PUBLIC LAW 105-85—NOV. 18, 1997 111 STAT. 2039 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1997 (Public Law 104-201; 110 Stat. 2831; 42 U.S.C. 7257b) in 1998. (c) SUBMITTAL DATE FOR ANNUAL REPORT ON LABORATORY DIRECTED RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM.— Paragraph (1) of section 3136(b) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1997 (Public Law 104-201; 110 Stat. 2831; 42 U.S.C. 7257b) is amended by striking out "The Secretary of Energy shall annually submit" and inserting in lieu thereof "Not later than February 1 each year, the Secretary of Energy shall submit". (d) ASSESSMENT OF FUNDING LEVEL FOR LABORATORY DIRECTED RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT.— The Secretary shall include in the report submitted under such section 3136(b)(1) in 1998 an assessment of the funding required to carry out laboratory directed research and development, including a recommendation for the percentage of the funds provided to Government-owned, contractoroperated laboratories for national security activities that should be made available for such research and development under section 3132(c) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1991 (42 U.S.C. 7257a(c)). (e) DEFINITION. —In this section, the term "laboratory directed research and development" has the meaning given that term in section 3132(d) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1991 (42 U.S.C. 7257a(d)). SEC. 3138. PILOT PROGRAM RELATING TO USE OF PROCEEDS OF DIS- 42 USC 7256 POSAL OR UTILIZATION OF CERTAIN DEPARTMENT OF note. ENERGY ASSETS. (a) PURPOSE. — The purpose of this section is to encourage the Secretary of Energy to dispose of or otherwise utilize certain assets of the Department of Energy by making available to the Secretary the proceeds of such disposal or utilization for purposes of defrajang the costs of such disposal or utilization. (b) USE OF PROCEEDS TO DEFRAY COSTS. — -(1) Notwithstanding section 3302 of title 31, United States Code, the Secretary may retain from the proceeds of the sale, lease, or disposal of an asset under subsection (c) an amount equal to the cost of the sale, lease, or disposal of the asset. The Secretary shall utilize amounts retained under this paragraph to defray the cost of the sale, lease, or disposal. (2) For purposes of paragraph (1), the cost of a sale, lease, or disposal shall include— (A) the cost of administering the sale, lease, or disposal; (B) the cost of recovering or preparing the asset concerned for the sale, lease, or disposal; and (C) any other cost associated with the sale, lease, or disposal. (c) COVERED TRANSACTIONS.— Subsection (b) applies to the following transactions: (1) The sale of heavy water at the Savannah River Site, South Carolina, that is under the jurisdiction of the Defense Environmental Management Program. (2) The sale of precious metals that are under the jurisdiction of the Defense Environmental Management Program. (3) The lease of buildings and other facilities located at the Hanford Reservation, Washington, that are under the jurisdiction of the Defense Environmental Mginagement Program.
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