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Division C — Department of Energy National Security Authorizations and Other Authorizations

H.R. 1960 · 113th Congress · Jul 8, 2013 · Lineage

C Department of Energy National Security Authorizations and Other Authorizations

XXXI Department of Energy National Security Programs

A National Security Programs Authorizations

Sec. 3101 National Nuclear Security Administration

(a)
Authorization of Appropriations— Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated to the Department of Energy for fiscal year 2014 for the activities of the National Nuclear Security Administration in carrying out programs as specified in the funding table in section 4701.
(b)
Authorization of New Plant Projects— 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:

Sec. 3102 Defense environmental cleanup

Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated to the Department of Energy for fiscal year 2014 for defense environmental cleanup activities in carrying out programs as specified in the funding table in section 4701.

Sec. 3103 Other defense activities

Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated to the Department of Energy for fiscal year 2014 for other defense activities in carrying out programs as specified in the funding table in section 4701.

Sec. 3104 Energy security and assurance

Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated to the Department of Energy for fiscal year 2014 for energy security and assurance programs necessary for national security as specified in the funding table in section 4701.

B Program Authorizations, Restrictions, and Limitations

Sec. 3111 Clarification of principles of National Nuclear Security Administration

Subsection (c) of section 3211 of the National Nuclear Security Administration Act (50 U.S.C. 2401) is amended to read as follows:

“(c) Operations and activities to be carried out consistent with certain principles—In carrying out the mission of the Administration, the Administrator shall ensure that all operations and activities of the Administration are consistent with the principles of—

“(1) protecting the environment;

“(2) safeguarding the safety and health of the public and of the workforce of the Administration; and

“(3) ensuring the security of the nuclear weapons, nuclear material, and classified information in the custody of the Administration.”

Sec. 3112 Termination of Department of Energy employees to protect national security

(a)
In general— Subtitle C of the National Nuclear Security Administration Act (50 U.S.C. 2441 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following new section:

“3245. Termination of employees to protect national security

“(a) Termination authority—Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of Energy may terminate an employee of the Administration or any element of the Department of Energy that involves nuclear security if the Secretary—

“(1) determines that the employee acted in a manner that endangers the security of special nuclear material or classified information;

“(2) considers the termination to be in the interests of the United States; and

“(3) determines that the procedures prescribed in other provisions of law that authorize the termination of the employment of such employee cannot be invoked in a manner that the Secretary considers consistent with national security.

“(b) Statements and affidavits

“(1) To the extent that the Secretary determines that the interests of national security permit, the Secretary shall notify an employee whose employment is terminated under this section of the reasons for the termination.

“(2) During the 30-day period beginning on the date on which a terminated employee is notified under paragraph (1), the employee may submit to the Secretary statements or affidavits to show why the employee should be restored to duty.

“(3) If a terminated employee submits statements and affidavits under paragraph (2), the Secretary—

“(A) shall provide a written response to the employee; and

“(B) may restore the employment of the employee.

“(c) Finality—A decision by the Secretary to terminate the employment of an employee under this section is final and may not be appealed or reviewed outside the Department.

“(d) Notification to congressional committees—Whenever the Secretary terminates the employment of an employee under the authority of this section, the Secretary shall promptly notify the congressional defense committees of such termination.

“(e) Preservation of right to seek other employment—Any termination of employment under this section does not affect the right of the employee involved to seek or accept employment with any other department or agency of the United States if that employee is declared eligible for such employment by the Director of the Office of Personnel Management.

“(f) Prohibition on delegation—The authority of the Secretary under this section may not be delegated.”

(b)
Clerical amendment— The table of contents at the beginning of such Act is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 3244 the following new item:

Sec. 3113 Modification of independent cost estimates on life extension programs and new nuclear facilities

(a)
In general— Section 4217 of the Atomic Energy Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 2537) is amended—
(1)
in subsection (b)(2), by adding after the period at the end the following: “Such cost estimates shall be conducted by the Secretary of Defense, acting through the Director of Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation. The Director may delegate carrying out such a cost estimate to another element of the Department of Defense.”; and
(2)
by amending subsection (c) to read as follows:

“(c) Authority for further assessments

“(1) In consultation with the Administrator, the Secretary of Defense, acting through the Director of Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation, may conduct an independent cost assessment of any initiative or program of the Administration that is estimated to cost more than $500,000,000. The Director may delegate carrying out such a cost estimate to another element of the Department of Defense.

“(2) The Secretary, acting through the Administrator, shall request an appropriate official or entity to conduct an independent review of each—

“(A) guidance for the analysis of alternatives for each covered system or facility before such analysis is conducted; and

“(B) results of such analysis.

“(3) The Secretary, acting through the Administrator, shall submit to the congressional defense committees and the Nuclear Weapons Council each independent review conducted under paragraph (2).

“(4) In this subsection:

“(A) The term “appropriate official or entity” means the following:

“(i) The Director of Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation.

“(ii) An organization selected by the Director of Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation.

“(iii) The JASON Defense Advisory Panel.

“(B) The term “covered system or facility” means the following:

“(i) Each nuclear weapon system undergoing life extension at the completion of phase 6.2A, relating to design definition and cost study.

“(ii) Each new nuclear facility within the nuclear security enterprise (as defined in section 4002(5) of the Atomic Energy Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 2501(5)) that is estimated to cost more than $500,000,000 before such facility achieves critical decision 2 in the acquisition process.”

(b)
Effective date— The amendment made by subsection (a)(2) shall expire on the date that is three years after the date of the enactment of this Act. Effective on the day after such expiration date, subsection (c) of section 4217 of the Atomic Energy Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 2537), as in effect on the day before the date of the enactment of this Act, is hereby revived.
(c)
Sense of Congress— It is the sense of Congress that Congress encourages the Administrator for Nuclear Security and the Nuclear Weapons Council to follow the results of the analysis of alternatives of a life extension program or a defense nuclear facility construction project when selecting a final option.

Sec. 3114 Plan for retrieval, treatment, and disposition of tank farm waste at Hanford Nuclear Reservation

(a)
In general— Subtitle D of title XLIV of the Atomic Energy Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 2621 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following new section:

“4445. Plan for retrieval, treatment, and disposition of tank farm waste at Hanford Nuclear Reservation

“(a) Plan—Not later than March 1, 2014, the Secretary of Energy shall submit to the congressional defense committees a comprehensive plan through 2025 for the safe and effective retrieval, treatment, and disposition of nuclear waste contained in the tank farms of Hanford Nuclear Reservation, Richland, Washington.

“(b) Matters included—The plan under subsection (a) shall include the following:

“(1) A list of all requirements, assumptions, and criteria needed to design, construct, and operate the Waste Treatment and Immobilization Plant and any required infrastructure facilities at the Hanford Tank Farms.

“(2) A schedule of activities, construction, and operations at the Hanford Tank Farms and Waste Treatment and Immobilization Plant required before 2025 to carry out the safe and effective retrieval, treatment, and disposition of waste in the Hanford Tank Farms.

“(3) Actions required to accelerate, to the extent possible, the retrieval and treatment of lower-risk, low-activity waste while continuing efforts to accelerate the resolution of technical challenges associated with higher-risk, high-activity waste.

“(4) A description of how the Secretary will—

“(A) provide adequate protection to workers and the public under the plan; and

“(B) incorporate into the plan any new science and technical information that was not available before the development of the plan, including new science and technical information not available as of March 2014.

“(c) Determinations

“(1) For each requirement, assumption, or criterion identified by the Secretary under subsection (b)(1), the Secretary shall include in the plan under subsection (a) a determination regarding whether such requirement, assumption or criterion is finalized and will be used to inform planning, design, construction, and operations of the Waste Treatment and Immobilization Plant project.

“(2) For each requirement, assumption, or criterion that the Secretary cannot make a finalized determination for under paragraph (1) by the date the plan under subsection (a) is submitted to the congressional defense committees, the Secretary shall—

“(A) include in the plan—

“(i) a description of the requirement, assumption, or criterion;

“(ii) a list of activities required for the Secretary to make such determination; and

“(iii) the date on which the Secretary anticipates making such determination; and

“(B) once the Secretary makes the finalized determination with respect to the requirement, assumption, or criterion, submit to such committees notification that the requirement, assumption, or criterion is finalized and will be used to inform the planning, design, construction, and operations of the Waste Treatment and Immobilization Plant project.

“(3)

“(A) Subject to subparagraph (B), the Secretary may authorize a change to a requirement, assumption, or criterion that the Secretary determines as finalized under paragraph (1) or (2)(B).

“(B) The Secretary shall make changes to a requirement, assumption, or criterion under subparagraph (A) if the Secretary cannot provide adequate protection without making such changes.

“(C) If the Secretary authorizes a change to a requirement, assumption, or criterion under subparagraph (A) or (B) that will have a material effect on any aspect of the schedule or cost of the Waste Treatment and Immobilization Plant project, the Secretary shall promptly notify the congressional defense committees of such change.

“(D) The authority of the Secretary under this paragraph may be delegated only to the Deputy Secretary of Energy.”

(b)
Clerical amendment— The table of contents at the beginning of the Atomic Energy Defense Act is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 4444 the following new item:

Sec. 3115 Enhanced procurement authority to manage supply chain risk

(a)
In general— Subtitle A of title XLVIII of the Atomic Energy Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 2781 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:

“4806. Enhanced procurement authority to manage supply chain risk

“(a) Authority—Subject to subsection (b), a covered official may—

“(1) carry out a covered procurement action; and

“(2) notwithstanding any other provision of law, limit, in whole or in part, the disclosure of information relating to the basis for carrying out a covered procurement action.

“(b) Determination and notification—Before exercising the authority under subsection (a), a covered official shall—

“(1) obtain a joint recommendation by the Deputy Secretary of Energy and the Chief Information Officer of the Department of Energy, on the basis of a risk assessment conducted by the Office of Intelligence and Counterintelligence of the Department of Energy, that there is a significant supply chain risk to a covered system;

“(2) make a determination in writing, with the concurrence of the Deputy Secretary of Energy, that—

“(A) carrying out a covered procurement action under subsection (a)(1) is necessary to protect national security by reducing supply chain risk;

“(B) less intrusive measures are not reasonably available to reduce such supply chain risk; and

“(C) if the covered official plans to limit disclosure of information under subsection (a)(2), the risk to national security that may result from the disclosure of such information is greater than such risk that may result from not disclosing such information; and

“(3) submit to the congressional defense committees, the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate, and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives written notification of—

“(A) the joint recommendation under paragraph (1), including a summary of the risk assessment by the Office of Intelligence and Counterintelligence that serves as the basis for such joint recommendation;

“(B) the determination under paragraph (2), including—

“(i) a summary of the basis for such determination; and

“(ii) a discussion of the less intrusive measures that were considered under subparagraph (B) of such paragraph and the reason that the official determined such measures to not be reasonably available; and

“(C) the information required by section 2304(f)(3) of title 10, United States Code.

“(c) Limitation on disclosure—If a covered official exercises the authority under subsection (a), the covered official shall—

“(1) notify appropriate parties of the covered procurement action and the basis for such action only to the extent necessary to carry out the covered procurement action;

“(2) notify other elements of the Department of Energy or other departments or agencies of the United States that are responsible for procurement that may be subject to the same or similar supply chain risk of the covered procurement action, consistent with the requirements of national security; and

“(3) ensure the confidentiality of any notification made under paragraph (1) or (2).

“(d) Delegation—A covered official may not delegate the authority provided under this section to an official of the Department of Energy below the level of the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Energy.

“(e) Definitions—In this section:

“(1) The term covered item of supply means an item that is purchased for inclusion in a covered system, and the loss of integrity of which could result in a supply chain risk for a covered system.

“(2) The term “covered official” means any of the following:

“(A) The Under Secretary of Energy.

“(B) The Under Secretary of Energy for Science.

“(C) The Administrator for Nuclear Security.

“(D) The Administrator of the Energy Information Administration.

“(E) The Administrator of the Bonneville Power Administration.

“(F) The Administrator of the Southeastern Power Administration.

“(G) The Administrator of the Southwestern Power Administration.

“(H) The Administrator of the Western Area Power Administration.

“(I) The Chief Information Officer of the Department of Energy.

“(3) The term covered procurement means—

“(A) a source selection for a covered system or a covered item of supply involving either a performance specification, as described in paragraph (1)(C)(ii) of section 2305(a) of title 10, United States Code, or an evaluation factor, as described in paragraph (2)(A) of such section, relating to supply chain risk;

“(B) the consideration of proposals for and issuance of a task or delivery order for a covered system or a covered item of supply if the task or delivery order contract concerned includes a contract clause establishing a requirement relating to supply chain risk; or

“(C) any contract action involving a contract for a covered system or a covered item of supply if such contract includes a clause establishing requirements relating to supply chain risk.

“(4) The term covered procurement action means, with respect to an action that occurs in the course of conducting a covered procurement, any of the following:

“(A) The exclusion of a source that fails to meet qualification standards established in accordance with the requirements of section 2319 of title 10, United States Code, for the purpose of reducing supply chain risk in the acquisition of covered systems.

“(B) The exclusion of a source that fails to achieve an acceptable rating with respect to an evaluation factor providing for the consideration of supply chain risk in the evaluation of proposals for the award of a contract or the issuance of a task or delivery order.

“(C) The withholding of consent for a contractor to subcontract with a particular source or the direction to a contractor for a covered system to exclude a particular source from consideration for a subcontract under the contract.

“(5) The term covered system means—

“(A) nuclear weapons;

“(B) components of nuclear weapons;

“(C) items associated with the design, development, production, and maintenance of nuclear weapons or components of nuclear weapons; and

“(D) items associated with the surveillance of the nuclear weapon stockpile; and

“(E) any national security system (as defined in section 3542(b)(2) of title 44, United States Code).

“(6) The term supply chain risk means the risk that an adversary may sabotage, maliciously introduce an unwanted function, or otherwise subvert the design, integrity, manufacturing, production, distribution, installation, operation, or maintenance of a covered system so as to surveil, deny, disrupt, or otherwise degrade the function, use, or operation of such system.”

(b)
Clerical amendment— The table of contents at the beginning of such Act is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 4805 the following new item:
(c)
Effective date— Section 4806 of the Atomic Energy Defense Act, as added by subsection (a), shall apply with respect to—
(1)
contracts that are awarded on or after the date that is 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act; and
(2)
task and delivery orders that are issued on or after the date that is 180 days after such date of enactment under contracts awarded before, on, or after such date of enactment.

Sec. 3116 Limitation on availability of funds for National Nuclear Security Administration

(a)
Limitation— Except as provided by subsection (c), of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2014 for the National Nuclear Security Administration, $139,500,000 may not be obligated or expended until the date on which the Administrator for Nuclear Security submits to the congressional defense committees—
(1)
a detailed plan to realize the planned efficiencies; and
(2)
written certification that the planned efficiencies will be achieved during fiscal year 2014.
(b)
Unrealized efficiencies— If the Administrator does not submit to the congressional defense committees the matters described in paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (a) by the date that is 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on—
(1)
the amount of planned efficiencies that will not be realized during fiscal year 2014; and
(2)
any effects caused by such unrealized planned efficiencies to the programs funded under the directed stockpile work and nuclear programs accounts.
(c)
Exception— The limitation in subsection (a) shall not—
(1)
apply to funds authorized to be appropriated for directed stockpile work, nuclear programs, or Naval Reactors; or
(2)
affect the authority of the Secretary under sections 4702, 4705, and 4711 of the Atomic Energy Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 2742, 2745, and 2751).
(d)
Planned efficiencies defined— In this section, the term “planned efficiencies” means the $106,800,000, with respect to directed stockpile work, and $32,700,000, with respect to nuclear programs, that the Administrator plans to save during fiscal year 2014 through management efficiency and workforce restructuring reductions, as described in the budget request for fiscal year 2014 that the President submitted to Congress under section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code.

Sec. 3117 Limitation on availability of funds for Office of the Administrator

Of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2014 for the Office of the Administrator, not more than 75 percent may be obligated or expended until—
(1)
the President transmits to Congress the matters required to be transmitted during 2013 and 2014 under section 4205(f)(2) of the Atomic Energy Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 2525(f)(2));
(2)
the President transmits to the congressional defense committees, the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate, and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives the matters required to be transmitted during 2013 and 2014 under section 1043 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 (Public Law 112–81; 125 Stat. 1576) with respect to such matters for which the Secretary of Energy is responsible;
(3)
the Administrator for Nuclear Security submits to the congressional defense committees, the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate, and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives the reports required to be submitted during 2013 and 2014 under section 3122(b)(1) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 (Public Law 112–81; 125 Stat. 1710); and
(4)
the Administrator submits to the congressional defense committees—
(A)
the detailed report on the stockpile stewardship, management, and infrastructure plan required to be submitted during 2013 under paragraph (2) of section 4203(b) of the Atomic Energy Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 2523(b)(2)); and
(B)
the summary of the plan required to be submitted during 2014 under paragraph (1) of such section.

Sec. 3118 Limitation on availability of funds for Global Threat Reduction Initiative

(a)
Sense of Congress— It is the sense of Congress that, particularly in the current constrained budget environment, the National Nuclear Security Administration should—
(1)
prioritize its primary mission of sustaining and modernizing the nuclear weapons stockpile; and
(2)
shift funding from secondary missions if required to ensure critical nuclear weapons modernization programs stay on schedule and deliver nuclear warheads needed to support the military requirements of the United States.
(b)
Limitation— Of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2014 for the Global Threat Reduction Initiative of the National Nuclear Security Administration, not more than 80 percent may be obligated or expended unless, by not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator for Nuclear Security certifies to the congressional defense committees that the B61 life extension program will deliver a first production unit in fiscal year 2019.
(c)
Exception— The limitation in subsection (b) shall not affect the authority of the Secretary under Section 4702 of the AEDA (50 U.S.C. 2742).

Sec. 3119 Establishment of Center for Security Technology, Analysis, Testing, and Response

(a)
Establishment— The Administrator for Nuclear Security shall establish within the nuclear security enterprise (as defined in section 4002(5) of the Atomic Energy Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 2501(5)) a Center for Security Technology, Analysis, Testing, and Response.
(b)
Duties— The center established under subsection (a) shall carry out the following:
(1)
Provide to the Administrator, the Chief of Defense Nuclear Security, and the management and operating contractors of the nuclear security enterprise a wide range of objective expertise on security technologies, systems, analysis, testing, and response forces.
(2)
Assist the Administrator in developing standards, requirements, analysis methods, and testing criteria with respect to security.
(3)
Collect, analyze, and distribute lessons learned with respect to security.
(4)
Support inspections and oversight activities with respect to security.
(5)
Promote professional development and training for security professionals.
(6)
Provide for advance and bulk procurement for security-related acquisitions that affect multiple facilities of the nuclear security enterprise.
(7)
Advocate for continual improvement and security excellence throughout the nuclear security enterprise.

Sec. 3120 Cost-benefit analyses for competition of management and operating contracts

(a)
Bid protest— Subsection (a) of section 3121 of the National Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (Public Law 112–239; 126 Stat. 2175) is amended by inserting “or the date on which a protest with respect to such a contract is resolved” before the period at the end.
(b)
Expected cost savings— Subsection (b)(1) of such section is amended by inserting “, including a description of the assumptions used and analysis conducted to determine such expected cost savings” before the semicolon.
(c)
Naval reactors— Subsection (d) of such section is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:

“(3) Naval reactors—The requirement for reports under subsection (a) shall not apply with respect to a management and operations contract for a Naval Reactor facility.”

Sec. 3121 W88–1 warhead and W78–1 warhead life extension options

In carrying out Phase 6.2 and Phase 6.2A of the Joint W78/88–1 Warhead Life Extension Program, the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Energy, acting through the Nuclear Weapons Council established by section 179 of title 10, United States Code, shall include during such phases a full analysis of feasibility, design definition, and cost estimation for each of the following life extension options:
(1)
A separate life extension option to produce a W78–1 warhead.
(2)
A separate life extension option to produce a W88–1 warhead.
(3)
An interoperable W78/88–1 life extension option.
(4)
Any other option that the Nuclear Weapons Council considers appropriate.

Sec. 3122 Extension of principles of pilot program to additional facilities of the nuclear security enterprise

(a)
Findings— Congress finds the following:
(1)
In April 2006, the Administrator for Nuclear Security initiated a pilot program to improve and streamline oversight of the Kansas City Plant of the National Nuclear Security Administration.
(2)
In a memorandum initiating the pilot, the Administrator cited slow progress in implementing previous efforts to streamline such oversight, saying that such slow progress “is a reflection of excessive risk aversion”.
(3)
The pilot program shifted away from reliance on directives of the Department of Energy and toward third-party certification and industrial standards whenever possible—but the pilot program specifically exempted certain high-hazard operations from its scope.
(4)
An independent assessment conducted one year after initiation of the pilot found approximately $14,000,000 had been saved in fiscal year 2007 because of the pilot program.
(5)
The independent assessment found that “the replacement of Department of Energy prescriptive requirements with site specific standards and operating systems was observed to be a significant cost reduction driver * * * in several business areas, this reduction was accomplished by moving toward the use of metrics and benchmarks rather than transactional oversight.”.
(6)
The independent assessment further found that “no immediate or negative impacts were observed as a result” of the pilot program and that “the lessons learned at [the Kansas City Plant] can and should be applied at other NNSA and DOE sites”, while acknowledging that application of such lessons would be limited by the presence of high-risk, high-hazard activities at such locations.
(7)
The independent assessment concluded, “it is our opinion that these elements can be encouraged and developed over time at each NNSA facility, subject to the limitations made necessary by the nature of the site.”.
(b)
Extension of policies—
(1)
In general— Except as provided by paragraph (2), the Administrator for Nuclear Security shall—
(A)
ensure that the principles of the pilot program are permanently implemented at the Kansas City Plant of the National Nuclear Security Administration; and
(B)
in accordance with paragraph (3), extend such principles of the pilot program, with modifications as the Administrator determines appropriate, to not less than two additional facilities of the nuclear security enterprise (as defined in section 4002(5) of the Atomic Energy Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 2501(5)), with such principles commencing at each facility not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act.
(2)
Exemption— In carrying out the extension of the principles of the pilot program pursuant to subparagraph (A) and (B) of paragraph (1), the Administrator—
(A)
may exempt high-hazard or high-risk activities from such extension;
(B)
shall exempt nuclear operations from such extension; and
(C)
shall focus the initial extension of such principles on low-risk, high-reward initiatives.
(3)
Implementation—
(A)
In extending the principles of the pilot program to not less than two facilities under paragraph (1)(B), the Administrator shall certify to the appropriate congressional committees that—
(i)
the management and operating contractor for such a facility has sufficiently mature processes, as well as high performance, to enable the extension without undue risk; and
(ii)
Federal oversight mechanisms are in place and sufficiently mature to enable the extension without undue risk.
(B)
If the Administrator cannot make a certification under subparagraph (A) with respect to a facility—
(i)
the Administrator shall delay the extension of the principles of the pilot program to such facility until the date on which the Administrator makes such certification; and
(ii)
not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report regarding—
(I)
the improvements to processes, procedures, and performance that are required to make such certification;
(II)
a plan with respect to the activities that the Administrator will carry out to make such improvements; and
(III)
the date by which the Administrator expects to make such certification and extend the principles of the pilot program.
(4)
Definitions— In this subsection:
(A)
The term “appropriate congressional committees” means the following:
(i)
The congressional defense committees.
(ii)
The Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives.
(B)
The term “principles of the pilot program” means the principles regarding the use of third-party certification, industrial standards, best business practices, and verification of internal procedures and performance to improve and streamline oversight, as demonstrated in the pilot program at the Kansas City Plant of the Administration described in subsection (a)(1).

Sec. 3123 Extension of authority of Secretary of Energy to enter into transactions to carry out certain research projects

Section 646(g)(10) of the Department of Energy Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7256(g)(10)) is amended by striking “September 30, 2015” and inserting “September 30, 2020”.

C Reports

Sec. 3131 Annual report and certification on status of the security of the nuclear security enterprise

(a)
In general— Section 4506 of the Atomic Energy Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 2657) is amended to read as follows:

“4506. Annual report and certification on status of the security of the nuclear security enterprise

“Not later than September 30 of each year, the Administrator shall submit to the Secretary of Energy and to the congressional defense committees—

“(1) a report detailing the status of the security of the nuclear security enterprise, including the status of the security of special nuclear material, nuclear weapons, and classified information at each nuclear weapons production facility and national security laboratory; and

“(2) written certification that the special nuclear material, nuclear weapons, and classified information in the custody of the Administration are secure.”

(b)
Clerical amendment— The table of contents at the beginning of such Act is amended by striking the item relating to section 4506 and inserting the following new item:

Sec. 3132 Modifications to annual reports regarding the condition of the nuclear weapons stockpile

(a)
Report on assessments— Subsection (e) of section 4205 of the Atomic Energy Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 2525) is amended—
(1)
in paragraph (3)—
(A)
in subparagraph (C), by striking “; and” and inserting a semicolon;
(B)
in subparagraph (D), by striking the period at the end and inserting “; and”; and
(C)
by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:

“(E) a concise summary of any significant finding investigations initiated or active during the previous year for which the head of the national security laboratory has full or partial responsibility.”

(2)
by amending paragraph (4) to read as follows:

“(4) In the case of a report submitted by the Commander of the United States Strategic Command—

“(A) a discussion of the relative merits of other nuclear weapon types (if any), or compensatory measures (if any) that could be taken, that could enable accomplishment of the missions of the nuclear weapon types to which the assessments relate, should such assessments identify any deficiency with respect to such nuclear weapon types; and

“(B) a summary of all major assembly releases in place as of the date of the report for the active and inactive nuclear weapon stockpiles.”

(b)
Reports submitted to the President and Congress— Subsection (f) of such section is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:

“(3) If the President does not forward to Congress the matters required under paragraph (2) by the date required under such paragraph, each official specified in subsection (b) shall submit to the congressional defense committees the report, without change, that the official submitted to the Secretary concerned under subsection (e).”

Sec. 3133 Repeal of certain reporting requirements

(a)
Report on counterintelligence and security practices at national laboratories—
(1)
In general— Section 4507 of the Atomic Energy Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 2658) is repealed.
(2)
Clerical amendment— The table of contents at the beginning of the Atomic Energy Defense Act is amended by striking the item relating to section 4507.
(b)
Reports on advanced supercomputer sales to certain foreign nations— Section 3157 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1998 (Public Law 105–85; 50 U.S.C. App. 2404 note) is repealed.

D Other matters

Sec. 3141 Congressional advisory panel on the governance of the nuclear security enterprise

Section 3166 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (Public Law 112–239; 126 Stat. 2208) is amended—
(1)
in subsection (d)—
(A)
in paragraph (1), by striking “180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act” and inserting “October 1, 2013”; and
(B)
in paragraph (2), by striking “February 1, 2014” and inserting “March 1, 2014”; and
(2)
by amending subsection (f) to read as follows:

“(f) Termination

“(1) In general—The advisory panel shall terminate not later than September 30, 2014.

“(2) Final report—Before terminating, the advisory panel may submit to the officials and committees specified in subsection (d)(1) a final report that includes a summary of the activities and recommendations of the advisory panel and such other matters as the advisory panel considers appropriate.”

Sec. 3142 Study of potential reuse of nuclear weapon secondaries

(a)
Study— Not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator for Nuclear Security shall conduct a study of the potential reuse of nuclear weapon secondaries that includes an assessment of the potential for reusing secondaries in future life extension programs, including—
(1)
a description of which secondaries could be reused;
(2)
the number of such secondaries available in the stockpile as of the date of the study; and
(3)
the number of such secondaries that are planned to be available after such date as a result of the dismantlement of nuclear weapons.
(b)
Matters included— The study under subsection (a) shall include the following:
(1)
The feasibility and practicability of potential full or partial reuse options with respect to nuclear weapon secondaries.
(2)
The benefits and risks of reusing such secondaries.
(3)
A list of technical challenges that must be resolved to certify aged materials under dynamic loading conditions and the full stockpile-to-target sequence of weapons, including a program plan and timeline for resolving such technical challenges and an assessment of the importance of resolving outstanding materials issues on certifying aged secondaries.
(4)
The potential costs and cost savings of such reuse.
(5)
The effects of such reuse on the requirements for secondaries manufacturing.
(6)
An assessment of how such reuse affects plans to build a responsive nuclear weapons infrastructure.
(c)
Submission— Not later than March 1, 2014, the Administrator shall submit to the congressional defense committees the study under subsection (a).

Sec. 3143 Clarification of role of Secretary of Energy

The amendment made by section 3113 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (Public Law 112–239; 126 Stat. 2169) to section 4102 of the Atomic Energy Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 2512) may not be construed as affecting the authority of the Secretary of Energy, in carrying out national security programs, with respect to the management, planning, and oversight of the National Nuclear Security Administration or as affecting the delegation by the Secretary of Energy of authority to carry out such activities, as set forth under subsection (a) of such section 4102 as it existed before the amendment made by such section 3113.

Sec. 3144 Technical amendment to Atomic Energy Act of 1954

Chapter 10 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2131 et seq.), as amended by section 3176 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (Public Law 112–239; 126 Stat. 2215), is amended in the matter following section 111 by inserting before “a. The Commission” the following: “Sec. 112. Domestic medical isotope production.—”.

Sec. 3145 Government Waste Isolation Pilot Plant Extension

(a)
Extension of waste isolation pilot plant mission— The Secretary of Energy shall manage WIPP in such a way as to include, in addition to the disposal of wastes authorized by section 213 of the Department of Energy National Security and Military Applications of Nuclear Energy Authorization Act of 1980 (Public Law 96–164; 93 Stat. 1259, 1265), the transportation and disposal of any non-defense Federal Government-owned transuranic waste that can be shown to meet the applicable criteria described in the document entitled “Transuranic Waste Acceptance Criteria For The Waste Isolation Pilot Plant”, published by the Department of Energy on April 21, 2011, or any successor document.
(b)
Definitions— In this section:
(1)
Disposal; transuranic waste— The terms “disposal” and “transuranic waste” have the meanings given those terms in section 2 of the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant Land Withdrawal Act (Public Law 102–579; 106 Stat. 4777).
(2)
WIPP— The term “WIPP” means the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant project authorized under section 213 of the Department of Energy National Security and Military Applications of Nuclear Energy Authorization Act of 1980 (Public Law 96–164; 93 Stat. 1259, 1265).

Sec. 3146 Conveyance of land at the Hanford Site

(a)
Conveyance required—
(1)
In general— Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Energy shall convey, for consideration at the estimated fair market value or, in accordance with paragraph (2), below such value, to the Community Reuse Organization of the Hanford Site (in this section referred to as the “Organization”) all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to the real property, including any improvements thereon, described in paragraph (3).
(2)
Consideration— The Secretary may convey real property pursuant to paragraph (1) for consideration below the estimated fair market value of the real property, or without consideration, only if the Organization—
(A)
agrees that the net proceeds from any sale or lease of the real property (or any portion thereof) received by the Organization during at least the seven-year period beginning on the date of such conveyance will be used to support the economic redevelopment of, or related to, the Hanford Site; and
(B)
executes the agreement for such conveyance and accepts control of the real property within a reasonable time.
(3)
Real property described— The real property described in this paragraph is the real property consisting of two parcels of land of approximately 1,341 acres and 300 acres, respectively, of the Hanford Reservation, as requested by the Community Reuse Organization for the Hanford Site on May 31, 2011, and October 13, 2011, and as depicted within the proposed boundaries on the map titled “Attachment 2—Revised Map” included in the letter sent by the Community Reuse Organization for the Hanford Site to the Department of Energy on October 13, 2011.
(b)
Priority consideration— The Secretary shall actively solicit, and provide priority consideration to, the views of the cities and counties adjacent to the Hanford Site with respect to the development and execution of the Hanford Comprehensive Land Use Plan.

Sec. 3147 Manhattan Project National Historical Park

(a)
Purposes— The purposes of this section are—
(1)
to preserve and protect for the benefit of present and future generations the nationally significant historic resources associated with the Manhattan Project and which are under the jurisdiction of the Department of Energy defense environmental cleanup program under this title;
(2)
to improve public understanding of the Manhattan Project and the legacy of the Manhattan Project through interpretation of the historic resources associated with the Manhattan Project;
(3)
to enhance public access to the Historical Park consistent with protection of public safety, national security, and other aspects of the mission of the Department of Energy; and
(4)
to assist the Department of Energy, Historical Park communities, historical societies, and other interested organizations and individuals in efforts to preserve and protect the historically significant resources associated with the Manhattan Project.
(b)
Definitions— In this section:
(1)
Historical park— The term “Historical Park” means the Manhattan Project National Historical Park established under subsection (c).
(2)
Manhattan project— The term “Manhattan Project” means the Federal military program to develop an atomic bomb ending on December 31, 1946.
(3)
Secretary— The term “Secretary” means the Secretary of the Interior.
(c)
Establishment of manhattan project national historical park—
(1)
Establishment—
(A)
Date— Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this section, there shall be established as a unit of the National Park System the Manhattan Project National Historical Park.
(B)
Areas included— The Historical Park shall consist of facilities and areas listed under paragraph (2) as determined by the Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of Energy. The Secretary shall include the area referred to in paragraph (2)(C)(i), the B Reactor National Historic Landmark, in the Historical Park.
(2)
Eligible areas— The Historical Park may only be comprised of one or more of the following areas, or portions of the areas, as generally depicted in the map titled “Manhattan Project National Historical Park Sites”, numbered 540/108,834–C, and dated September 2012:
(A)
Oak ridge, Tennessee— Facilities, land, or interests in land that are—
(i)
at Buildings 9204–3 and 9731 at the Department of Energy Y–12 National Security Complex;
(ii)
at the X–10 Graphite Reactor at the Department of Energy Oak Ridge National Laboratory;
(iii)
at the K–25 Building site at the Department of Energy East Tennessee Technology Park; and
(iv)
at the former Guest House located at 210 East Madison Road.
(B)
Los Alamos, New Mexico— Facilities, land, or interests in land that are—
(i)
in the Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory National Historic Landmark District, or any addition to the Landmark District proposed in the National Historic Landmark Nomination—Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory (LASL) NHL District (Working Draft of NHL Revision), Los Alamos National Laboratory document LA–UR 12–00387 (January 26, 2012);
(ii)
at the former East Cafeteria located at 1670 Nectar Street; and
(iii)
at the former dormitory located at 1725 17th Street.
(C)
Hanford, Washington— Facilities, land, or interests in land on the Department of Energy Hanford Nuclear Reservation that are—
(i)
the B Reactor National Historic Landmark;
(ii)
the Hanford High School in the town of Hanford and Hanford Construction Camp Historic District;
(iii)
the White Bluffs Bank building in the White Bluffs Historic District;
(iv)
the warehouse at the Bruggemann’s Agricultural Complex;
(v)
the Hanford Irrigation District Pump House; and
(vi)
the T Plant (221–T Process Building).
(3)
Written consent of owner— No non-Federal property may be included in the Historical Park without the written consent of the owner.
(d)
Agreement—
(1)
In general— Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this section, the Secretary and the Secretary of Energy (acting through the Oak Ridge, Los Alamos, and Richland site offices) shall enter into an agreement governing the respective roles of the Secretary and the Secretary of Energy in administering the facilities, land, or interests in land under the administrative jurisdiction of the Department of Energy that is to be included in the Historical Park under subsection (c)(2), including provisions for enhanced public access, management, interpretation, and historic preservation.
(2)
Responsibilities of the Secretary— Any agreement under paragraph (1) shall provide that the Secretary shall—
(A)
have decisionmaking authority for the content of historic interpretation of the Manhattan Project for purposes of administering the Historical Park; and
(B)
ensure that the agreement provides an appropriate advisory role for the National Park Service in preserving the historic resources covered by the agreement.
(3)
Responsibilities of the secretary of energy— Any agreement under paragraph (1) shall provide that the Secretary of Energy—
(A)
shall ensure that the agreement appropriately protects public safety, national security, and other aspects of the ongoing mission of the Department of Energy at the Oak Ridge Reservation, Los Alamos National Laboratory, and Hanford Site;
(B)
may consult with and provide historical information to the Secretary concerning the Manhattan Project;
(C)
shall retain responsibility, in accordance with applicable law, for any environmental remediation that may be necessary in or around the facilities, land, or interests in land governed by the agreement; and
(D)
shall retain authority and legal obligations for historic preservation and general maintenance, including to ensure safe access, in connection with the Department’s Manhattan Project resources.
(4)
Amendments— The agreement under paragraph (1) may be amended, including to add to the Historical Park facilities, land, or interests in land within the eligible areas described in subsection (c)(2) that are under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of Energy.
(e)
Public participation—
(1)
In general— The Secretary shall consult with interested State, county, and local officials, organizations, and interested members of the public—
(A)
before executing any agreement under subsection (d); and
(B)
in the development of the general management plan under subsection (f)(2).
(2)
Notice of determination— Not later than 30 days after the date on which an agreement under subsection (d) is entered into, the Secretary shall publish in the Federal Register notice of the establishment of the Historical Park, including an official boundary map.
(3)
Availability of map— The official boundary map published under paragraph (2) shall be on file and available for public inspection in the appropriate offices of the National Park Service. The map shall be updated to reflect any additions to the Historical Park from eligible areas described in subsection (c)(2).
(4)
Additions— Any land, interest in land, or facility within the eligible areas described in subsection (c)(2) that is acquired by the Secretary or included in an amendment to the agreement under subsection (d)(4) shall be added to the Historical Park.
(f)
Administration—
(1)
In general— The Secretary shall administer the Historical Park in accordance with—
(A)
this section; and
(B)
the laws generally applicable to units of the National Park System, including—
(i)
the National Park System Organic Act (16 U.S.C. 1 et seq.); and
(ii)
the Act of August 21, 1935 (16 U.S.C. 461 et seq.).
(2)
General management plan— Not later than 3 years after the date on which funds are made available to carry out this subsection, the Secretary, with the concurrence of the Secretary of Energy, and in consultation and collaboration with the Oak Ridge, Los Alamos and Richland Department of Energy site offices, shall complete a general management plan for the Historical Park in accordance with section 12(b) of Public Law 91–383 (commonly known as the National Park Service General Authorities Act; 16 U.S.C. 1a–7(b)).
(3)
Interpretive tours— The Secretary may, subject to applicable law, provide interpretive tours of historically significant Manhattan Project sites and resources in the States of Tennessee, New Mexico, and Washington that are located outside the boundary of the Historical Park.
(4)
Land acquisition—
(A)
In general— The Secretary may acquire land and interests in land within the eligible areas described in subsection (c)(2) by—
(i)
transfer of administrative jurisdiction from the Department of Energy by agreement between the Secretary and the Secretary of Energy;
(ii)
donation; or
(iii)
exchange.
(B)
No use of condemnation— The Secretary may not acquire by condemnation any land or interest in land under this section or for the purposes of this section.
(5)
Donations; cooperative agreements—
(A)
Federal facilities—
(i)
In general— The Secretary may enter into one or more agreements with the head of a Federal agency to provide public access to, and management, interpretation, and historic preservation of, historically significant Manhattan Project resources under the jurisdiction or control of the Federal agency.
(ii)
Donations; cooperative agreements— The Secretary may accept donations from, and enter into cooperative agreements with, State governments, units of local government, tribal governments, organizations, or individuals to further the purpose of an interagency agreement entered into under clause (i) or to provide visitor services and administrative facilities within reasonable proximity to the Historical Park.
(B)
Technical assistance— The Secretary may provide technical assistance to State, local, or tribal governments, organizations, or individuals for the management, interpretation, and historic preservation of historically significant Manhattan Project resources not included within the Historical Park.
(C)
Donations to department of energy— For the purposes of this section, or for the purpose of preserving and providing access to historically significant Manhattan Project resources, the Secretary of Energy may accept, hold, administer, and use gifts, bequests, and devises (including labor and services).
(g)
Clarification—
(1)
No buffer zone created— Nothing in this section, the establishment of the Historical Park, or the management plan for the Historical Park shall be construed to create buffer zones outside of the Historical Park. That an activity can be seen and heard from within the Historical Park shall not preclude the conduct of that activity or use outside the Historical Park.
(2)
No cause of action— Nothing in this section shall constitute a cause of action with respect to activities outside or adjacent to the established boundary of the Historical Park.

XXXII Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board

Sec. 3201 Authorization

There is authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2014 $29,915,000 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 Improvements to the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board

(a)
Cost-benefit analysis— Subsection (a) of section 315 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2286d(a)) is amended—
(1)
by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (4); and
(2)
by inserting after paragraph (2) the following new paragraph (3):

“(3) The Secretary may request an analysis from the Board regarding the costs and benefits of any draft or final recommendation. If the Secretary requests such an analysis, the Board shall transmit to the Secretary such analysis by not later than 30 days after the date of the request. The Board shall make such analysis available to the public when the associated recommendation is made available to the public under subsection (b) or promptly thereafter. Additionally, if the Secretary requests such an analysis, the Secretary shall conduct an analysis of the costs and benefits of the recommendation and make such analysis available to the public together with the response of the Secretary to the Board under subsection (c).”

(b)
Recommendations— Paragraph (5) of section 312(b) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 2286a(b)(5)) is amended to read as follows:

“(5) Recommendations—The Board shall make such recommendations to the Secretary of Energy with respect to Department of Energy defense nuclear facilities, including operations of such facilities, standards, and research needs, as the Board determines are necessary to ensure adequate protection of public health and safety. In making its recommendations, the Board shall—

“(A) use rigorous, quantitative analysis;

“(B) specifically assess risk (whenever sufficient data exists);

“(C) specifically assess the use of various administrative, passive, and engineered controls for implementing the recommended measures; and

“(D) specifically assess the technical and economic feasibility of implementing the recommended measures.”

XXXIV Naval Petroleum Reserves

Sec. 3401 Authorization of appropriations

(a)
Amount— There are hereby authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of Energy $20,000,000 for fiscal year 2014 for the purpose of carrying out activities under chapter 641 of title 10, United States Code, relating to the naval petroleum reserves.
(b)
Period of availability— Funds appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in subsection (a) shall remain available until expended.

XXXV Maritime Administration

Sec. 3501 Authorization of appropriations for national security aspects of the Merchant Marine for fiscal year 2014

Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2014, to be available without fiscal year limitation if so provided in appropriations Acts, for the use of the Department of Transportation for Maritime Administration programs associated with maintaining national security aspects of the merchant marine, as follows:
(1)
For expenses necessary for operations of the United States Merchant Marine Academy, $81,268,000, of which—
(A)
$67,268,000 shall remain available until expended for Academy operations; and
(B)
$14,000,000 shall remain available until expended for capital asset management at the Academy.
(2)
For expenses necessary to support the State maritime academies, $17,100,000, of which—
(A)
$2,400,000 shall remain available until expended for student incentive payments;
(B)
$3,600,000 shall remain available until expended for direct payments to such academies; and
(C)
$11,100,000 shall remain available until expended for maintenance and repair of State maritime academy training vessels.
(3)
For expenses necessary to dispose of vessels in the National Defense Reserve Fleet, $2,000,000, to remain available until expended.
(4)
For expenses to maintain and preserve a United States-flag merchant marine to serve the national security needs of the United States under chapter 531 of title 46, United States Code, $183,000,000.
(5)
For the cost (as defined in section 502(5) of the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990 (2 U.S.C. 661a(5)) of loan guarantees under the program authorized by chapter 537 of title 46, United States Code, $72,655,000, of which $2,655,000 shall remain available until expended for administrative expenses of the program.

Sec. 3502 5-year reauthorization of vessel war risk insurance program

Section 53912 of title 46, United States Code, is amended by striking “December 31, 2015” and inserting “December 31, 2020”.

Sec. 3503 Sense of Congress

(a)
Findings— Congress finds the following:
(1)
It is in the interest of United States national security that the United States merchant marine, both ships and mariners, serve as a naval auxiliary in times of war or national emergency.
(2)
The readiness of the United States merchant fleet should be augmented by a Government-owned reserve fleet comprised of ships with national defense features that may not be available immediately in sufficient numbers or types in the active United States-owned, United States-flagged, and United States-crewed commercial industry.
(3)
The Ready Reserve Force of the Maritime Administration, a component of the National Defense Reserve Fleet, plays an important role in United States national security by providing necessary readiness and efficiency in the form of a Government-owned sealift fleet.
(b)
Sense of Congress— It is the sense of Congress that—
(1)
maintaining a United States shipbuilding base is critical to meeting United States national security requirements;
(2)
it is of vital importance that the Ready Reserve Force of the Maritime Administration remains capable, modern, and efficient in order to best serve the national security needs of the United States in times of war or national emergency;
(3)
Federal agencies must consider investment options for replacing aging vessels within the Ready Reserve Force to meet future operational commitments;
(4)
investment in recapitalizing the Ready Reserve Force may include—
(A)
construction of dual-use vessels, based on need, for use in the America’s Marine Highway Program of the Department of Transportation, as a recent study performed under a cooperative agreement between the Maritime Administration and the Navy demonstrated that dual-use vessels transporting domestic freight between United States ports could be called upon to supplement sealift capacity;
(B)
construction of tanker vessels to meet military transport needs; and
(C)
construction of vessels for use in transporting potential new energy exports; and
(5)
the Department of Transportation, in consultation with the Navy, should pursue the most cost-effective means of recapitalizing the Ready Reserve Force, including by promoting the building of new vessels that are militarily useful and commercially viable.

Sec. 3504 Treatment of funds for intermodal transportation maritime facility, Port of Anchorage, Alaska

Section 10205 of Public Law 109–59 (119 Stat. 1934) is amended by striking “shall” and inserting “may”.

Sec. 3505 Strategic seaports

(a)
Priority—
(1)
In general— Under the port infrastructure development program established under section 50302(c) of title 46, United States Code, the Maritime Administrator, in consultation with the Secretary of Defense, may give priority to providing funding to strategic seaports in support of national security requirements.
(2)
Strategic seaport defined— In this subsection the term “strategic seaport” means a military port or and commercial port that is subject to a port planning order or Basic Ordering Agreement (or both) that is projected to be used for the deployment of forces and shipment of ammunition or sustainment supplies in support of military operations.
(b)
Financial assistance— Section 50302(c)(2)(D) of title 46, United States Code, is amended by inserting “and financial assistance, including grants,” after “technical assistance”.