113 STAT. 944 PUBLIC LAW 106-65—OCT. 5, 1999 Deadline. (e) PLAN.— (1) Not later than January 1, 2000, the Secretary of Energy shall submit to the congressional defense committees a plan for the administration of the fellowship program under section 3140 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1996 (Public Law 104-106; 42 U.S.C. 2121 note), as amended by this section. (2) The plan shall include the criteria for the selection of individuals for participation in such fellowship program and a description of the provisions to be included in the agreement required by subsection (f) of such section (as amended by this section), including the period of time established by the Secretary for the participants to serve as employees. if) FUNDING.— Of the funds authorized to be appropriated to the Department of Energy pursuant to section 3101, $5,000,000 shall be available only to conduct the fellowship program under section 3140 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Yedr 1996 (Public Law 104-106; 42 U.S.C. 2121 note), as amended by this section. SEC. 3163. MAINTENANCE OF NUCLEAR WEAPONS EXPERTISE IN THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AND DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY. (a) ADMINISTRATION OF JOINT NUCLEAR WEAPONS COUNCIL.— (1) Subsection (b) of section 179 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: "(3) The Council shall meet not less often than once every three months.". (2) Subsection (c) of that section is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: "(3)(A) Whenever the position of Assistant to the Secretary of Defense for Nuclear and Chemical and Biological Defense Programs has been vacant a period of more than 6 months, the Secretary of Energy shall designate a qualified individual to serve as acting staff director of the Council until the position of that Assistant to the Secretary is filled. "(B) An individual appointed under subparagraph (A) shall possess substantial technical and policy experience relevant to the management and oversight of nuclear weapons programs.". (b) REVITALIZATION OF JOINT NUCLEAR WEAPONS COUNCIL. — Deadline. (1) The Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Energy shall jointly prepare, and not later than March 15, 2000, submit to the committees specified in subsection (g), a plan to revitalize the Joint Nuclear Weapons Council established by section 179 of title 10, United States Code. (2) The plan shall include any proposed modification to the membership or responsibilities of the Council that the Secretaries jointly determine advisable to enhance the capability of the Council to ensure the integration of Department of Defense requirements for nuclear weapons into the programs and budget processes of the Department of Energy. (c) ANNUAL REPORT ON COUNCIL ACTIVITIES.— Section 179(f) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: "(3) A description of the activities of the Council during the 12-month period ending on the date of the report together with any assessments or studies conducted by the Council during that period.
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