[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 194 (Thursday, November 4, 2021)]
[Senate]
[Page S8000]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 4508. Mrs. BLACKBURN submitted an amendment intended to be 
proposed to amendment SA 3867 submitted by Mr. Reed and intended to be 
proposed to the bill H.R. 4350, to authorize appropriations for fiscal 
year 2022 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for 
military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of 
Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, 
and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as 
follows:

        At the end of subtitle B of title XXXI, add the following:

     SEC. 3114. REPORT ON PLANT-DIRECTED RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT.

       (a) In General.--Not later than March 15, 2022, the 
     Administrator for Nuclear Security shall submit to the 
     congressional defense committees a report on plant-directed 
     research and development by nuclear weapons production 
     facilities.
       (b) Elements.--The report required by subsection (a) shall 
     include the following:
       (1) A master plan for plant-directed research and 
     development that ensures utilization of all funds available 
     for plant-directed research and development by the nuclear 
     weapons production facilities.
       (2) A list of research, development, and demonstration 
     activities by each such facility in order to maintain and 
     enhance the engineering and manufacturing capabilities at the 
     facility and a brief scope of work for each such activity.
       (3) Aa review of current and projected workload 
     requirements for such activities and cost estimates necessary 
     to complete each such activity.
       (4) A review of the progress made in prioritizing and 
     funding such activities.
       (c) Annual Report.--As part of the annual budget submission 
     by the President under section 1105(a) of title 31, United 
     States Code, for fiscal years 2023 through 2027, the 
     Administrator shall submit to the congressional defense 
     committees a report describing the progress made in 
     establishing the master plan required by subsection (b)(1).
       (d) Nuclear Weapons Production Facility Defined.--In this 
     section, the term ``nuclear weapons production facility'' has 
     the meaning given that term in section 4002 of the Atomic 
     Energy Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 2501).
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