STOCKPILE STEWARDSHIP PROGRAM.

SEC. 3111. STOCKPILE STEWARDSHIP PROGRAM.(a) In General.—Subsection (a) of section 4201 of the Atomic Energy Defense Act (division D of Public Law 107–314; 50 U.S.C. 2521) is amended to read as follows:“(a) Establishment.—The Secretary of Energy, acting through the Administrator for Nuclear Security, shall establish a stewardship program to ensure—“(1) the preservation of the core intellectual and technical competencies of the United States in nuclear weapons, including weapons design, system integration, manufacturing, security, use control, reliability assessment, and certification; and“(2) that the nuclear weapons stockpile is safe, secure, and reliable without the use of underground nuclear weapons testing.”.(b) Elements.—Subsection (b) of such section is amended—(1) in paragraph (1), by striking “detonation” and inserting “performance over time”; and(2) by adding at the end the following new paragraphs:“(4) Support for the use of, and experiments facilitated by, the advanced experimental facilities of the United States, including—“(A) the National Ignition Facility at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory;“(B) the Dual Axis Radiographic Hydrodynamic Test Facility at Los Alamos National Laboratory;“(C) the Z Machine at Sandia National Laboratories; and123 STAT. 2703“(D) the experimental facilities at the Nevada test site.“(5) Support for the sustainment and modernization of facilities with production and manufacturing capabilities that are necessary to ensure the safety, security, and reliability of the nuclear weapons stockpile, including—“(A) the Pantex Plant;“(B) the Y–12 National Security Complex;“(C) the Kansas City Plant;“(D) the Savannah River Site; and“(E) production and manufacturing capabilities resident in the national security laboratories (as defined in section 3281 of the National Nuclear Security Administration Act (50 U.S.C. 2471)).”.(c) Prior Authorization of Appropriations for Fiscal Year 1994.—Such section is further amended by striking subsection (c).