities Replacement Project are critical to national security and Congress fully supports efforts to deliver all of these capabilities efficiently and expeditiously; focused attention and robust leadership from the highest levels of the executive branch and Congress are required to ensure that such project delivers such critical national security capabilities; and the Secretary of Energy and the Administrator for Nuclear Security must ensure that lines of responsibility, authority, and accountability for such project are clear going forward.
Section 3123 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 ( Public Law 112–239 ; 126 Stat. 2178), as amended by section 3126 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 ( Public Law 113–66 ; 127 Stat. 1063), is amended— by amending subsection
(d)to read as follows: The total cost of Phase I under subsection
(a)of the project referred to in such subsection may not exceed $4,200,000,000. If the Secretary determines the total cost of Phase I will exceed the amount set forth in paragraph (1), the Secretary may adjust such amount if, by not later than March 1, 2015, the Secretary submits to the congressional defense committees a detailed justification for such adjustment, including— the amount of the adjustment and the proposed total cost of Phase I; a detailed justification for such adjustment, including a description of the changes that would be required to the project referred to in subsection
(a)if Phase I were to not exceed the total cost set forth in paragraph (1); a detailed description of the actions taken to hold appropriate contractors, employees of contractors, and employees of the Federal Government accountable for the repeated failures within the project; a description of the clear lines of responsibility, authority, and accountability for the project as the project continues, including descriptions of the roles and responsibilities for each key Federal and contractor position; and a detailed description of the structural reforms planned or implemented by the Secretary to ensure Phase I is executed on time and on schedule. Not later than March 1 of each year through 2025, the Secretary shall certify in writing to the congressional defense committees and the Secretary of Defense that Phase I under subsection
(a)of the project referred to in such subsection will meet— the total cost set forth in paragraph
(1)(as adjusted pursuant to paragraph
(2)if so adjusted); and a schedule that enables, by not later than 2025— uranium operations in building 9212 to cease; and uranium operations in a new facility constructed under such project to begin. If the Secretary of Energy does not make a certification by March 1 of any year in which a certification is required under paragraph (3), by not later than May 1 of such year, the Chairman of the Nuclear Weapons Council shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report that identifies the resources of the Department of Energy that the Chairman determines should be redirected to enable the Department of Energy to meet the total cost and schedule described in subparagraphs
(A)and
(B)of such paragraph. ; in subsection (e), by adding at the end the following new paragraph: Not later than March 1, 2015, the Secretary of Energy and the Secretary of the Navy shall jointly submit to the congressional defense committees a report detailing the implementation of paragraphs
(1)and (2), including— a description of the program management, oversight, design, and other responsibilities for the project referred to in subsection
(a)that are provided to the Commander of the Naval Facilities Engineering Command pursuant to paragraph (1); and a description of the funding used by the Secretary under paragraph
(2)to carry out paragraph (1). ; and by striking subsections
(g)and (h).
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- Pub. L. 112-239
- 126 Stat. 2178
- 127 Stat. 1063
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Sec. 3113
Cost containment for Uranium Capabilities Replacement Project
Pub. L.Pub. L. 112-239
Stat.126 Stat. 2178
Stat.127 Stat. 1063
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