104 STAT. 1832
PUBLIC LAW 101-510—NOV. 5, 1990
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42 USC 7257a.
42 USC 7274
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assure proper performance, and the minimum essential number
and yield of tests required for each design so modified.
(6) A description of other options that may be employed in the
event of reduced reliance on nuclear test explosions, ranging
from increasingly extensive modifications of existing designs to
the introduction of entirely new designs, and the costs in time,
funds, numbers, and yields of tests, and the postulated national
security benefits of each of these options clearly set forth in a
manner which allows the relative costs and benefits of all the
options presented to be directly compared.
(b) SUBMISSION OF REPORT. —The Secretary of Energy shall submit
an unclassified report with a classified appendix not later than
February 1, 1991.
SEC. 3132. LABORATORY-DIRECTED RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT PRO-
GRAMS
(a) AUTHORITY.— Government-owned, contractor-operated laboratories that are funded out of funds available to the Department of
Energy for national security programs are authorized to carry out
laboratory-directed research and development.
(b) REGULATIONS. —The Secretary of Energy shall prescribe regulations for the conduct of laboratory-directed research and development at such laboratories.
(c) FUNDING.—Of the funds provided by the Department of Energy
to such laboratories for national security activities, the Secretary
shall provide a specific amount, not to exceed 6 percent of such
funds, to be used by such laboratories for laboratory-directed research and development.
(d) DEFINITION.—For purposes of this section, the term "laboratory-directed research and development" means research and development work of a creative and innovative nature which, under the
regulations prescribed pursuant to subsection (b), is selected by the
director of a laboratory for the purpose of maintaining the vitality of
the laboratory in defense-related scientific disciplines.
SEC. 3133. NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY ACT COMPLIANCE
REPORT REQUIREMENT
(a) ENVIRONMENTAL REPORT.— Not later than 30 days after the end
of each quarter of fiscal years 1991 and 1992, the Secretary of
Energy shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the
Senate and the House of Representatives a brief report on the
Department of Energy's compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.). The report shall
contain a brief description of each proposed action to be taken by the
Department of Energy, the environmental impact of which is not
clearly insignificant, and a description of the steps taken or proposed to be taken by the Department of Energy to assess the
environmental impact of the proposed action. If the Secretary finds
that the proposed action of the Department of Energy will have no
significant impact, the Secretary shall include the rationale for that
determination.
(b) SUBMISSION OF INITIAL REPORT.— The Secretary shall submit
the first report not later than February 1, 1991, for the quarter
ending December 31, 1990.
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