Sec. 3123. REPORTS ON ROLE OF NUCLEAR SECURITY COMPLEX SITES AND POTENTIAL EFFICIENCIES

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## SEC. 3123 REPORTS ON ROLE OF NUCLEAR SECURITY COMPLEX SITES AND POTENTIAL EFFICIENCIES ###

(a)National Nuclear Security Administration Report ####

(1)Report required Not later than March 1, 2013, the Administrator for Nuclear Security shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report— #####

(A)assessing the role of the nuclear security complex sites in supporting— ######

(i)a safe, secure, and reliable nuclear deterrent; ######

(ii)reductions in the nuclear stockpile; and ######

(iii)the nuclear nonproliferation efforts of the United States; and #####

(B)identifying any opportunities for efficiencies and cost savings within the nuclear security complex. ####

(2)Matters included The report under paragraph

(1)shall include the following: #####

(A)An assessment of the role of the nuclear security complex sites, including the national security laboratories, in— ######

(i)maintaining a safe, secure, and reliable nuclear deterrent; ######

(ii)supporting reductions in the nuclear stockpile; and ######

(iii)supporting the nuclear nonproliferation efforts of the United States, including improving verification and detection technology. #####

(B)An identification of any opportunities for efficiencies within the nuclear security complex and an assessment of how those efficiencies could contribute to cost savings and strengthening safety and security. #####

(C)An assessment of duplicative functions within the nuclear security complex and a description of which duplicative functions remain necessary and why. #####

(D)If the Administrator determines it appropriate, an analysis of the potential for shared use or development of high explosives research and development capacity, supercomputing platforms, and infrastructure maintained for Work for Others programs. #####

(E)A description of the long-term strategic plan for the nuclear security complex. ###

(b)Comptroller General Report Not later than 180 days after the report under subsection (a)(1) is submitted, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report assessing the report submitted by the Administrator for Nuclear Security under subsection (a). ###

(c)Form The reports required by subsections

(a)and

(b)shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex. ###

(d)Nuclear Security Complex Defined In this section, the term “nuclear security complex” means the facilities and laboratories specified in section 4102(g) of the Atomic Energy Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 2512(g)).

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REPORTS ON ROLE OF NUCLEAR SECURITY COMPLEX SITES AND POTENTIAL EFFICIENCIES

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