[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
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[S. 1339 Engrossed in Senate (ES)]

103d CONGRESS

  1st Session

                                S. 1339

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                                 AN ACT

To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1994 for defense activities 
          of the Department of Energy, and for other purposes.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
103d CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1339

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                                 AN ACT


 
To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1994 for defense activities 
          of the Department of Energy, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Department of Energy National 
Security Act for Fiscal Year 1994''.

      TITLE XXXI--DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY NATIONAL SECURITY PROGRAMS

         Subtitle A--National Security Programs Authorizations

Sec. 3101. Weapons activities.
Sec. 3102. New tritium production and plutonium disposition activities.
Sec. 3103. Environmental restoration and waste management.
Sec. 3104. Materials support and other defense programs.
Sec. 3105. Defense nuclear waste disposal.
Sec. 3106. Funding uses and limitations.
                Subtitle B--Recurring General Provisions

Sec. 3121. Reprogramming.
Sec. 3122. Limits on general plant projects.
Sec. 3123. Limits on construction projects.
Sec. 3124. Fund transfer authority.
Sec. 3125. Authority for construction design.
Sec. 3126. Authority for emergency planning, design, and construction 
                            activities.
Sec. 3127. Funds available for all national security programs of the 
                            Department of Energy.
Sec. 3128. Availability of funds.
                       Subtitle C--Other Matters

Sec. 3131. Use of funds for payment of penalty assessed against Hanford 
                            project.
Sec. 3132. Office of Tritium Production and Plutonium Disposition.
Sec. 3133. Authority to transfer certain Department of Energy property.
Sec. 3134. Reauthorization and expansion of authority to loan personnel 
                            and facilities.
Sec. 3135. Inclusion of analysis of Nevada Test Site in environmental 
                            assessment of reconfiguration of Department 
                            of Energy nuclear weapons complex.
Sec. 3136. Department of Energy management.
Sec. 3137. Training programs for management of hazardous materials and 
                            of hazardous materials emergency response 
                            activities.
Sec. 3138. Review of Department of Energy environmental compliance 
                            agreements.
Sec. 3139. Extension of review of waste isolation pilot plant in New 
                            Mexico.
Sec. 3140. Standardization of Requirements affecting Department of 
                            Energy employees.
            Subtitle D--Cooperative Research and Development

Sec. 3141. Short title.
Sec. 3142. Definitions.
Sec. 3143. Competitiveness amendment to the Department of Energy 
                            Organization Act.
Sec. 3144. National advanced manufacturing technologies program.
Sec. 3145. Not-for-profit organizations.
Sec. 3146. Career path program.
Sec. 3147. AVLIS commercialization.
Sec. 3148. Amendments to Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act.
Sec. 3149. Guidelines.
Sec. 3150. Authorization.
                      TITLE XXXII--NUCLEAR SAFETY

Sec. 3201. Authorization for Defense Nuclear Safety Board.
Sec. 3202. Requirement for transmittal to Congress of certain 
                            information prepared by Defense Nuclear 
                            Safety Board.

      TITLE XXXI--DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY NATIONAL SECURITY PROGRAMS

         Subtitle A--National Security Programs Authorizations

SEC. 3101. WEAPONS ACTIVITIES.

    (a) Operating Expenses.--Funds are hereby authorized to be 
appropriated to the Department of Energy for fiscal year 1994 for 
operating expenses incurred in carrying out weapons activities 
necessary for national security programs in the amount $3,735,571,000, 
to be allocated as follows:
            (1) For research and development, $1,152,325,000.
            (2) For weapons testing, $375,000,000.
            (3) For stockpile support, $1,792,280,000.
            (4) For program direction, $277,466,000.
            (5) For complex reconfiguration, $138,500,000.
    (b) Plant Projects.--Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated 
to the Department of Energy for fiscal year 1994 for plant projects 
(including maintenance, restoration, planning, construction, 
acquisition, modification of facilities, and the continuation of 
projects authorized in prior years, and land acquisition related 
thereto) in carrying out weapons activities necessary for national 
security programs as follows:
            Project GPD-101, general plan projects, various locations, 
        $16,500,000.
            Project GPD-121, general plant projects, various locations, 
        $7,700,000.
            Project 94-D-102, nuclear weapons research, development, 
        and testing facilities revitalization, Phase V, various 
        locations, $11,110,000.
            Project 94-D-124, hydrogen fluoride supply system, Y-12 
        Plant, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, $5,000,000.
            Project 94-D-125, upgrade life safety, Kansas City Plant, 
        Kansas City, Missouri, $3,000,000.
            Project 94-D-127, emergency notification system, Pantex 
        Plant, Amarillo, Texas, $1,000,000.
            Project 94-D-128, environmental safety and health 
        analytical laboratory, Pantex Plant, Amarillo, Texas, $800,000.
            Project 93-D-102, Nevada support facility, North Las Vegas, 
        Nevada, $6,000,000.
            Project 93-D-122, life safety upgrades, Y-12 Plant, Oak 
        Ridge, Tennessee, $5,000,000.
            Project 93-D-123, complex-21, various locations, 
        $25,000,000.
            Project 92-D-102, nuclear weapons research, development, 
        and testing facilities revitalization, Phase IV, various 
        locations, $27,479,000.
            Project 92-D-126, replace emergency notification systems, 
        various locations, $10,500,000.
            Project 90-D-102, nuclear weapons research, development, 
        and testing facilities revitalization, Phase III, various 
        locations, $30,805,000.
            Project 88-D-106, nuclear weapons research, development, 
        and testing facilities revitalization, Phase II, various 
        locations, $39,624,000.
            Project 88-D-122, facilities capability assurance program, 
        various locations, $27,100,000.
            Project 88-D-123, security enhancement, Pantex Plant, 
        Amarillo, Texas, $20,000,000.
    (c) Capital Equipment.--Funds are hereby authorized to be 
appropriated to the Department of Energy for fiscal year 1994 for 
capital equipment not related to construction in carrying out weapons 
activities necessary for national security programs in the amount of 
$123,034,000.
    (d) Adjustment for Savings.--The total amount authorized to be 
appropriated pursuant to this section is the sum of the amounts 
specified in subsections (a) through (c) reduced by $393,641,000.

SEC. 3102. NEW TRITIUM PRODUCTION AND PLUTONIUM DISPOSITION ACTIVITIES.

    Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated to the Department of 
Energy for fiscal year 1994 for expenses incurred in carrying out new 
tritium production activities and plutonium disposition activities 
necessary for national security programs in the amount of $83,000,000, 
offset by $43,000,000 in prior year funds.

SEC. 3103. ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION AND WASTE MANAGEMENT.

    (a) Operating Expenses.--Funds are hereby authorized to be 
appropriated to the Department of Energy for fiscal year 1994 for 
operating expenses incurred in carrying out environmental restoration 
and waste management activities necessary for national security 
programs in the amount of $4,782,213,000, to be allocated as follows:
            (1) For corrective activities, $2,170,000.
            (2) For environmental restoration, $1,536,027,000.
            (3) For waste management, $2,275,441,000.
            (4) For technology development, $361,150,000.
            (5) For transportation management, $19,730,000.
            (6) For program direction, $82,427,000.
            (7) For facility transition, $545,268,000.
    (b) Plant Projects.--Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated 
to the Department of Energy for fiscal year 1994 for plant projects 
(including maintenance, restoration, planning, construction, 
acquisition, modification of facilities, and the continuation of 
projects authorized in prior years, and land acquisition related 
thereto) to carry out environmental restoration and waste management 
activities necessary for national security programs as follows:
            Project GPD-171, general plant projects, various locations, 
        $49,015,000.
            Project 94-D-122, underground storage tanks, Rocky Flats 
        Plant, Golden, Colorado, $700,000.
            Project 94-D-400, high explosive wastewater treatment, Los 
        Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico, $1,000,000.
            Project 94-D-401, emergency response facility, Idaho 
        National Engineering Laboratory, Idaho, $600,000.
            Project 94-D-402, liquid waste treatment system, Nevada 
        Test Site, $491,000.
            Project 94-D-404, Melton Valley storage tanks capacity 
        increase, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, 
        $9,400,000.
            Project 94-D-405, Central neutralization facility pipeline 
        extension project, Oak Ridge K-25 Plant, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, 
        $1,714,000.
            Project 94-D-406, low-level waste disposal facility, Oak 
        Ridge K-25 Plant, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, $6,000,000.
            Project 94-D-407, initial tank retrieval systems, Richland, 
        Washington, $7,000,000.
            Project 94-D-408, 200 east office facility, Richland, 
        Washington, $1,200,000.
            Project 94-D-411, solid waste operations complex project, 
        Richland, Washington, $7,100,000.
            Project 94-D-412, 300 area process sewer piping system 
        upgrade, Richland, Washington, $1,100,000.
            Project 94-D-414, site 300 explosive waste storage 
        facility, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, 
        California, $370,000.
            Project 94-D-415, medical facilities, Idaho National 
        Engineering Laboratory, Idaho, $1,100,000.
            Project 94-D-416, Solvent Storage Tanks installation, 
        Savannah River Site, South Carolina, $1,500,000.
            Project 94-D-417, intermediate level and low activity waste 
        vaults, Savannah River Site, South Carolina, $1,000,000.
            Project 94-D-451, infrastructure replacement Rocky Flats 
        Plant, Golden, Colorado, $6,600,000.
            Project 93-D-172, electrical upgrade, Idaho National 
        Engineering Laboratory, Idaho, $9,600,000.
            Project 93-D-174, plant drain waste water treatment 
        upgrades, Y-12 Plant, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, $3,500,000.
            Project 93-D-175, industrial waste compaction facility, Y-
        12 Plant, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, $1,800,000.
            Project 93-D-176, Oak Ridge reservation storage facility, 
        K-25 Plant, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, $6,039,000.
            Project 93-D-177, disposal of K-1515 sanitary water 
        treatment plant waste, K-125 Plant, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, 
        $7,100,000.
            Project 93-D-178, building 374 liquid waste treatment 
        facility, Rocky Flats Plant, Golden, Colorado, $1,000,000.
            Project 93-D-181, radioactive liquid waste line 
        replacement, Richland, Washington, $6,000,000.
            Project 93-D-182, replacement of cross-site transfer 
        system, Richland, Washington, $6,500,000.
            Project 93-D-183, multi-function waste remediation 
        facility, Richland, Washington, $25,660,000.
            Project 93-D-184, 325 facility compliance/renovation, 
        Richland, Washington, $3,500,000.
            Project 93-D-185, landlord program safety compliance, Phase 
        II, Richland, Washington, $1,351,000.
            Project 93-D-187, high-level waste removal from filled 
        waste tanks, Savannah River, South Carolina, $13,230,000.
            Project 93-D-188, new sanitary landfill, Savannah River, 
        South Carolina, $1,020,000.
            Project 92-D-125, master safeguards and security agreement/
        material surveillance task force security upgrades, Rocky Flats 
        Plant, Golden, Colorado, $3,900,000.
            Project 92-D-172, hazardous waste treatment and processing 
        facility, Pantex Plant, Amarillo, Texas, $300,000.
            Project 92-D-173, nitrogen oxide abatement facility, Idaho 
        Chemical Processing Plant, Idaho National Engineering 
        Laboratory, Idaho, $10,000,000.
            Project 92-D-177, tank 101-AZ waste retrieval system, 
        Richland, Washington, $7,000,000.
            Project 92-D-181, fire and life safety improvements, Idaho 
        National Engineering Laboratory, Idaho, $5,000,000.
            Project 92-D-182, sewer system upgrade, Idaho National 
        Engineering Laboratory, Idaho, $1,450,000.
            Project 92-D-183, transportation complex, Idaho National 
        Engineering Laboratory, Idaho, $7,198,000.
            Project 92-D-184, Hanford infrastructure underground 
        storage tanks, Richland, Washington, $300,000.
            Project 92-D-186, steam system rehabilitation, Phase II, 
        Richland, Washington, $4,300,000.
            Project 92-D-187, 300 area electrical distribution, 
        conversion, and safety improvements, Phase II, Richland, 
        Washington, $10,276,000.
            Project 92-D-188, waste management ES&H, and compliance 
        activities, various locations, $8,568,000.
            Project 92-D-403, tank upgrade project, Lawrence Livermore 
        National Laboratory, California, $3,888,000.
            Project 91-D-171, waste receiving and processing facility, 
        module 1, Richland, Washington, $17,700,000.
            Project 91-D-175, 300 area electrical distribution, 
        conversion, and safety improvements, Phase I, Richland, 
        Washington, $1,500,000.
            Project 90-D-172, aging waste transfer lines, Richland, 
        Washington, $5,000,000.
            Project 90-D-175, landlord program safety compliance-I, 
        Richland, Washington, $1,800,000.
            Project 90-D-177, RWMC transuranic (TRU) waste 
        characterization and storage facility, Idaho National 
        Engineering Laboratory, Idaho, $21,700,000.
            Project 89-D-172, Hanford environmental compliance, 
        Richland, Washington, $11,700,000.
            Project 89-D-173, tank farm ventilation upgrade, Richland, 
        Washington, $1,000,000.
            Project 89-D-174, replacement high-level waste evaporator, 
        Savannah River, South Carolina, $23,974,000.
            Project 89-D-175, hazardous waste/mixed waste disposal 
        facility, Savannah River, South Carolina, $7,000,000.
            Project 87-D-181, diversion box and pump pit containment 
        buildings, Savannah River, South Carolina, $2,137,000.
            Project 86-D-103, decontamination and waste treatment 
        facility, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, California, 
        $10,260,000.
            Project 83-D-148, nonradioactive hazardous waste 
        management, Savannah River, South Carolina, $9,769,000.
            Project 81-T-105, defense waste processing facility, 
        Savannah River, South Carolina, $43,873,000.
    (c) Capital Equipment.--Funds are hereby authorized to be 
appropriated to the Department of Energy for fiscal year 1994 for 
capital equipment not related to construction in carrying out 
environmental restoration and waste management activities necessary for 
national security programs in the amount of $203,826,000, to be 
allocated as follows:
            (1) For corrective activities, $600,000.
            (2) For waste management, $138,781,000.
            (3) For technology development, $29,850,000.
            (4) For transportation management, $400,000.
            (5) For program direction, $9,469,000.
            (6) For facility transition, $24,726,000
    (d) Use of Funds.--From funds authorized to be appropriated 
pursuant to subsection (a) to the Department of Energy for 
environmental restoration and waste management activities, the 
Secretary of Energy may reimburse the cities of Westminster, 
Broomfield, Thornton, and Northglenn, in the State of Colorado, 
$21,415,000 for the cost of implementing water management programs. 
Reimbursements for the water management programs shall not be 
considered a major Federal action for purposes of 102(2) of the 
National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4332(2)).
    (e) General Reduction in Operating Expenses.--The amount authorized 
to be appropriated for operating expenses pursuant to subsection (a) is 
the amount specified in that subsection reduced by $40,000,000.
    (f) Prior Year Balances.--The total amount authorized to be 
appropriated pursuant to this section is the sum of the amounts 
specified in subsections (a), (b), and (c) reduced by $86,600,000. In 
determining the amount authorized to be appropriated pursuant to 
subsection (a) for the purposes of this subsection, subsection (e) 
shall be taken into account.

SEC. 3104. MATERIALS SUPPORT AND OTHER DEFENSE PROGRAMS.

    (a) Operating Expenses.--Funds are hereby authorized to be 
appropriated to the Department of Energy for fiscal year 1994 for 
operating expenses incurred in carrying out nuclear materials 
production and other defense programs necessary for national security 
programs in the amount of $2,171,039,000, to be allocated as follows:
            (1) For materials support, $853,966,000.
            (2) For verification and control technology, $341,941,000.
            (3) For nuclear safeguards and security, $86,246,000.
            (4) For security investigations, $53,335,000.
            (5) For security evaluations, $14,961,000.
            (6) For nuclear safety, $24,859,000.
            (7) For worker training and adjustment, $100,000,000.
            (8) For naval reactors, $695,731,000.
    (b) Plant Projects.--Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated 
to the Department of Energy for fiscal year 1994 for plant projects 
(including maintenance, restoration, planning, construction, 
acquisition, modification of facilities, and the continuation of 
projects authorized in prior years, and land acquisition related 
thereto) in carrying out nuclear materials production and other defense 
programs necessary for national security programs as follows:
            (1) For materials production:
                    Project GPD-146, general plant projects, various 
                locations, $31,760,000.
                    Project 93-D-147, domestic water system upgrade, 
                Phase I, Savannah River, South Carolina, $7,720,000.
                    Project 93-D-148, replace high-level drain lines, 
                Savannah River, South Carolina, $1,800,000.
                    Project 93-D-152, environmental modification for 
                production facilities, Savannah River, South Carolina, 
                $20,000,000.
                    Project 92-D-140, F&H canyon exhaust upgrades, 
                Savannah River, South Carolina, $15,000,000.
                    Project 92-D-142, nuclear material processing 
                training center, Savannah River, South Carolina, 
                $8,900,000.
                    Project 92-D-143, health protection instrument 
                calibration facility, Savannah River, South Carolina, 
                $9,600,000.
                    Project 92-D-150, operations support facilities, 
                Savannah River, South Carolina, $26,900,000.
                    Project 92-D-153, engineering support facility, 
                Savannah River, South Carolina, $9,500,000.
                    Project 90-D-149, plantwide fire protection, Phases 
                I and II, Savannah River, South Carolina, $25,950,000.
                    Project 86-D-149, productivity retention program, 
                Phases I, II, III, IV, V, and VI, various locations, 
                $3,700,000.
            (2) For verification and control technology:
                    Project 90-D-186, center for national security and 
                arms control, Sandia National Laboratories, 
                Albuquerque, New Mexico, $8,515,000.
            (3) For naval reactors development:
                    Project GPN-101, general plant projects, various 
                locations, $7,500,000.
                    Project 93-D-200, engineering services facilities, 
                Knolls Atomic Power Laboratory, Niskayuna, New York, 
                $7,000,000.
                    Project 92-D-200, laboratories facilities upgrades, 
                various locations, $2,800,000.
                    Project 90-N-102, expended core facility dry cell 
                project, Naval Reactors Facility, Idaho, $7,800,000.
    (c) Capital Equipment.--Funds are hereby authorized to be 
appropriated to the Department of Energy for fiscal year 1994 for 
capital equipment not related to construction in carrying out nuclear 
materials production and other defense programs necessary for national 
security programs as follows:
            (1) For material support, $75,209,000.
            (2) For verification and control technology, $15,573,000.
            (3) For nuclear safeguards and security, $4,101,000.
            (4) For nuclear safety, $50,000.
            (5) For naval reactors development, $46,900,000.
    (d) Adjustments.--The total amount that may be appropriated 
pursuant to this section is the sum of the amounts specified in 
subsections (a) through (c) reduced by $393,132,000 for anticipated 
savings.

SEC. 3105. DEFENSE NUCLEAR WASTE DISPOSAL.

    Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated to the Department of 
Energy for fiscal year 1994 for payment to the Nuclear Waste Fund, 
$120,000,000.

SEC. 3106. FUNDING USES AND LIMITATIONS.

    (a) National Security Programs.--Notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, not more than 90 percent of the funds appropriated to 
the Department of Energy for national security programs under this 
title may be obligated for such programs until the Secretary of Energy 
submits to the congressional defense committees the five-year budget 
plan with respect to fiscal year 1994 required under section 3144 of 
the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 1990 and 1991 
(Public Law 101-189; 103 Stat. 1681; 42 U.S.C. 7271b).
    (b) Inertial Confinement Fusion.--Of the funds authorized to be 
appropriated to the Department of Energy for fiscal year 1994 for 
operating expenses and capital equipment, $188,413,000 shall be 
available for the defense inertial confinement fusion program.
    (c) Fire Protection and Cooling or Refrigeration Systems.--None of 
the funds appropriated or otherwise made available to the Department of 
Energy for fiscal year 1994 may be obligated for the design, purchase, 
or installation of any fire protection system or cooling or 
refrigeration system that utilizes class I substances (as listed under 
section 602(a) of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7671a(a)) unless the 
Secretary of Energy determines that an alternative system meeting the 
operational requirements of the Department of Energy is not 
commercially available or is not cost-effective when analyzed under a 
life-cycle cost analysis.
    (d) New Tritium Production Activities and Plutonium Disposition 
Activities.--Funds authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 1994 
or otherwise made available to the Secretary of Energy for such fiscal 
year for new tritium production activities and plutonium disposition 
activities shall be available only for the following purposes and in 
the following amounts:
            (1) For evaluation of an advanced light water reactor and a 
        modular high temperature gas reactor to determine the 
        feasibility and effectiveness of disposing of plutonium, 
        production of tritium (if needed), and production of 
        electricity, $40,000,000.
            (2) For evaluation of accelerator technology to determine 
        the feasibility and effectiveness of disposing of plutonium, 
        production of tritium (if needed), and production of 
        electricity, $18,000,000.
            (3) For evaluation of an advance liquid metal reactor to 
        determine the feasibility and effectiveness of disposing of 
        plutonium, production of tritium (if needed), and production of 
        electricity, $25,000,000.
    (e) Expended Core Facility Dry Cell.--None of the funds 
appropriated or otherwise made available to the Department of Energy 
for fiscal year 1994 may be obligated for project 90-N-102, expended 
core facility dry cell project, Naval Reactors Facility, Idaho, until 
shipment of spent naval nuclear fuel from United States naval surface 
ships and submarines to the Idaho Engineering Laboratory, Idaho, is 
resumed.
    (f) Nuclear Weapons Testing.--(1) Funds authorized to be 
appropriated under section 3101(a)(2) for the Department of Energy for 
fiscal year 1994 for weapons testing and funds otherwise made available 
to the department for that fiscal year for that purpose shall be 
available only for the following purposes and in the following amounts:
            (A) For infrastructure maintenance at the Nevada Test Site, 
        $131,250,000.
            (B) For maintaining the technical capability to resume 
        testing at the Nevada Test Site, $109,375,000.
            (C) For activities, including research and development, of 
        Department of Energy laboratories in determining means of 
        nuclear weapons testing as alternatives to underground nuclear 
        weapons testing, $134,375,000.
    (2) The Secretary of Energy may not obligate an aggregate amount in 
excess of $180,000,000 for the purposes described in subparagraphs (B) 
and (C) of paragraph (1) until the Secretary submits to the 
congressional defense committees a detailed plan for carrying out the 
activities described in subparagraphs (B) and (C) of that paragraph.
    (3) Each year at the time of the President's submission of a a 
budget under section 1105 of title 31, United States Code, the 
President shall submit a report covering the most recently completed 
calendar year setting forth--
            (A) Whether the Stockpile Surveillance Program of the 
        Department of Energy, and the calculations and experiments 
        performed by Sandia National Laboratories, Lawrence Livermore 
        National Laboratory, or Los Alamos National Laboratory have 
        raised any concerns with regard to the safety, security, 
        effectiveness, or reliability or existing United States nuclear 
        weapons; and
            (B) If such concerns have been raised, the President's 
        evaluation of each concern and report on what actions are being 
        or will be taken to address it.
    (g) Verification Control Technology.--Of the funds authorized to be 
appropriated to the Department of Energy for fiscal year 1994 for 
operating expenses and capital equipment for activities relating to 
verification and control technology, not more than $334,441,000 may be 
obligated until the Secretary of Defense submits the report required by 
section 1104.
    (h) Scholarship and Fellowship Program for Environmental and Waste 
Management.--Of the funds authorized to be appropriated to the 
Department of Energy for fiscal year 1994 for environmental restoration 
and waste management, $1,000,000 shall be available for the Scholarship 
and Fellowship Program for Environmental Restoration and Waste 
Management carried out under section 3132 of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 1992 and 1993 (Public Law 102-190; 
42 U.S.C. 7274e).
    (i) Hanford Health Information Network.--Of the funds authorized to 
be appropriated to the Department of Energy for fiscal year 1994 under 
section 3101(a), $1,750,000 shall be available for activities relating 
to the Hanford health information network established pursuant to the 
authority set forth in section 3138 of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1991 (Public Law 101-510; 104 Stat. 
1834).
    (j) Protection of Nuclear Weapons Facilities Workers.--Of the funds 
authorized to be appropriated to the Department of Energy for fiscal 
year 1994 for environmental restoration and waste management, 
$10,000,000 shall be available for activities relating to worker 
protection at nuclear weapons facilities.
    (k) Merger of Certain Funds With Funds Appropriated for New 
Production Reactors.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, of 
the funds made available to the Department of Energy for new production 
reactor activities before the date of the enactment of this Act, 
$43,000,000 shall be merged with the funds authorized to be 
appropriated for new tritium production and plutonium disposition under 
section 3102 and shall be available for the same purposes and the same 
period as the funds with which merged.
    (l) Technology Transfer and Economic Development.--None of the 
funds appropriated to the Department of Energy for fiscal year 1994 
pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section 3103, or 
otherwise made available to the department for environmental 
restoration and waste management activities for such fiscal year, may 
be obligated to foster technology transfer to and economic development 
activities in the Southeastern United States until 30 days after the 
date on which the Secretary of Energy submits to the congressional 
defense committees a report containing a plan for the expenditure of 
funds in a manner that ensures an equitable expenditure of funds for 
such purposes throughout the Southeastern United States.

                Subtitle B--Recurring General Provisions

SEC. 3121. REPROGRAMMING.

    (a) Notice to Congress.--(1) Except as otherwise provided in this 
title--
            (A) no amount appropriated pursuant to this title may be 
        used for any program in excess of the lesser of--
                    (i) 105 percent of the amount authorized for that 
                program by this title; or
                    (ii) $10,000,000 more than the amount authorized 
                for that program by this title; and
            (B) no amount appropriated pursuant to this title may be 
        used for any program which has not been presented to, or 
        requested of, the Congress.
    (2) An action described in paragraph (1) may not be taken until--
            (A) the Secretary of Energy has submitted to the 
        congressional defense committees a report containing a full and 
        complete statement of the action proposed to be taken and the 
        facts and circumstances relied upon in support of such proposed 
        action; and
            (B) a period of 30 days has elapsed after the date on which 
        the report is received by the committees.
    (3) In the computation of the 30-day period under paragraph (2), 
there shall be excluded any day on which either House of Congress is 
not in session because of an adjournment of more than 3 calendar days 
to a day certain.
    (b) Limitation on Amount Obligated.--In no event may the total 
amount of funds obligated pursuant to this title exceed the total 
amount authorized to be appropriated by this title.

SEC. 3122. LIMITS ON GENERAL PLANT PROJECTS.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary of Energy may carry out any 
construction project under the general plant projects provisions 
authorized by this title if the total estimated cost of the 
construction project does not exceed $2,000,000.
    (b) Report to Congress.--If, at any time during the construction of 
any general plant project authorized by this title, the estimated cost 
of the project is revised because of unforeseen cost variations and the 
revised cost of the project exceeds $2,000,000, the Secretary shall 
immediately furnish a complete report to the congressional defense 
committees explaining the reasons for the cost variation.

SEC. 3123. LIMITS ON CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS.

    (a) In General.--(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), 
construction on a construction project may not be started or additional 
obligations incurred in connection with the project above the total 
estimated cost, whenever the current estimated cost of the construction 
project, which is authorized by sections 3101, 3102, 3103, and 3104, or 
which is in support of national security programs of the Department of 
Energy and was authorized by any previous Act, exceeds by more than 25 
percent the higher of--
            (A) the amount authorized for the project; or
            (B) the amount of the total estimated cost for the project 
        as shown in the most recent budget justification data submitted 
        to Congress.
    (2) An action described in paragraph (1) may be taken if--
            (A) the Secretary of Energy has submitted to the 
        congressional defense committees a report on the actions and 
        the circumstances making such actions necessary; and
            (B) a period of 30 days has elapsed after the date on which 
        the report is received by the committees.
    (3) In the computation of the 30-day period under paragraph (2), 
there shall be excluded any day on which either House of Congress is 
not in session because of an adjournment of more than 3 calendar days 
to a day certain.
    (b) Exception.--Subsection (a) shall not apply to any construction 
project which has a current estimated cost of less than $5,000,000.

SEC. 3124. FUND TRANSFER AUTHORITY.

    Funds appropriated pursuant to this title may be transferred to 
other agencies of the Federal Government for the performance of the 
work for which the funds were appropriated, and funds so transferred 
may be merged with the appropriations of the agency to which the funds 
are transferred.

SEC. 3125. AUTHORITY FOR CONSTRUCTION DESIGN.

    (a) In General.--(1) Within the amounts authorized by this title 
for plant engineering and design, the Secretary of Energy may carry out 
advance planning and construction design (including architectural and 
engineering services) in connection with any proposed construction 
project if the total estimated cost for such planning and design does 
not exceed $2,000,000.
    (2) In the case of any project in which the total estimated cost 
for advance planning and design exceeds $300,000, the Secretary shall 
notify the congressional defense committees in writing of the details 
of such project at least 30 days before any funds are obligated for 
design services for such project.
    (b) Specific Authority Required.--In any case in which the total 
estimated cost for advance planning and construction design in 
connection with any construction project exceeds $2,000,000, funds for 
such planning and design must be specifically authorized by law.

SEC. 3126. AUTHORITY FOR EMERGENCY PLANNING, DESIGN, AND CONSTRUCTION 
              ACTIVITIES.

    (a) Authority.--The Secretary of Energy may use any funds available 
to the Department of Energy, including those funds authorized to be 
appropriated for advance planning and construction design under 
sections 3101, 3102, 3103, 3104, to perform planning, design, and 
construction activities for any Department of Energy defense activity 
construction project that, as determined by the Secretary, must proceed 
expeditiously in order to protect public health and safety, meet the 
needs of national defense, or protect property.
    (b) Limitation.--The Secretary may not exercise the authority under 
subsection (a) in the case of any construction project until the 
Secretary has submitted to the congressional defense committees a 
report on the activities that the Secretary intends to carry out under 
this section and the circumstances making such activities necessary.
    (c) Specific Authority.--The requirement of section 3125(b) does 
not apply to emergency planning, design, and construction activities 
conducted under this section.
    (d) Report.--The Secretary of Energy shall promptly report to the 
congressional defense committees any exercise of authority under this 
section.

SEC. 3127. FUNDS AVAILABLE FOR ALL NATIONAL SECURITY PROGRAMS OF THE 
              DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY.

    Subject to the provisions of appropriation Acts and section 3121, 
amounts appropriated pursuant to this title for management and support 
activities and for general plant projects are available for use, when 
necessary, in connection with all national security programs of the 
Department of Energy.

SEC. 3128. AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.

    When so specified in an appropriation Act, amounts appropriated for 
operating expenses, plant projects, and capital equipment may remain 
available until expended.

                       Subtitle C--Other Matters

SEC. 3131. USE OF FUNDS FOR PAYMENT OF PENALTY ASSESSED AGAINST HANFORD 
              PROJECT.

    The Secretary of Energy may pay to the Hazardous Substances 
Response Trust, from funds appropriated to the Department of Energy for 
environmental restoration and waste management activities pursuant to 
section 3103, a stipulated civil penalty in the amount of $100,000 
assessed under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, 
and Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9601 et seq.) and the Hanford 
Consent Agreement and Compliance Order for Department of Energy 
Hanford.

SEC. 3132. OFFICE OF TRITIUM PRODUCTION AND PLUTONIUM DISPOSITION.

    (a) Establishment.--There is hereby established in the Office of 
the Assistant Secretary of Energy for Defense Programs an Office of 
Tritium Production and Plutonium Disposition.
    (b) Responsibilities.--The responsibilities of the office shall 
include the following:
            (1) Activities relating to the development, design, and 
        construction (including research in support thereof) of a 
        tritium production facility in order to ensure that a tritium 
        production facility replacing existing tritium production 
        facilities of the Department of Energy and capable of meeting 
        the anticipated need of the Department of Defense for tritium 
        is in operation no later than December 31, 2011.
            (2) Carrying out the evaluation of an advanced light water 
        reactor and a high temperature gas reactor referred to in 
        section 3105(d)(2) of the National Defense Authorization Act 
        for Fiscal Year 1993 (Public Law 102-484; 106 Stat. 2636).
            (3) Activities relating to the design, development, and 
        construction (including research in support thereof) of the 
        reactors referred to in paragraph (2).
            (4) Research and development activities relating to design, 
        development, and construction by the Department of Energy of an 
        advanced metal reactor that utilizes an actinide recycling 
        process and that is capable of burning plutonium, producing 
        tritium, and producing electricity.
            (5) Research and development activities relating to the 
        design, development, and construction by the Department of 
        Energy of an accelerator technology that is capable of burning 
        plutonium, producing tritium, and producing electricity.
            (6) Activities relating to the design, development, and 
        construction (including research in support thereof) of a 
        facility to treat and dispose of excess plutonium.

SEC. 3133. AUTHORITY TO TRANSFER CERTAIN DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY PROPERTY.

    (a) Authority To Transfer.--(1) Notwithstanding any other provision 
of law, the Secretary of Energy may transfer, for consideration, all 
right, title, and interest of the United States in and to the property 
referred to in subsection (b) to any person if the Secretary determines 
that such transfer will mitigate the adverse economic consequences that 
might otherwise arise from the closure of a Department of Energy 
facility.
    (2) The amount of consideration received by the United States for a 
transfer under paragraph (1) may be less than the fair market value of 
the property transferred if the Secretary determines that the receipt 
of such lesser amount by the United States is in accordance with the 
purpose of such transfer under this section.
    (b) Covered Property.--Property that may be transferred under 
subsection (a) is the following property of the Department of Energy 
that is located at department facilities to be closed:
            (1) The personal property and fixtures at such facilities 
        that the Secretary determines to be excess to the needs of the 
        department.
            (2) Any other personal property and fixtures at such 
        facilities the replacement cost of which does not exceed an 
        amount equal to 110 percent of the cost of transporting the 
        property or fixtures to another department facility.
    (c) Other Terms and Conditions.--The Secretary may require such 
additional terms and conditions with respect to a transfer of property 
under subsection (a) as the Secretary determines appropriate to protect 
the interests of the United States.

SEC. 3134. REAUTHORIZATION AND EXPANSION OF AUTHORITY TO LOAN PERSONNEL 
              AND FACILITIES.

    (a) Authority To Loan Personnel.--Subsection (a)(1) of section 1434 
of the National Defense Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 1989 (Public Law 
100-456; 102 Stat. 2074), as amended by section 3136 of the National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1991 (Public Law 101-510; 104 
Stat. 1824) and section 3136 of National Defense Authorization for 
Fiscal Year 1993 (Public Law 102-484; 106 Stat. 2641), is further 
amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (A)--
                    (A) by striking out ``and'' at the end of clause 
                (i):
                    (B) by striking out the period at the end of clause 
                (ii) and inserting in lieu thereof a semicolon; and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(iii) at the Savannah River Site, South Carolina, to loan 
        personnel in accordance with this section to any community-
        based organization; and
            ``(iv) at Oak Ridge, Tennessee, to loan personnel in 
        accordance with this section to any community-based 
        organization.''; and
            (2) in subparagraph (B)--
                    (A) by striking out ``and the Idaho'' and inserting 
                in lieu thereof ``, the Idaho''; and
                    (B) by adding before the period at the end the 
                following: ``, the Savannah River Site, and Oak 
                Ridge''.
    (b) Authority To Loan Facilities.--Subsection (b) of such Act is 
amended--
            (1) by striking out ``or the Idaho'' and inserting in lieu 
        thereof ``the Idaho''; and
            (2) by inserting ``Savannah River Site, South Carolina, or 
        Oak Ridge, Tennessee,'' before ``to any community-based 
        organization''.
    (c) Duration of Program.--Subsection (c) of such section is 
amended--
            (1) by striking out ``Reservation, and'' and inserting in 
        lieu thereof ``Reservation,''; and
            (2) by inserting after ``Idaho National Engineering 
        Laboratory'' the following: ``, and September 30, 1995, with 
        respect to the Savannah River Site, and to Oak Ridge''.

SEC. 3135. INCLUSION OF ANALYSIS OF NEVADA TEST SITE IN ENVIRONMENTAL 
              ASSESSMENT OF RECONFIGURATION OF DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 
              NUCLEAR WEAPONS COMPLEX.

    In preparing an environmental impact statement in connection with a 
decision to reconfigure the functions, facilities, and personnel of the 
Department of Energy relating to research and development, production, 
and testing of nuclear materials and weapons, the Secretary of Energy 
shall include an analysis of the Nevada Test Site as a potential site 
for the location of some or all of such functions, facilities, and 
personnel.

SEC. 3136. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY MANAGEMENT.

    (a) Under Secretaries.--Section 202 of the Department of Energy 
Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7132) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a), by striking out ``Under Secretary'' 
        and inserting in lieu thereof ``Under Secretaries''; and
            (2) by striking out subsection (b) and inserting in lieu 
        thereof the following:
    ``(b) There shall be in the Department three Under Secretaries and 
a General Counsel, who shall be appointed by the President, by and with 
the advice and consent of the Senate, and who shall perform such 
functions and duties the Secretary prescribes. The Under Secretaries 
shall be compensated at the rate for level III of the Executive 
Schedule under section 5314 of title 5, United States Code, and the 
General Counsel shall be compensated at the rate provided for level IV 
of the Executive Schedule under section 5315 of title 5, United States 
Code.''.
    (b) Rates of Pay.--Section 5314 of title 5, United States Code, is 
amended by striking out the item relating to the Under Secretary, 
Department of Energy, and inserting in lieu thereof the following:
            ``Under Secretaries, Department of Energy (3).''.

SEC. 3137. TRAINING PROGRAMS FOR MANAGEMENT OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS AND 
              OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS EMERGENCY RESPONSE ACTIVITIES.

    (a) Authority To Carry Out Programs.--The Secretary of Energy may 
carry out the programs described in subsection (b) for persons who work 
with hazardous materials.
    (b) Nature of Programs.--The programs referred to in subsection (a) 
are programs relating to management of hazardous materials and of 
hazardous materials emergency response that are designed to enhance the 
safety of the persons referred to in subsection (a) and to protect the 
environment.
    (c) Regional Training Centers.--(1) The programs referred to in 
subsection (a) may be conducted at regional training centers to be 
operated under the supervision of the Secretary by qualified (as 
determined by the Secretary) not-for-profit organizations acting in 
cooperation with States, labor organizations, or Indian tribes.
    (2) In consultation with appropriate representatives of colleges 
and universities and other organizations having appropriate technical 
expertise, the Secretary may develop--
            (A) standards relating to the operation of centers under 
        this subsection; and
            (B) the curricula of the training programs carried out 
        under subsection (a).
    (d) Authority To Construct Facilities.--The Secretary may, in 
cooperation with the Chief of Engineers of the Army, construct such 
facilities as the Secretary determines necessary to carry out the 
training programs authorized under subsection (a), including regional 
training centers located at Department of Energy sites.
    (e) Definition.--In this section, the term ``Indian tribe'' has the 
meaning provided in section 4(e) of the Indian Self-Determination and 
Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 450b(e)).
    (f) Funding.--From funds authorized to be appropriated to the 
Secretary of Energy under this division, $20,000,000 may be used to 
carry out programs authorized in subsection (a).

SEC. 3138. REVIEW OF DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE 
              AGREEMENTS.

    (a) Review Required.--The Secretary of Energy shall review each 
agreement that the Department of Energy has entered into with the 
Environmental Protection Agency, a State, or an Indian tribe to bring a 
Department of Energy facility into compliance with the requirements of 
the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.), the Federal Water Pollution 
Control Act (42 U.S.C. 6901 et seq.), the Comprehensive Environmental 
Response Compensation and Liability Act (42 U.S.C. 9601 et seq.), the 
Solid Waste Disposal Act (42 U.S.C. 6901 et seq.), or a comparable 
State or local government law or regulation.
    (b) Content of Review.--The review required by subsection (a) shall 
identify all required actions or milestones that--
            (1) can be completed faster than the schedule provided in 
        the agreement;
            (2) are unnecessary because of--
                    (A) technological or programmatic changes; or
                    (B) changes in circumstances or assumptions;
            (3) cannot be completed by the completion date scheduled in 
        the agreement, but can be accomplished within a reasonable time 
        after such date by the use of a more efficient or more cost-
        effective technology than the technology that has been used;
            (4) cannot be completed by the completion date scheduled in 
        the agreement because necessary technology will not be 
        available in time to meet that schedule;
            (5) cannot be completed by the completion date scheduled in 
        the agreement because site characterization, site analysis, or 
        another necessary information collection activity will not be 
        completed in time to meet that schedule; or
            (6) may endanger worker health and safety if carried out 
        within the period provided in the agreement.
    (c) Consultation Requirement.--In conducting the review of an 
agreement pursuant to subsection (a), the Secretary shall consult with 
all parties to the agreement and representatives of the community in 
which the Department of Energy facility covered by the agreement is 
located.
    (d) Report to Congress.--The Secretary of Energy, at the same time 
that the President submits to Congress the budget for fiscal year 1996 
pursuant to section 1105 of title 31, United States Code, shall submit 
to Congress a report setting forth the following matters:
            (1) The results of the review conducted pursuant to 
        subsection (a).
            (2) Any alternatives to the milestones and commitments that 
        the Secretary considers appropriate.
            (3) An explanation of any alternative action or milestone 
        that the Secretary considers necessary, and the reason such 
        alternative is necessary.
            (4) For each such alternative--
                    (A) the date on which the alternative was presented 
                to the other parties to the agreement concerned;
                    (B) whether the alternative was accepted, rejected, 
                or modified by any party to the agreement; and
                    (C) whether the agreement was modified to 
                incorporate the alternative.
    (e) Existing Obligations.--(1) Notwithstanding any other provision 
of this section, nothing in this Act is intended to void or amend any 
obligation of the United States under any agreement referred to in 
subsection (a). In addition, this section is not intended to require 
any party to any agreement referred to in subsection (a) to renegotiate 
its agreement.
    (2) The Secretary of Energy shall, 60 days prior to filing its 
report required in subsection (d), provide a copy of the proposed 
report and request comments from parties to agreements referred to in 
subsection (a). Any such comments received shall be printed as an 
appendix to the report to Congress.

SEC. 3139. EXTENSION OF REVIEW OF WASTE ISOLATION PILOT PLANT IN NEW 
              MEXICO.

    Section 1433(a) of the National Defense Authorization Act, Fiscal 
Year 1989 (Public Law 100-456; 102 Stat. 2073) is amended in the second 
sentence by striking out ``four additional one-year periods'' and 
inserting in lieu thereof ``nine additional one-year period''.

SEC. 3140. STANDARDIZATION OF REQUIREMENTS AFFECTING DEPARTMENT OF 
              ENERGY EMPLOYEES.

    (a) Part A of title VI of the Department of Energy Organization Act 
(42 U.S.C. 7211 through 7218) is repealed.
    (b) The table of contents for the Department of Energy Organization 
Act is amended by striking out the matter relating to part A of title 
VI.

            Subtitle D--Cooperative Research and Development

SEC. 3141. SHORT TITLE.

    This subtitle may be cited as the ``Department of Energy National 
Competitiveness Technology Partnership Act of 1993''.

SEC. 3142. DEFINITIONS.

    For purposes of this subtitle, the term--
            (a) ``Department'' means the United States Department of 
        Energy; and
            (b) ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of the United States 
        Department of Energy.

SEC. 3143. COMPETITIVENESS AMENDMENT TO THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 
              ORGANIZATION ACT.

    (a) The Department of Energy Organization Act is amended by adding 
the following new title (42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.):

                  ``TITLE XI--TECHNOLOGY PARTNERSHIPS

``SEC. 1101. FINDINGS, PURPOSES AND DEFINITIONS.

    ``(a) Findings.--For purposes of this title, Congress finds that--
            ``(1) the Department has scientific and technical resources 
        within the departmental laboratories in many areas of 
        importance to the economic, scientific and technological 
        competitiveness of United States industry;
            ``(2) the extensive scientific and technical investment in 
        people, facilities and equipment in the departmental 
        laboratories can contribute to the achievement of national 
        technology goals in areas such as the environment, health, 
        space, and transportation;
            ``(3) the Department has pursued aggressively the transfer 
        of technology from departmental laboratories to the private 
        sector; however, the capabilities of the laboratories could be 
        made more fully accessible to United States industry and to 
        other Federal agencies;
            ``(4) technology development has been increasingly driven 
        by the commercial marketplace, and the private sector has 
        research and development capabilities in a broad range of 
        generic technologies;
            ``(5) the Department and the departmental laboratories 
        would benefit, in carrying out their missions, from 
        collaboration and partnership with United States industry and 
        other Federal agencies; and
            ``(6) partnerships between the departmental laboratories 
        and United States industry can provide significant benefits to 
        the Nation as a whole, including creation of jobs for United 
        States workers and improvement of the competitive position of 
        the United States in key sectors of the economy such as 
        aerospace, automotive, chemical and electronics.
    ``(b) Purposes.--The purposes of this title are--
            ``(1) to promote partnerships among the Department, the 
        departmental laboratories and the private sector;
            ``(2) to establish a goal for the amount of departmental 
        laboratory resources to be committed to partnerships;
            ``(3) to ensure that the Department and the departmental 
        laboratories play an appropriate role, consistent with the core 
        competencies of the laboratories, in implementing the 
        President's critical technology strategies;
            ``(4) to provide additional authority to the Secretary to 
        enter into partnerships with the private sector to carry out 
        research, development, demonstration and commercial application 
        activities;
            ``(5) to streamline the approval process for cooperative 
        research and development agreements proposed by the 
        departmental laboratories; and
            ``(6) to facilitate greater cooperation between the 
        Department and other federal agencies as part of an integrated 
        national effort to improve United States competitiveness.
    ``(c) Definitions.--For purposes of this title, the term--
            ``(1) `cooperative research and development agreement' has 
        the meaning given that term in section 12 of the Stevenson-
        Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 (15 U.S.C. 
        3710a(d)(1));
            ``(2) `core competency' means an area in which the 
        Secretary determines a departmental laboratory has developed 
        expertise and demonstrated capabilities;
            ``(3) `critical technology' means a technology identified 
        in the Report of the National Critical Technologies Panel;
            ``(4) `departmental laboratory' means a facility operated 
        by or on behalf of the Department that would be considered a 
        laboratory as that term is defined in section 12 of the 
        Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 (15 U.S.C. 
        3710a(d)(2)) or any other laboratory or facility designated by 
        the Secretary;
            ``(5) `disadvantaged' has the same meaning as that term has 
        in section 8(a) (5) and (6) of the Small Business Act (15 
        U.S.C. 637(a) (5) and (6));
            ``(6) `dual-use technology' means a technology that has 
        military and commercial applications;
            ``(7) `educational institution' means a college, 
        university, or elementary or secondary school, including any 
        not-for-profit organization dedicated to education that would 
        be exempt under section 501(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 
        1986;
            ``(8) `minority college or university' means a historically 
        Black college or university that would be considered a `part B 
        institution' by section 322(2) of the Higher Education Act of 
        1965 (20 U.S.C. 1061(2)) or a `minority institution' as that 
        term is defined in section 1046 of the Higher Education Act of 
        1965 (20 U.S.C. 1135d-5(3));
            ``(9) `multi-program departmental laboratory' means any of 
        the following: Argonne National Laboratory, Brookhaven National 
        Laboratory, Idaho National Engineering Laboratory, Lawrence 
        Berkeley Laboratory, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, 
        Los Alamos National Laboratory, National Renewable Energy 
        Laboratory, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Pacific Northwest 
        Laboratory, and Sandia National Laboratories;
            ``(10) `partnership' means any arrangement under which the 
        Secretary or one or more departmental laboratories undertakes 
        research, development, demonstration, commercial application or 
        technical assistance activities in cooperation with one or more 
        non-Federal partners and which may include partners from other 
        Federal agencies;
            ``(11) `Report of the National Critical Technologies Panel' 
        means the biennial report on national critical technologies 
        submitted to Congress by the President pursuant to section 
        603(d) of the National Science and Technology Policy, 
        Organization, and Priorities Act of 1976 (42 U.S.C. 6683(d)); 
        and
            ``(12) `small business' means a business concern that meets 
        the applicable standards prescribed pursuant to section 3(a) of 
        the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 632(a)).

``SEC. 1102. GENERAL AUTHORITY.

    ``(a)(1) In carrying out the missions of the Department, the 
Secretary and the departmental laboratories may conduct research, 
development, demonstration or commercial application activities that 
build on the core competencies of the departmental laboratories.
            ``(2) In addition to missions established pursuant to other 
        laws, the Secretary may assign to departmental laboratories any 
        of the following missions:
                    ``(A) National security, including the--
                            ``(i) advancement of the military 
                        application of atomic energy;
                            ``(ii) support of the production of atomic 
                        weapons, or atomic weapons parts, including 
                        special nuclear materials;
                            ``(iii) support of naval nuclear propulsion 
                        programs;
                            ``(iv) support for the dismantlement of 
                        atomic weapons and the safe storage, 
                        transportation and disposal of special nuclear 
                        materials;
                            ``(v) development of technologies and 
                        techniques for the safe storage, processing, 
                        treatment, transportation, and disposal of 
                        hazardous waste (including radioactive waste) 
                        resulting from nuclear materials production, 
                        weapons production and surveillance programs, 
                        and naval nuclear propulsion programs and of 
                        technologies and techniques for the reduction 
                        of environmental hazards and contamination due 
                        to such waste and the environmental restoration 
                        of sites affected by such waste;
                            ``(vi) development of technologies and 
                        processes that facilitate the effective 
                        negotiation and verification of international 
                        arms control agreements and the containment of 
                        the proliferation of nuclear weapons and the 
                        proliferation of delivery systems for such 
                        weapons; and
                            ``(vii) protection of health and promotion 
                        of safety in carrying out other national 
                        security missions.
                    ``(B) Energy-related science and technology, 
                including the--
                            ``(i) enhancement of the understanding of 
                        all forms of energy production and use;
                            ``(ii) support of basic and applied 
                        research on the fundamental nature of matter 
                        and energy, including construction and 
                        operation of unique scientific instruments;
                            ``(iii) development of energy resources, 
                        including solar, geothermal, fossil, and 
                        nuclear energy resources, and related fuel 
                        cycles;
                            ``(iv) pursuit of a comprehensive program 
                        of research and development on the 
                        environmental effects of energy technologies 
                        and programs;
                            ``(v) development of technologies and 
                        processes to reduce the generation of waste or 
                        pollution or the consumption of energy or 
                        materials;
                            ``(vi) development of technologies and 
                        techniques for the safe storage, processing, 
                        treatment, management, transportation and 
                        disposal of nuclear waste resulting from 
                        commercial nuclear activities; and
                            ``(vii) improvement of the quality of 
                        education in science, mathematics, and 
                        engineering.
                    ``(C) Technology transfer.
            ``(3)(A) In addition to the missions identified in 
        subsection (a)(2), the Departmental laboratories may pursue 
        supporting missions to the extent that these supporting 
        missions--
                    ``(i) support the technology policies of the 
                President;
                    ``(ii) are developed in consultation with and 
                coordinated with any other Federal agency or agencies 
                that carry out such mission activities;
                    ``(iii) are built upon the competencies developed 
                in carrying out the primary missions identified in 
                subsection (a)(2) and do not interfere with the pursuit 
                of the missions identified in subsection (a)(2); and
                    ``(iv) are carried out through a process that 
                solicits the views of United States industry and other 
                appropriate parties.
            ``(B) These supporting missions shall include activities in 
        the following areas:
                    ``(i) developing and operating high-performance 
                computing and communications systems, with the goals of 
                contributing to a national information infrastructure 
                and addressing complex scientific and industrial 
                challenges which require large-scale computational 
                capabilities;
                    ``(ii) conducting research on and development of 
                advanced manufacturing systems and technologies, with 
                the goal of assisting the private sector in improving 
                the productivity, quality, energy efficiency, and 
                control of manufacturing processes; and
                    ``(iii) conducting research on and development of 
                advanced materials, with the goals of increasing energy 
                efficiency, environmental protection, and improved 
                industrial performance.
            ``(4) In carrying out the Department's missions, the 
        Secretary, and the directors of the departmental laboratories, 
        shall, to the maximum extent practicable, make use of 
        partnerships. Such partnerships shall be for purposes of the 
        following:
                    ``(A) to lead to the development of technologies 
                that the private sector can commercialize in areas of 
                technology with broad application important to United 
                States technological and economic competitiveness;
                    ``(B) to provide Federal support in areas of 
                technology where the cost or risk is too high for the 
                private sector to support alone but that offer a 
                potentially high payoff to the United States;
                    ``(C) to contribute to the education and training 
                of scientists and engineers;
                    ``(D) to provide university and private researchers 
                access to departmental laboratory facilities; or
                    ``(E) to provide technical expertise to 
                universities, industry or other Federal agencies.
    ``(b) The Secretary, in carrying out partnerships, may enter into 
agreements using instruments authorized under applicable laws, 
including but not limited to contracts, cooperative research and 
development agreements, work for other agreements, user-facility 
agreements, cooperative agreements, grants, personnel exchange 
agreements and patent and software licenses with any person, any agency 
or instrumentality of the United States, any State or local 
governmental entity, any educational institution, and any other entity, 
private sector or otherwise.
    ``(c) The Secretary and the directors of the departmental 
laboratories shall utilize partnerships with United States industry, to 
the maximum extent practicable, to ensure that technologies developed 
in pursuit of the Department's missions are applied and commercialized 
in a timely manner.
    ``(d) The Secretary shall work with other Federal agencies to carry 
out research, development, demonstration or commercial application 
activities where the core competencies of the departmental laboratories 
could contribute to the missions of such other agencies.

``SEC. 1103. ESTABLISHMENT OF GOAL FOR PARTNERSHIPS BETWEEN 
              DEPARTMENTAL LABORATORIES AND UNITED STATES INDUSTRY.

    ``(a) Beginning in fiscal year 1994, the Secretary shall establish 
a goal to make available for cost-shared partnerships with United 
States industry not less than 20 percent of the annual funds provided 
by the Secretary to each multi-program departmental laboratory for 
research, development, demonstration and commercial application 
activities.
    ``(b) Beginning in fiscal year 1994, the Secretary shall establish 
an appropriate goal for the amount of resources to be made available 
for cost-shared partnerships with United States industry at other 
departmental laboratories.

``SEC. 1104. ROLE OF THE DEPARTMENT IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF CRITICAL 
              TECHNOLOGY STRATEGIES.

    ``(a) The Secretary shall develop a multi-year critical technology 
strategy for research, development, demonstration and commercial 
application activities supported by the Department for the critical 
technologies listed in the Report of the National Critical Technologies 
Panel.
    ``(b) In developing such strategy, the Secretary shall--
            ``(1) identify the core competencies of each departmental 
        laboratory;
            ``(2) develop goals and objectives for the appropriate role 
        of the Department in each of the critical technologies listed 
        in the report, taking into consideration the core competencies 
        of the departmental laboratories;
            ``(3) consult with appropriate representatives of United 
        States industry, including members of industry associations and 
        representatives of labor organizations; and
            ``(4) participate in the executive branch process to 
        develop critical technology strategies.

``SEC. 1105. PARTNERSHIP PREFERENCES.

    ``(a) The Secretary shall ensure that the principal economic 
benefits of any partnership accrue to the United States economy.
    ``(b) Any partnership that would be given preference under section 
12(c)(4) of the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 (15 
U.S.C. 3710a (c)(4)) if it were a cooperative research and development 
agreement shall be given preference under this title.
    ``(c) The Secretary shall issue guidelines, after consultation with 
the Laboratory Partnership Advisory Board established in section 1109, 
for application of section 12(c)(4) of the Stevenson-Wydler Technology 
Innovation Act of 1980 (15 U.S.C. 3710a (c)(4)) and application of 
subsection (a) of this section to partnerships.
    ``(d) The Secretary shall encourage partnerships that involve 
minority colleges or universities or private sector entities owned or 
controlled by disadvantaged individuals.

``SEC. 1106. EVALUATION OF PARTNERSHIP PROGRAMS.

    ``(a) The Secretary, in consultation with the Laboratory 
Partnership Advisory Board established in section 1109, shall develop 
mechanisms for independent evaluation of the ongoing partnership 
activities of the Department and the departmental laboratories.
    ``(b)(1) The Secretary and the director of each departmental 
laboratory shall develop mechanisms for assessing the progress of each 
partnership.
    ``(2) The Secretary and the director of each departmental 
laboratory shall utilize the mechanisms developed under paragraph (1) 
to evaluate the accomplishments of each ongoing multi-year partnership 
and shall condition continued Federal participation in each partnership 
on demonstrated progress.

``SEC. 1107. ANNUAL REPORT.

    ``(a) The Secretary shall submit an annual report to Congress 
describing the ongoing partnership activities of the Secretary and each 
departmental laboratory and, to the extent practicable, the activities 
planned by the Secretary and by each departmental laboratory for the 
coming fiscal year. In developing the report, the Secretary shall seek 
the advice of the Laboratory Partnership Advisory Board established in 
section 1109.
    ``(b) The Secretary shall submit the report under subsection (a) to 
the appropriate Committees of the Congress. No later than March 1, 
1994, and no later than the first of March of each subsequent year, the 
Secretary shall submit the report under subsection (a) that covers the 
fiscal year beginning on the first of October of such year.
    ``(c) Each director of a departmental laboratory shall provide 
annually to the Secretary a report on ongoing partnership activities 
and a plan and such other information as the Secretary may reasonably 
require describing the partnership activities the director plans to 
carry out in the coming fiscal year. The director shall provide such 
report and plan in a timely manner as prescribed by the Secretary to 
permit preparation of the report under subsection (a).
    ``(d) The Secretary's description of planned activities under 
subsection (a) shall include, to the extent such information is 
available, appropriate information on--
            ``(1) the total funds to be allocated to partnership 
        activities by the Secretary and by the director of each 
        departmental laboratory;
            ``(2) a breakdown of funds to be allocated by the Secretary 
        and by the director of each departmental laboratory for 
        partnership activities by area of technology;
            ``(3) any plans for additional funds not described in 
        paragraph (2) to be set aside for partnerships during the 
        coming fiscal year;
            ``(4) any partnership that involves a Federal contribution 
        in excess of $500,000 the Secretary or the director of each 
        departmental laboratory expects to enter into in the coming 
        fiscal year;
            ``(5) the technologies that will be advanced by each 
        partnership that involves a Federal contribution in excess of 
        $500,000;
            ``(6) the types of entities that will be eligible for 
        participation in partnerships;
            ``(7) the nature of the partnership arrangements, including 
        the anticipated level of financial and in-kind contribution 
        from participants and any repayment terms;
            ``(8) the extent of use of competitive procedures in 
        selecting partnerships; and
            ``(9) such other information that the Secretary finds 
        relevant to the determination of the appropriate level of 
        Federal support for such partnerships.
    ``(e) The Secretary shall provide appropriate notice in advance to 
Congress of any partnership, which has not been described previously in 
the report required by subsection (a), that involves a Federal 
contribution in excess of $500,000.

``SEC. 1108. PARTNERSHIP PAYMENTS.

    ``(a)(1) Partnership agreements entered into by the Secretary may 
require a person or other entity to make payments to the Department, or 
any other Federal agency, as a condition for receiving support under 
the agreement.
    ``(2) The amount of any payment received by the Federal Government 
pursuant to a requirement imposed under paragraph (1) may be credited, 
to the extent authorized by the Secretary, to the account established 
under paragraph (3). Amounts so credited shall be available, subject to 
appropriations, for partnerships.
    ``(3) There is hereby established in the United States Treasury an 
account to be known as the `Department of Energy Partnership Fund'. 
Funds in such account shall be available to the Secretary for the 
support of partnerships.
    ``(b) The Secretary may advance funds under any partnership without 
regard to section 3324 of title 31 of the United States Code to--
            ``(1) small businesses;
            ``(2) not-for-profit organizations that would be exempt 
        under section 501(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986; or
            ``(3) State or local governmental entities.

``SEC. 1109. LABORATORY PARTNERSHIP ADVISORY BOARD AND INDUSTRIAL 
              ADVISORY GROUPS AT MULTI-PROGRAM DEPARTMENTAL 
              LABORATORIES.

    ``(a)(1) The Secretary shall establish within the Department an 
advisory board to be known as the `Laboratory Partnership Advisory 
Board', to provide the Secretary with advice on the implementation of 
this title.
    ``(2) The membership of the Laboratory Partnership Advisory Board 
shall consist of persons who are qualified to provide the Secretary 
with advice on the implementation of this title. Members of the Board 
shall include representatives primarily from United States industry but 
shall also include representatives from--
            ``(A) small businesses;
            ``(B) private sector entities owned or controlled by 
        disadvantaged persons;
            ``(C) educational institutions, including representatives 
        from minority colleges or universities;
            ``(D) laboratories of other Federal agencies; and
            ``(E) professional and technical societies in the United 
        States.
    ``(3) The Laboratory Partnership Advisory Board shall request 
comment and suggestions from departmental laboratories to assist the 
Board in providing advice to the Secretary on the implementation of 
this title.
    ``(b) The director of each multi-program departmental laboratory 
shall establish an advisory group consisting of persons from United 
States industry to--
            ``(1) evaluate new initiatives proposed by the departmental 
        laboratory;
            ``(2) identify opportunities for partnerships with United 
        States industry; and
            ``(3) evaluate ongoing programs at the departmental 
        laboratory from the perspective of United States industry.
    ``(c) Nothing in this section is intended to preclude the Secretary 
or the director of a departmental laboratory from utilizing existing 
advisory boards to achieve the purposes of this section.

``SEC. 1110. FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM.

    ``The Secretary shall encourage scientists, engineers and technical 
staff from departmental laboratories to serve as visiting fellows in 
research and manufacturing facilities of industrial organizations, 
State and local governments, and educational institutions in the United 
States and foreign countries. The Secretary may establish a formal 
fellowship program for this purpose or may authorize such activities on 
a case-by-case basis. The Secretary shall also encourage scientists and 
engineers from United States industry to serve as visiting scientists 
and engineers in the departmental laboratories.

``SEC. 1111. COOPERATION WITH STATE AND LOCAL PROGRAMS FOR TECHNOLOGY 
              DEVELOPMENT AND DISSEMINATION.

    ``The Secretary and the director of each departmental laboratory 
shall seek opportunities to coordinate their activities with programs 
of State and local governments for technology development and 
dissemination, including programs funded in part by the Secretary of 
Defense pursuant to section 2523 of title 10 of the United States Code 
and section 2513 of title 10 of the United States Code and programs 
funded in part by the Secretary of Commerce pursuant to sections 25 and 
26 of the Act of March 3, 1901 (15 U.S.C. 278k and 278l) and section 
5121(b) of the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988 (15 U.S.C. 
278l note).

``SEC. 1112. AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR PARTNERSHIPS.

    ``(a) All of the funds authorized to be appropriated to the 
Secretary for research, development, demonstration or commercial 
application activities, other than atomic energy defense programs, 
shall be available for partnerships to the extent such partnerships are 
consistent with the goals and objectives of such activities.
    ``(b) All of the funds authorized to be appropriated to the 
Secretary for atomic energy defense activities shall be available for 
partnerships to the extent such partnerships are consistent with the 
goals and objectives of such activities.
    ``(c) Funds authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary and made 
available for departmental laboratory-directed research and development 
shall be available for any partnership.

``SEC. 1113. PROTECTION OF INFORMATION.

    ``Section 12(c)(7) of the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation 
Act of 1980 (15 U.S.C. 3710a(c)(7)), relating to the protection of 
information, shall apply to the partnership activities undertaken by 
the Secretary and by the directors of the departmental laboratories.

``SEC. 1114. FAIRNESS OF OPPORTUNITY.

    ``(a) The Secretary and the director of each departmental 
laboratory shall institute procedures to ensure that information on 
laboratory capabilities and arrangements for participating in 
partnerships with the Secretary or the departmental laboratories is 
publicly disseminated.
    ``(b) Prior to entering into any partnership having a Federal 
contribution in excess of $5,000,000, the Secretary or director of a 
departmental laboratory shall ensure that the opportunity to 
participate in such partnership has been publicly announced to 
potential participants.
    ``(c) In cases where the Secretary or the director of a 
departmental laboratory believes a potential partnership activity would 
benefit from broad participation from the private sector, the Secretary 
or the director of such departmental laboratory may take such steps as 
may be necessary to facilitate formation of a United States industry 
consortium to pursue the partnership activity.

``SEC. 1115. PRODUCT LIABILITY.

    ``The Secretary, after consultation with the Laboratory Partnership 
Advisory Board established in section 1109, and the Attorney General 
shall enter into a memorandum of understanding establishing a 
consistent policy and standards regarding the liability of the United 
States, of the non-Federal entity operating a departmental laboratory 
and of any other party to a partnership for product liability claims 
arising from partnership activities. The Secretary and the director of 
each departmental laboratory shall, to the maximum extent practicable, 
incorporate into any partnership the policy and standards established 
in the memorandum of understanding.

``SEC. 1116. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY.

    ``The Secretary shall, after consultation with the Laboratory 
Partnership Advisory Board established in section 1109, develop 
guidelines governing the application of intellectual property laws by 
the Secretary and by the director of each departmental laboratory in 
partnership arrangements.

``SEC. 1117. SMALL BUSINESS.

    ``(a) The Secretary shall develop simplified procedures and 
guidelines for partnerships involving small businesses to facilitate 
access to the resources and capabilities of the departmental 
laboratories.
    ``(b) Notwithstanding any other law, the Secretary may waive, in 
whole or in part, any cost-sharing requirement for a small business 
involved in a partnership if the Secretary determines that the cost-
sharing requirement would impose an undue hardship on the small 
business and would prevent the formation of the partnership.
    ``(c) Notwithstanding section 12(d) of the Stevenson-Wydler 
Technology Innovation Act of 1980 (15 U.S.C. 3710a(d)(1)), the 
Secretary may provide funds as part of a cooperative research and 
development agreement to a small business if the Secretary determines 
that the funds are necessary to prevent imposing an undue hardship on 
the small business and necessary for the formation of the cooperative 
research and development agreement.

``SEC. 1118. MINORITY COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY REPORT.

    ``Within one year after the date of enactment of this title, and 
annually thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to the appropriate 
committees of the United States Senate and the United States House of 
Representatives a report identifying opportunities for minority 
colleges and universities to participate in programs and activities 
being carried out by the Department or the departmental laboratories. 
The Secretary shall consult with representatives of minority colleges 
and universities in preparing the report. Such report shall--
            ``(a) describe ongoing education and training programs 
        being carried out by the Department or the departmental 
        laboratories with respect to or in conjunction with minority 
        colleges and universities in the areas of mathematics, science, 
        and engineering;
            ``(b) describe ongoing research, development demonstration 
        or commercial application activities involving the Department 
        or the departmental laboratories and minority colleges and 
        universities;
            ``(c) describe funding levels for the programs and 
        activities described in subsections (a) and (b);
            ``(d) identify ways for the Department or the departmental 
        laboratories to assist minority colleges and universities in 
        providing education and training in the fields of mathematics, 
        science, and engineering;
            ``(e) identify ways for the Department or the departmental 
        laboratories to assist minority colleges and universities in 
        entering into partnerships;
            ``(f) address the need for and potential role of the 
        Department or the departmental laboratories in providing to 
        minority colleges and universities the following:
                    ``(1) increased research opportunities for faculty 
                and students;
                    ``(2) assistance in faculty development and 
                recruitment and curriculum enhancement and development; 
                and
                    ``(3) laboratory instrumentation and equipment, 
                including computer equipment, through purchase, loan, 
                or other transfer;
            ``(g) address the need for and potential role of the 
        Department or the departmental laboratories in providing 
        funding and technical assistance for the development of 
        infrastructure facilities, including buildings and laboratory 
        facilities at minority colleges and universities; and
            ``(h) make specific proposals and recommendations, together 
        with estimates of necessary funding levels, for initiatives to 
        be carried out by the Department or the departmental 
        laboratories to assist minority colleges and universities in 
        providing education and training in the areas of mathematics, 
        science, and engineering, and in entering into partnerships 
        with the Department or departmental laboratories.

``SEC. 1119. MINORITY COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM.

    ``The Secretary shall establish a scholarship program for students 
attending minority colleges or universities and pursuing a degree in 
energy-related scientific, mathematical, engineering, and technical 
disciplines. The program shall include tuition assistance. The program 
shall provide an opportunity for the scholarship recipient to 
participate in an applied work experience in a departmental laboratory. 
Recipients of such scholarships shall be students deemed by the 
Secretary to have demonstrated (1) a need for such assistance and (2) 
academic potential in the particular area of study. Scholarships 
awarded under this program shall be known as Secretary of Energy 
Scholarships.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--The table of contents of the Department 
of Energy Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.) is amended by 
adding at the end thereof the following items:

                  ``TITLE XI--TECHNOLOGY PARTNERSHIPS

``Sec. 1101. Finding, purposes, and definitions.
``Sec. 1102. General authority.
``Sec. 1103. Establishment of goal for partnerships between 
                            departmental laboratories and United States 
                            industry.
``Sec. 1104. Role of the Department in the development of critical 
                            technology strategies.
``Sec. 1105. Partnership preferences.
``Sec. 1106. Evaluation of partnership programs.
``Sec. 1107. Annual report.
``Sec. 1108. Partnership payments.
``Sec. 1109. Laboratory partnership advisory board and industrial 
                            advisory groups at multi-program 
                            departmental laboratories.
``Sec. 1110. Fellowship program.
``Sec. 1111. Cooperation with State and local programs for technology 
                            development and dissemination.
``Sec. 1112. Availability of funds for partnerships.
``Sec. 1113. Protection of information.
``Sec. 1114. Fairness of opportunity.
``Sec. 1115. Product liability.
``Sec. 1116. Intellectual property.
``Sec. 1117. Small business.
``Sec. 1118. Minority college and university report.
``Sec. 1119. Minority college and university scholarship program.''.

SEC. 3144. NATIONAL ADVANCED MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGIES PROGRAM.

    The Secretary is encouraged to use partnerships to expedite the 
private sector deployment of advanced manufacturing technologies as 
required by section 2202(a) of the Energy Policy Act of 1992 (42 U.S.C. 
13502).

SEC. 3145. NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS.

    The Secretary shall encourage the establishment of not-for-profit 
organizations, such as the Center for Applied Development of 
Environmental Technology (CADET), that will facilitate the transfer of 
technologies from the departmental laboratories to the private sector.

SEC. 3146. CAREER PATH PROGRAM.

    (a) The Secretary, utilizing authority under other applicable law 
and the authority of this section, shall establish a career path 
program to recruit employees of the national laboratories to serve in 
positions in the Department.
    (b) Section 207 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by 
inserting after subsection (j)(6) the following:
            ``(7) National laboratories.--(A) The restrictions 
        contained in subsections (a), (b), (c), and (d) shall not apply 
        to an appearance or communication made, or advice or aid 
        rendered by a person employed at a facility described in 
        subparagraph (B), if the appearance or communication is made on 
        behalf of the facility or the advice or aid is provided to the 
        contractor of the facility.
            ``(B) This paragraph applies to the following: Argonne 
        National Laboratory, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Idaho 
        National Engineering Laboratory, Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory, 
        Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Los Alamos National 
        Laboratory, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Oak Ridge 
        National Laboratory, Pacific Northwest Laboratory, and Sandia 
        National Laboratories.''.
    (c) Section 27 of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 
U.S.C. 423) is amended by inserting the following new subsection:
    ``(q) National Laboratories.--(1) The restrictions on obtaining a 
recusal contained in paragraphs (c)(2) and (c)(3) shall not apply to 
discussions of future employment or business opportunity between a 
procurement official and a competing contractor managing and operating 
a facility described in paragraph (3): Provided, That such discussions 
concern the employment of the procurement official at such facility.
    ``(2) The restrictions contained in paragraph (f)(1) shall not 
apply to activities performed on behalf of a facility described in 
paragraph (3).
    ``(3) This subsection applies to the following: Argonne National 
Laboratory, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Idaho National Engineering 
Laboratory, Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory, Lawrence Livermore National 
Laboratory, Los Alamos National Laboratory, National Renewable Energy 
Laboratory, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Pacific Northwest 
Laboratory, and Sandia National Laboratories.''.

SEC. 3147. AVLIS COMMERCIALIZATION.

    (a) Predeployment Contractor.--Not later than ninety days after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall solicit proposals 
for a commercial predeployment contractor to conduct such activities as 
may be necessary to enable the Secretary or any successor to the 
Secretary's uranium enrichment enterprise to deploy a commercial 
uranium enrichment plant using the Atomic Vapor Laser Isotope 
Separation (AVLIS) technology. Such activities shall include--
            (1) developing a transition plan for transferring the AVLIS 
        program from research, development, and demonstration 
        activities at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory to 
        deployment of a commercial AVLIS production plant;
            (2) confirming the technical performance of AVLIS 
        technology;
            (3) developing the economic and industrial assessments 
        necessary for the Secretary or his successor to make a 
        commercial decision whether to deploy AVLIS;
            (4) providing an industrial perspective for the planning 
        and execution of remaining demonstration program activities; 
        and
            (5) completing feasibility and risk studies necessary for a 
        commercial decision whether to deploy AVLIS, including 
        financing options.
    (b) Additional Activities.--Based upon the results of subsection 
(a), the Secretary may solicit additional proposals to complete the 
following activities:
            (1) site selection, site characterization, and 
        environmental documentation activities for a commercial AVLIS 
        plant;
            (2) engineering design of a production plant, developing a 
        project schedule, and initiating operations planning;
            (3) activities leading to obtaining necessary licenses from 
        the Nuclear Regulatory Commission; and
            (4) ensuring the successful integration of AVLIS technology 
        into the commercial nuclear fuel cycle.
    (c) Reports.--The Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Energy 
and Natural Resources of the United States Senate and to the Speaker of 
the House of Representatives a written report on the progress made 
toward the deployment of a commercial AVLIS production plant ninety 
days after the date of enactment of this Act and each ninety days 
thereafter.

SEC. 3148. AMENDMENTS TO STEVENSON-WYDLER TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION ACT.

    (a) Section 12(c)(5) of the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation 
Act of 1980 (15 U.S.C. 3710a(c)(5)) is amended--
            (1) by deleting subparagraph (C)(i) and inserting in lieu 
        thereof the following:
                    ``(C)(i) Any agency that has contracted with a non-
                Federal entity to operate a laboratory shall review and 
                approve, request specific modifications to, or 
                disapprove a joint work statement and cooperative 
                research and development agreement that is submitted by 
                the director of such laboratory within thirty days 
                after such submission. In any case where an agency has 
                requested specific modifications to a joint work 
                statement or cooperative research and development 
                agreement, the agency shall approve or disapprove any 
                resubmission of such joint work statement or 
                cooperative research and development agreement within 
                fifteen days after such resubmission. No agreement may 
                be entered into by a Government-owned, contractor-
                operated laboratory under this section before both 
                approval of the cooperative research and development 
                agreement and a joint work statement.'';
            (2) by adding in subparagraph (C)(ii) the words, ``or 
        cooperative research and development agreement'' after ``joint 
        work statement'';
            (3) by deleting subparagraph (C)(iv);
            (4) by deleting subparagraph (C)(v) and inserting in lieu 
        thereof:
                    ``(C)(iv) If an agency fails to complete a review 
                under clause (i) within any of the specified time-
                periods, the agency shall submit to the Congress, 
                within ten days after the failure to complete the 
                review, a report on the reasons for such failure. The 
                agency shall, at the end of each successive 15-day 
                period thereafter during which such failure continues, 
                submit to Congress another report on the reasons for 
                the continued failure.''; and
            (5) by deleting subparagraph (C)(vi).
    (b) Section 12(d)(2) of the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation 
Act of 1980 (15 U.S.C. 3710a(d)(2)) is amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (B) by striking ``substantial'' before 
        ``purpose''; and
            (2) in subparagraph (C) by striking ``the primary purpose'' 
        and inserting in lieu thereof ``one of the purposes''.

SEC. 3149. GUIDELINES.

    The implementation of the provisions of this Act shall not be 
delayed pending the issuance of guidelines, policies or standards 
required by sections 1105, 1115 and 1116 of the Department of Energy 
Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.) as added by section 3143 of 
this Act.

SEC. 3150. AUTHORIZATION.

    (a) In addition to funds made available for partnerships under 
section 1112 of the Department of Energy Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 
7101 et seq.) as added by section 3143 of this Act, there is authorized 
to be appropriated from funds otherwise available to the Secretary for 
partnership activities with industry in areas other than atomic energy 
defense activities $100,000,000 for fiscal year 1994, $140,000,000 for 
fiscal year 1995, $180,000,000 for fiscal year 1996 and $220,000,000 
for fiscal year 1997.
    (b) There is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary for the 
Minority College and University Scholarship Program established in 
section 1119 of the Department of Energy Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 
7101 et seq.) as added by section 3143 of this Act in areas other than 
atomic energy defense activities $1,000,000 for fiscal year 1994, 
$2,000,000 for fiscal year 1995 and $3,000,000 for fiscal year 1996.
    (c) There is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary for 
research or educational programs, in areas other than atomic energy 
defense activities, carried out through partnerships or otherwise, and 
for related facilities and equipment that involve minority colleges or 
universities such sums as may be necessary.

                      TITLE XXXII--NUCLEAR SAFETY

SEC. 3201. AUTHORIZATION FOR DEFENSE NUCLEAR SAFETY BOARD.

    There are authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 1994, 
$18,000,000 for the operation of the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety 
Board under chapter 21 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2286 
et seq.).

SEC. 3202. REQUIREMENT FOR TRANSMITTAL TO CONGRESS OF CERTAIN 
              INFORMATION PREPARED BY DEFENSE NUCLEAR SAFETY BOARD.

    (a) Requirement.--Chapter 21 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 
U.S.C. 2286 et seq.) is amended--
            (1) by redesignating section 320 as section 321; and
            (2) by inserting after section 319 the following new 
        section 320:

``SEC. 320. TRANSMITTAL OF CERTAIN INFORMATION TO CONGRESS.

    ``Whenever the Board submits or transmits to the President or the 
Director of the Office of Management and Budget any budget estimate, 
budget request, supplemental budget request, or other budget 
information, any legislative recommendation, or any statement or 
information in preparation of a report to be submitted to Congress 
pursuant to section 316(a), the Board shall submit at the same time a 
copy thereof to Congress.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of contents at the beginning of 
the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.) is amended by 
striking out the item relating to section 320 and inserting in lieu 
thereof the following:

``Sec. 320. Transmittal of certain information to Congress.
``Sec. 321. Annual authorization of appropriations.''.

            Passed the Senate September 14 (legislative day, September 
      7), 1993.

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