Sec. 3111. IMPROVEMENTS TO NATIONAL NUCLEAR SECURITY ADMINISTRATION MANAGEMENT AND PROCESSES
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## SEC. 3111 IMPROVEMENTS TO NATIONAL NUCLEAR SECURITY ADMINISTRATION MANAGEMENT AND PROCESSES ###
(a)Modifications to National Nuclear Security Administration Act The National Nuclear Security Administration Act (50 U.S.C. 2401 et seq.) is amended— ####
(1)in section 3211— #####
(A)by striking paragraph
(2)of subsection
(b)and inserting the following: > > #### “(2) > > To support the deterrence of strategic attacks against the United States by maintaining and enhancing the performance, reliability, security, and safety of the United States nuclear weapons stockpile, including the ability to design, produce, and test nuclear weapons as necessary in order to meet national security requirements.” > ; and #####
(B)in subsection (c), by redesignating paragraphs
(1)through
(3)as paragraphs
(2)through (4), respectively, and inserting the following new paragraph (1): > > #### “(1) > > fulfilling, to the maximum extent possible, the requirements for nuclear weapons of the Department of Defense;” > ; ####
(2)in section 3213(a)(2), by inserting “infrastructure construction and maintenance,” after “nuclear weapons,”; ####
(3)by striking subsection (b)(1) of section 3214 and inserting the following: > > #### “(1) > > Supporting the deterrence of strategic attacks by maintaining and enhancing the performance, reliability, and security of the United States nuclear weapons stockpile, including the ability to design, produce, and test as necessary to meet national security requirements.” > ; and ####
(4)in section 3264, by striking “for the use” and inserting “for the cost-reimbursable use”. ###
(b)Modifications to Nonproliferation and National Security Scholarship and Fellowship Programs Section 3113 of the Duncan Hunter National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (50 U.S.C. 2444) is amended— ####
(1)by striking “Department of Energy” each place it appears and inserting “National Nuclear Security Administration”; and ####
(2)by striking “of the Department” each place it appears and inserting “of the Administration”. ###
(c)Modifications to Certain Nuclear Weapons Stockpile Matters The Atomic Energy Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 2501 et seq.) is amended— ####
(1)in section 4201(b)— #####
(A)by striking paragraph (5); #####
(B)by redesignating paragraphs
(1)through
(4)as paragraphs
(2)through (5), respectively; #####
(C)by inserting after the matter preceding paragraph (2), as so redesignated, the following new paragraph (1): > > #### “(1) > > An increased level of effort for the construction of new facilities and the modernization of existing facilities with production and manufacturing capabilities that are necessary to support the deterrence of strategic attacks against the United States by maintaining and enhancing the performance, reliability, and security of the United States nuclear weapons stockpile, including— > > > ##### “(A) > > the nuclear weapons production facilities; and > > > ##### “(B) > > production and manufacturing capabilities resident in the national security laboratories.” > . #####
(D)in paragraph (2), as so redesignated, by striking “An increased level of effort” and inserting “Support”; #####
(E)in paragraph (3), as so redesignated, by striking “An increased level of effort” and inserting “Support”; and #####
(F)by amending paragraph (4), as so redesignated, to read as follows: > > #### “(4) > > Support for the modernization of facilities and projects that contribute to the experimental capabilities of the United States that support the sustainment and modernization of the United States nuclear weapons stockpile and the capabilities required to assess nuclear weapons effects.” > ; ####
(2)in section 4204— #####
(A)in subsection (a)— ######
(i)in the matter preceding paragraph (1)— ######
(I)by inserting “, modernization, and replacement, as required,” after “effective management”; and ######
(II)by striking “, including the extension of the effective life of such weapons”; ######
(ii)in paragraph (1), by striking “increase the reliability, safety, and security” and inserting “enhance the performance and reliability”; ######
(iii)by redesignating paragraphs (3), (4), and
(5)as paragraphs (4), (5), and (6), respectively; ######
(iv)by inserting after paragraph
(2)the following new paragraph (3): > > #### “(3) > > To maintain the safety and security of the nuclear weapons stockpile.” > ; and ######
(v)by amending paragraph (4), as so redesignated, to read as follows: > > #### “(4) > > To optimize the future size of the nuclear weapons stockpile.” > ; and #####
(B)in subsection (b)— ######
(i)in paragraph (1)— ######
(I)by striking “made to achieve” and inserting “consistent with”; and ######
(II)by striking “; and” and inserting a semicolon; ######
(ii)by redesignating paragraph
(2)as paragraph (3); ######
(iii)by inserting after paragraph
(1)the following new paragraph (2): > > #### “(2) > > any changes made to the stockpile consistent with the objectives identified in subsection
(a)are carried out in a cost effective manner; and” > ; and ######
(iv)in paragraph (3), as so redesignated— ######
(I)by amending subparagraph
(A)to read as follows: > > ##### “(A) > > be well understood and certifiable without the need to resume underground nuclear weapons testing;” > ; ######
(II)by striking the period at the end of subparagraph
(B)and inserting “; and”; and ######
(III)by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: > > ##### “(C) > > develop future generations of design, certification, and production expertise in the nuclear security enterprise to support the fulfillment of mission requirements of the future stockpile.” > ; ####
(3)in section 4209(a)(1), in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking “phase 1 or phase 6.1” and inserting “phase 2 or phase 6.2”; ####
(4)in section 4212— #####
(A)in subsection (a)(1), by striking, “as specified in the most recent Nuclear Posture Review”; #####
(B)in subsection (b)— ######
(i)in paragraph (1), by inserting “and high explosives manufacturing” after “weapons assembly”; ######
(ii)in paragraph (3), by striking “fissile materials components processing and fabrication” and inserting “processing”; ######
(iii)by redesignating paragraph
(4)as paragraph (5); and ######
(iv)by inserting after paragraph (3), the following new paragraph (4): > > #### “(4) > > The fissile material component processing and fabrication capabilities of the Savannah River Plutonium Processing Facility and the Los Alamos National Laboratory.” > ; and #####
(C)by striking subsection (c); ####
(5)by striking section 4216 (and conforming the table of contents at the beginning of such Act accordingly); ####
(6)in section 4405— #####
(A)by amending subsection
(a)to read as follows: > > ### “(a) Accelerated Cleanup > > The Secretary of Energy shall accelerate the schedule for defense environmental cleanup activities and disposition projects for a site at a Department of Energy defense nuclear facility if the Secretary determines that such an accelerated schedule will accelerate the recapitalization, modernization, or replacement of National Nuclear Security Administration facilities supporting the nuclear weapons stockpile, achieve meaningful, long-term cost savings to the Federal Government, or could substantially accelerate the release of land for local reuse without undermining national security objectives.” > ; and #####
(B)in subsection (b)— ######
(i)by redesignating paragraphs
(1)through
(4)as paragraphs
(2)through (5), respectively; and ######
(ii)by inserting after the matter preceding paragraph (2), as so redesignated, the following new paragraph (1): > > #### “(1) > > The extent to which accelerated cleanup schedules can contribute to a more rapid modernization of National Nuclear Security Administration facilities.” > ; and ####
(7)in section 4713— #####
(A)in the heading of subsection (a)(1), by inserting “and new nuclear weapon program” after “extension”; and #####
(B)by inserting “or new nuclear weapon program” after “stockpile life extension” each place it appears.
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