Sec. 3148. STUDY ON A MULTIAGENCY GOVERNANCE MODEL FOR NATIONAL SECURITY LABORATORIES
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## SEC. 3148 STUDY ON A MULTIAGENCY GOVERNANCE MODEL FOR NATIONAL SECURITY LABORATORIES ###
(a)Independent Assessment ####
(1)In general The Administrator for Nuclear Security shall commission an independent assessment regarding the transition of the national security laboratories to multiagency federally funded research and development centers with direct sustainment and sponsorship by multiple national security agencies. The organization selected to conduct the independent assessment shall have recognized credentials and expertise in national security science and engineering laboratories. ####
(2)Background material The assessment shall leverage previous studies, including— #####
(A)the report published in 2009 by the Stimson Center titled “Leveraging Science for Security: A Strategy for the Nuclear Weapons Laboratories in the 21st Century”; and #####
(B)the Phase 1 report published in 2012 by the National Academy of Sciences titled “Managing for High-Quality Science and Engineering at the NNSA National Security laboratories”. ####
(3)Elements The assessment conducted pursuant to paragraph
(1)shall include the following elements: #####
(A)An assessment of a new governance structure that— ######
(i)gives multiple national security agencies, including the Department of Defense, the Department of Homeland Security, the Department of Energy, and the intelligence community, direct sponsorship of the national security laboratories as federally funded research and development centers so that such agencies have more direct and rapid access to the assets available at the laboratories and the responsibility to provide sustainable support for the science and technology needs of the agencies at the laboratories; ######
(ii)reduces costs to the Federal Government for the use of the resources of the laboratories, while enhancing the stewardship of these national resources and maximizing their service to the Nation; ######
(iii)enhances the overall quality of the scientific research and engineering capability of the laboratories, including their ability to recruit and retain top scientists and engineers; and ######
(iv)maintains as paramount the capabilities required to support the nuclear stockpile stewardship and related nuclear missions. #####
(B)A recommendation as to which, if any, other laboratories associated with any national security agency should be included in the new governance structure. #####
(C)Options for implementing the new governance structure that minimize disruption of performance and costs to the government while rapidly achieving anticipated gains. #####
(D)Legislative changes and executive actions that would need to be made in order to implement the new governance structure. ###
(b)Report ####
(1)In general Not later than January 1, 2014, the organization selected to conduct the independent assessment under subsection (a)(1) shall submit to the Administrator and the congressional defense committees a report that contains the findings of the assessment. ####
(2)Form The report under paragraph
(1)shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex. ###
(c)Definition In this section, the term “national security laboratory” has the meaning given that term in section 3281 of the National Nuclear Security Administration Act (50 U.S.C. 2471).
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STUDY ON A MULTIAGENCY GOVERNANCE MODEL FOR NATIONAL SECURITY LABORATORIES
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