Sec. 3132. IMPROVEMENTS TO THE NATIONAL NUCLEAR SECURITY ADMINISTRATION ACT

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## SEC. 3132 IMPROVEMENTS TO THE NATIONAL NUCLEAR SECURITY ADMINISTRATION ACT ###

(a)Nuclear Security Enterprise Reference ####

(1)Future-years nuclear security program Section 3253(b) of the National Nuclear Security Administration Act (50 U.S.C. 2453(b)) is amended by striking “nuclear weapons complex” each place it appears and inserting “nuclear security enterprise”. ####

(2)GAO reports Section 3255 of the National Nuclear Security Administration Act (50 U.S.C. 2455) is amended— #####

(A)in subsection (a), by striking “nuclear security complex” each place it appears and inserting “nuclear security enterprise”; and #####

(B)in subsection (b), by striking paragraph (3). ####

(3)Definition Section 3281 of the National Nuclear Security Administration Act (50 U.S.C. 2471) is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: > > #### “(6) > > The term ‘nuclear security enterprise’ means the physical facilities, technology, and human capital of the national security laboratories and the nuclear weapons production facilities.” > . ###

(b)Transfer of Functions ####

(1)Funds and personnel Section 3291 of the National Nuclear Security Administration Act (50 U.S.C. 2481) is amended— #####

(A)in subsection (c), by striking “specified in subsection (a)” and inserting “of the Administration”; and #####

(B)by adding at the end the following new subsections: > > ### “(d) Transfer of Funds > > > ####

(1)> > Any balance of appropriations that the Secretary of Energy determines is available and needed to finance or discharge a function, power, or duty or an activity that is transferred to the Administration shall be transferred to the Administration and used for any purpose for which those appropriations were originally available. Balances of appropriations so transferred shall— > > > ##### “(A) > > be credited to any applicable appropriation account of the Administration; or > > > ##### “(B) > > be credited to a new account that may be established on the books of the Department of the Treasury; > > and shall be merged with the funds already credited to that account and accounted for as one fund. > > > #### “(2) > > Balances of appropriations credited to an account under paragraph (1)(A) are subject only to such limitations as are specifically applicable to that account. Balances of appropriations credited to an account under paragraph (1)(B) are subject only to such limitations as are applicable to the appropriations from which they are transferred. > > > ### “(e) Personnel > > > ####

(1)> > With respect to any function, power, or duty or activity of the Department of Energy that is transferred to the Administration, those employees of the element of the Department of Energy from which the transfer is made that the Secretary of Energy determines are needed to perform that function, power, or duty, or for that activity, as the case may be, shall be transferred to the Administration. > > > #### “(2) > > The authorized strength in civilian employees of any element of the Department of Energy from which employees are transferred under this section is reduced by the number of employees so transferred.” > . ####

(2)Applicability of existing laws and regulations Section 3296 of the National Nuclear Security Administration Act (50 U.S.C. 2484) is amended to read as follows: > > ## “SEC. 3296 APPLICABILITY OF PREEXISTING LAWS AND REGULATIONS > > “With respect to any facility, mission, or function of the Department of Energy that the Secretary of Energy transfers to the Administrator under section 3291, unless otherwise provided in this title, all provisions of law and regulations in effect immediately before the date of the transfer that are applicable to such facility, mission, or function shall continue to apply to the corresponding functions of the Administration.” > . ####

(3)Rule of construction **[**[50 U.S.C. 2481 note](/us/usc/t50/s2481)**]** Nothing in section 3291 of the National Nuclear Security Administration Act (50 U.S.C. 2481), as amended by paragraph (1), may be construed to affect any function or activity transferred by the Secretary of Energy to the Administrator for Nuclear Security before the date of the enactment of this Act. ###

(c)Repeal of Expired Provisions ####

(1)In general The following sections of the National Nuclear Security Administration Act (50 U.S.C. 2401 et seq.) are repealed: #####

(A)Section 3242 (50 U.S.C. 2442). #####

(B)Section 3292 (50 U.S.C. 2482). #####

(C)Section 3295 (50 U.S.C. 2483). #####

(D)Section 3297 (50 U.S.C. 2401 note). ####

(2)Clerical amendments The table of contents at the beginning of the National Nuclear Security Administration Act is amended by striking the items relating to sections 3242, 3292, 3295, and 3297. ###

(d)Technical Amendments to the NNSA Act The National Nuclear Security Administration Act (50 U.S.C. 2401 et seq.) is amended as follows: ####

(1)In section 3212(a)(2) (50 U.S.C. 2402(a)(2)), by striking “as added by section 3202 of this Act,”. ####

(2)In section 3253(b)(3) (50 U.S.C. 2453(b)(3)), by striking “section 3158 of the Strom Thurmond National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1999 (42 U.S.C. 2121 note)” and inserting “section 4202(a) of the Atomic Energy Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 2522(a))”. ####

(3)In section 3281(2) (50 U.S.C. 2471(2))— #####

(A)in subparagraph (C), by striking “Y-12 Plant” and inserting “Y-12 National Security Complex”; and #####

(B)in subparagraph (D), by striking “tritium operations facilities at the”. ####

(4)**[**[50 U.S.C. 2455](/us/usc/t50/s2455)**]** By striking “Nevada Test Site” each place it appears and inserting “Nevada National Security Site”. ###

(e)Technical Amendment to the DOE Organization Act Section 643 of the Department of Energy Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7253) is amended by redesignating the second subsection

(b)as subsection (c).

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