1.This Act may be cited as the
Department of Energy National Security
Act for Fiscal Year 2009
.
2.
The table of contents for this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short
title.
Sec. 2. Table of
contents.
Sec. 3. Congressional defense
committees.
DIVISION C—DEPARTMENT OF
ENERGY NATIONAL SECURITY AUTHORIZATIONS AND OTHER AUTHORIZATIONS
TITLE XXXI—DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
NATIONAL SECURITY PROGRAMS
Subtitle A—National Security
Programs Authorizations
Sec. 3101. National Nuclear
Security Administration.
Sec. 3102. Defense
environmental cleanup.
Sec. 3103. Other defense
activities.
Sec. 3104. Defense nuclear
waste disposal.
Subtitle B—Program
Authorizations, Restrictions, and Limitations
Sec. 3111. Modification of
functions of Administrator for Nuclear Security to include elimination of
surplus fissile materials usable for nuclear weapons.
Sec. 3112. Report on compliance
with Design Basis Threat issued by the Department of Energy in
2005.
Sec. 3113. Modification of
submittal of reports on inadvertent releases of restricted data.
Sec. 3114. Nonproliferation
scholarship and fellowship program.
Sec. 3115. Review of and
reports on Global Initiatives for Proliferation Prevention program.
TITLE XXXII—DEFENSE NUCLEAR
FACILITIES SAFETY BOARD
Sec. 3201.
Authorization.
3.Congressional defense
committeesFor purposes of
this Act, the term congressional defense committees has the
meaning given that term in section 101(a)(16) of title 10, United States
Code.
CDEPARTMENT OF ENERGY NATIONAL SECURITY
AUTHORIZATIONS AND OTHER AUTHORIZATIONS
<enum>XXXI</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY NATIONAL SECURITY
PROGRAMS</header>
<subtitle commented="no" id="HCF2797D3B5054C51B42DA23EDF285564" level-type="subsequent"><enum>A</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">National Security Programs
Authorizations</header>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H60437362194649AC8536278ECCA53509" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>3101.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">National Nuclear Security
Administration</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0807A393663745EE8944F4790093C3D5"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Authorization of
appropriations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Funds are
hereby authorized to be appropriated to the Department of Energy for fiscal
year 2009 for the activities of the National Nuclear Security Administration in
carrying out programs necessary for national security in the amount of
$9,641,892,000, to be allocated as follows:</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H759C3FEC50A946B7902DBC901FBD1471"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For weapons activities,
$6,610,701,000.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H069259A6379F4B32ACBA7134E7E08D37"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For defense nuclear nonproliferation
activities, including $538,782,000 for fissile materials disposition,
$1,799,056,000.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H93C4BEAE79194085BA7E01386F7276EF"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For naval reactors, $828,054,000.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5718B1DAFF6642BCB800C04D86D2A937"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For the Office of the Administrator for
Nuclear Security, $404,081,000.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H78534EAD19814C9B92000098B36E0552"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Authorization of new plant
projects</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">From funds referred
to in subsection (a) that are available for carrying out plant projects, the
Secretary of Energy may carry out new plant projects for the National Nuclear
Security Administration as follows:</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H49A67868D4714F8D9E880427EA3EC506"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For readiness in technical base and
facilities, the following new plant projects:</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H827CB03E47724AC2BB496FF46CCDC4D0"><enum></enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Project 09–D–404, Test Capabilities
Revitalization Phase 2, Sandia National Laboratory, Albuquerque, New Mexico,
$3,200,000.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H25DEAB2232554C9290FA9934EEA4FAA0"><enum></enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Project 08–D–806, Ion Beam Laboratory
Project, Sandia National Laboratory, Albuquerque, New Mexico,
$10,014,000.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H584F7017AF27460887C616D5B6D4464D"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For naval reactors, the following new plant
projects:</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF0FD92337DDE4C3C9305A200E2B410B1"><enum></enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Project 09–D–902, Naval Reactors Facility
Production Support Complex, Naval Reactors Facility, Idaho Falls, Idaho,
$8,300,000.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA792E5ECFDAE4ECBA6001C0286169DBE"><enum></enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Project 09–D–190, Project engineering and
design, Knolls Atomic Power Laboratory infrastructure upgrades, Knolls Atomic
Power Laboratory, Kesselring Site, Schenectady, New York, $1,000,000.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF0E16B6E39954AA5B0CF6C9ACB917F5" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>3102.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Defense environmental cleanup</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Funds are hereby authorized to be
appropriated to the Department of Energy for fiscal year 2009 for defense
environmental cleanup activities in carrying out programs necessary for
national security in the amount of $5,297,256,000.</text>
</section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HFC230BC032FA4CD3A34DF5B094B9D66B" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>3103.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Other defense activities</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Funds are hereby authorized to be
appropriated to the Department of Energy for fiscal year 2009 for other defense
activities in carrying out programs necessary for national security in the
amount of $826,453,000.</text>
</section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H32268907780F423B8BD5CB766FEBFF9" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>3104.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Defense nuclear waste
disposal</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Funds are hereby
authorized to be appropriated to the Department of Energy for fiscal year 2009
for defense nuclear waste disposal for payment to the Nuclear Waste Fund
established in section 302(c) of the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 (42
U.S.C. 10222(c)) in the amount of $197,371,000.</text>
</section></subtitle><subtitle commented="no" id="H96F88020E97C48CF8F5D3B27553F6E50" level-type="subsequent"><enum>B</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Program Authorizations, Restrictions, and
Limitations</header>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HCF6ECFADC0F2440E89A7E2A604CB1D55" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>3111.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Modification of functions of Administrator
for Nuclear Security to include elimination of surplus fissile materials usable
for nuclear weapons</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section
3212(b)(1) of the National Nuclear Security Administration Act (50 U.S.C.
2402(b)(1)) is amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3E28EAC926D740589D311D45C349C3D2"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by redesignating paragraph (18) as
paragraph (19); and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8719C2106BE7414993757D00A6E2B112"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by inserting after paragraph (17) the
following new paragraph (18):</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HCCEF2EF430E644DEA0281117B2CA7F32" style="OLC">
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H207001882C9643C58CB075DAC97B0367"><enum>(18)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Eliminating inventories of surplus fissile
materials usable for nuclear
weapons.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H217CBFA6DBB04B36B779007778E47CCE" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>3112.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Report on compliance with Design Basis
Threat issued by the Department of Energy in 2005</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1F6D39CF5A5A4230B170629292604F7C"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than January 2, 2009, the
Secretary of Energy shall submit to the congressional defense committees a
report setting forth the status of the compliance of Department of Energy sites
with the Design Basis Threat issued by the Department in November 2005 (in this
section referred to as the <quote>2005 Design Basis Threat</quote>).</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD6D96A56FD344DA589AFED01713271FC"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Elements</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The report required by subsection (a) shall
include the following:</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0ABF64944828484DBCBECD1448769582"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For each Department of Energy site subject
to the 2005 Design Basis Threat, an assessment of whether the site has achieved
compliance with the 2005 Design Basis Threat.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HFB36886AA365467C80B8A2FF533318A8"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For each such site that has not achieved
compliance with the 2005 Design Basis Threat—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4462B0D1DA764381B325142E6DDD2EB5"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a description of the reasons for the
failure to achieve compliance;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9A74A06198B143069DEF995CE3E685AB"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a plan to achieve compliance;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1DF943E8BE4C4132BBA45FEE316E2EAF"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a description of the actions that will be
taken to mitigate any security shortfalls until compliance is achieved;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HCBBED0AD61B040B1BF108E89064819F"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an estimate of the annual funding
requirements to achieve compliance.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5460A8CA7C18494E87FD5E86CAEDF74D"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A list of such sites with Category I
nuclear materials that the Secretary determines will not achieve compliance
with the 2005 Design Basis Threat.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6D6EB28887B54CC89400D1C95F086A4"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For each site identified under paragraph
(3), a plan to remove all Category I nuclear materials from such site,
including—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6313D2510D1C4F6CA6D5D6ED009BE8FD"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a schedule for the removal of such nuclear
materials from such site;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE6730B52C5774410B36D73B27FECF014"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a clear description of the actions that
will be taken to ensure the security of such nuclear materials; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H511513AA038342B7A3012391032278A"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an estimate of the annual funding
requirements to remove such nuclear materials from such site.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H205AEA7D30244170867962D74E004817"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An assessment of the adequacy of the 2005
Design Basis Threat in addressing security threats at Department of Energy
sites, and a description of any plans for updating, modifying, or otherwise
revising the approach taken by the 2005 Design Basis Threat to establish
enhanced security requirements for Department of Energy sites.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H48E0584BA9964E53B094E1605D2D752F" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>3113.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Modification of submittal of reports on
inadvertent releases of restricted data</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF164EA73079F4F0B806DB74EAE2F44CE"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 4522 of the Atomic Energy Defense
Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/50/2672">50 U.S.C. 2672</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6DA90DDA07CF42B59903C574C4E7CE5B"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (e), by striking <quote>on a
periodic basis</quote> and inserting <quote>in each even-numbered year</quote>;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HDA7E4546FD684E1AA89E00E81EFF77F5"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (f), by striking paragraph
(2) and inserting the following new paragraph (2):</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7E645B11184E4527BF25FE791EC9822E" style="OLC">
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2F0A57109466412B84855360E8CDF6D9" indent="up1"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of Energy shall, in each
even-numbered year beginning in 2010, submit to the committees and Assistant to
the President specified in subsection (d) a report identifying any inadvertent
releases of Restricted Data or Formerly Restricted Data under Executive Order
No. 12958 discovered in the two-year period preceding the submittal of the
report.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.
</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HECE1A13E64914ED393728CBA38E4D8AB"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Technical correction</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subsection (e) of such section, as amended
by subsection (a)(1) of this section, is further amended by striking
<quote>subsection (b)(4)</quote> and inserting <quote>subsection
(b)(5)</quote>.</text>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HFD9C739405BA4FCCA25ECBDFE2D52859" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>3114.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Nonproliferation scholarship and fellowship
program</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE2AADEE5C96C4B3AA7C80000B2E5CA14"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Establishment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Administrator for Nuclear Security
shall carry out a program to provide scholarships and fellowships for the
purpose of enabling individuals to qualify for employment in the
nonproliferation programs of the Department of Energy.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H71BB4D6B66C8428AA4BE9001177C6BE"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Eligible individuals</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An individual shall be eligible for a
scholarship or fellowship under the program established under this section if
the individual—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0DD1BDA2C44641E18CCE2576B8394938"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">is a citizen or national of the United
States or an alien lawfully admitted to the United States for permanent
residence;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H73110CF5E3DD4AE2BCDAE7D419DE00F8"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">has been accepted for enrollment or is
currently enrolled as a full-time student at an institution of higher education
(as defined in section 102(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C.
1002(a));</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE716A4DE81BE41ACAAF6DED80654909F"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">is pursuing a program of education that
leads to an appropriate higher education degree in a qualifying field of study,
as determined by the Administrator;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H589151FCB49043639561E46ED72DDE90"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">enters into an agreement described in
subsection (c); and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB990ECCCC5C247D0876EDC715D1E0083"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">meets such other requirements as the
Administrator prescribes.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9AA21D9A28814B8F98509901851D6460"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Agreement</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An individual seeking a scholarship or
fellowship under the program established under this section shall enter into an
agreement, in writing, with the Administrator that includes the
following:</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H815A1EC9C296465285C22755E5035454"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The agreement of the Administrator to
provide such individual with a scholarship or fellowship in the form of
educational assistance for a specified number of school years (not to exceed
five school years) during which such individual is pursuing a program of
education in a qualifying field of study, which educational assistance may
include payment of tuition, fees, books, laboratory expenses, and a
stipend.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4B00D0D06FBB4609A4BE45CDCB6F85E"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The agreement of such individual—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3B403CFC1D134205887369B9A781D9F0"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to accept such educational
assistance;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8EED99639C5347E08FF6ADDD2182889"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to maintain enrollment and attendance in a
program of education described in subsection (b)(2) until such individual
completes such program;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC10C54A70BA64BD49E6BBD75D104F95"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">while enrolled in such program, to maintain
satisfactory academic progress in such program, as determined by the
institution of higher education in which such individual is enrolled;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC44F02B64D5C46DAAE3CE2F3D0BCF094"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">after completion of such program, to serve
as a full-time employee in a nonproliferation position in the Department of
Energy or at a laboratory of the Department for a period of not less than 12
months for each school year or part of a school year for which such individual
receives a scholarship or fellowship under the program established under this
section.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1C3A0BA7C3EE42B4861D845DC83110A9"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The agreement of such individual with
respect to the repayment requirements specified in subsection (d).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H03D61BED6B5F4443B95FB203F187FA7B"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Repayment</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5BE032C8751949B08CC2C04E6EEEF"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An individual receiving a scholarship or
fellowship under the program established under this section shall agree to pay
to the United States the total amount of educational assistance provided to
such individual under such program, plus interest at the rate prescribed by
paragraph (4), if such individual—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HEE4B7E88C12C4CAB954E68F966A80148"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">does not complete the program of education
agreed to pursuant to subsection (c)(2)(B);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H48DB5D984BD64B56B69657AB61EA7821"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">completes such program of education but
declines to serve in a position in the Department of Energy or at a laboratory
of the Department as agreed to pursuant to subsection (c)(2)(D); or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H35A75FA7C7AA4416B6F14169E648F1CA"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">is voluntarily separated from service or
involuntarily separated for cause from the Department of Energy or a laboratory
of the Department before the end of the period for which such individual agreed
to continue in the service of the Department pursuant to subsection
(c)(2)(D).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HAB9BEEF7BEF64703AF2FC6189D04726B"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Failure to repay</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If an individual who received a scholarship
or fellowship under the program established under this section is required to
repay, pursuant to an agreement under paragraph (1), the total amount of
educational assistance provided to such individual under such program, plus
interest at the rate prescribed by paragraph (4), and fails repay such amount,
a sum equal to such amount (plus such interest) is recoverable by the United
States Government from such individual or the estate of such individual
by—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6FC53F87613E4C878E9D017DBD00AF72"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the case of an individual who is an
employee of the United States Government, setoff against accrued pay,
compensation, amount of retirement credit, or other amount due the employee
from the Government; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HEB30E08940C043F8BA02C506BB005879"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">such other method as is provided by law for
the recovery of amounts owed to the Government.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8BAB32CAC1BD462E0038FDC51380A2BD"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Waiver of repayment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Administrator may waive, in whole or in
part, repayment by an individual under this subsection if the Administrator
determines that seeking recovery under paragraph (2) would be against equity
and good conscience or would be contrary to the best interests of the United
States.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HCB863E7D52F545DC0083003CB21054E"><enum>(4)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Rate of interest</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For purposes of repayment under this
subsection, the total amount of educational assistance provided to an
individual under the program established under this section shall bear interest
at the applicable rate of interest under section 427A(c) of the Higher
Education Act of 1965 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1077a">20 U.S.C. 1077a(c)</external-xref>).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9FBDA9CC75B145ADB522075376365B35"><enum>(e)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Preference for cooperative education
students</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In evaluating
individuals for the award of a scholarship or fellowship under the program
established under this section, the Administrator may give a preference to an
individual who is enrolled in, or accepted for enrollment in, an institution of
higher education that has a cooperative education program with the Department
of Energy.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6AD3FDED2A094842984D16B7C436D501"><enum>(f)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Coordination of benefits</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A scholarship or fellowship awarded under
the program established under this section shall be taken into account in
determining the eligibility of an individual receiving such scholarship or
fellowship for Federal student financial assistance provided under title IV of
the Higher Education Act of 1965 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1070">20 U.S.C. 1070 et seq.</external-xref>).</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H04672125618C40109E20CE3CB970E1CC"><enum>(g)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Report to Congress</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than January 1, 2010, the
Administrator shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on
the activities carried out under the program established under this section,
including any recommendations for future activities under such program.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H883925B497C645D19E1DD709CE8D1013"><enum>(h)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Funding</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Of the amounts authorized to be
appropriated by section 3101(a)(2) for defense nuclear nonproliferation
activities, $3,000,000 shall be available to carry out the program established
under this section.</text>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HBA3E8F464DA24107B2AF98F6EBD696F2" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>3115.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Review of and reports on Global Initiatives
for Proliferation Prevention program</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H205F1E9E85EB4A02A1AB76D2DDE664E"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Review of program</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4D5F9D3D4DB44D03BF7214B25DD3700"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Administrator for Nuclear Security
shall conduct a review of the Global Initiatives for Proliferation Prevention
program.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9C7A4E21DAFD4AD9A17F65918204C390"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Report required</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than February 1, 2009, the
Administrator shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report
setting forth the results of the review required under paragraph (1). The
report shall include the following:</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5F5F33EF8EFA4DE4B110957DB09EEB0"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A description of the goals of the Global
Initiatives for Proliferation Prevention program and the criteria for
partnership projects under the program.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2B94FAD729234BC086A21BF2F359C52C"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Recommendations regarding the
following:</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H35022774D1E04135007F794700E2F3E5"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Whether to continue or bring to a close
each of the partnership projects under the program in existence on the date of
the enactment of this Act, and, if any such project is recommended to be
continued, a description of how that project will meet the criteria under
subparagraph (A).</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB9DC3AD71CF84CABA7FD204BB5FD7CE1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Whether to enter into new partnership
projects under the program with Russia or other countries of the former Soviet
Union.</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H12BC34DE0A7840FEBCF8ED512976EB33"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Whether to enter into new partnership
projects under the program in countries other than countries of the former
Soviet Union.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H53F547303BD849909C0073941092D19B"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A plan for completing partnership projects
under the program with the countries of the former Soviet Union by 2012.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HBEE7DE191AAA4BAFB171F6B43615FCD2"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Report on funding for projects under
program</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6E435AEFEAD64375B5D32BFD2775B58C"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Administrator shall submit to the
congressional defense committees a report on—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA18C1B7A06F241EE9BCDDF003726295F"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the purposes for which amounts made
available for the Global Initiatives for Proliferation Prevention program for
fiscal year 2009 will be obligated or expended; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H10ADAEAF12FD48BDA2A2B6FE7CCEFC8C"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the amount to be obligated or expended for
each partnership project under the program in fiscal year 2009.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H74A4FE2500E24B27AFEEA5000823C548"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Limitation on funding before submittal of
report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">None of the amounts
authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2009 by section 3101(a)(2) for
defense nuclear nonproliferation activities and available for the Global
Initiatives for Proliferation Prevention program may be obligated or expended
until the date that is 30 days after the date on which the Administrator
submits to the congressional defense committees the report required under
paragraph (1).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H13A2FEE7C3104BD9A6C900A0CA66B67"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Limitation on funding for Global Nuclear
Energy Partnership</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">None of
the amounts authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2009 by section
3101(a)(2) for defense nuclear nonproliferation activities and available for
the Global Initiatives for Proliferation Prevention program may be used for
projects related to energy security that could promote the Global Nuclear
Energy Partnership.</text>
</subsection></section></subtitle><enum>XXXII</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">DEFENSE NUCLEAR FACILITIES SAFETY
BOARD</header>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE6478C75E41C41B8AE28F1BE5D055DB2" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>3201.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Authorization</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">There are authorized to be appropriated for
fiscal year 2009, $28,968,574 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.).</text>
</section>
Passed the Senate September 17,
2008.
Secretary