NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES REVIEW OF NATIONAL SECURITY LABORATORIES.

SEC. 3131. NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES REVIEW OF NATIONAL SECURITY LABORATORIES.(a) In General.—Not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Energy shall enter into an agreement with the National Academy of Sciences to conduct a study of the following laboratories:(1) The Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, California.(2) The Los Alamos National Laboratory, New Mexico.(3) The Sandia National Laboratories, California and New Mexico.(b) Elements.—The study required under subsection (a) shall include, with respect to each laboratory specified in such subsection, an evaluation of the following:(1) The quality of the scientific research being conducted at the laboratory, including research with respect to weapons science, nonproliferation, energy, and basic science.(2) The quality of the engineering being conducted at the laboratory.(3) The criteria used to assess the quality of scientific research and engineering being conducted at the laboratory.(4) The relationship between the quality of the science and engineering at the laboratory and the contract for managing and operating the laboratory.(5) The management of work conducted by the laboratory for entities other than the Department of Energy, including academic institutions and other Federal agencies, and interactions between the laboratory and such entities.(c) Cooperation.—The Secretary of Energy shall, in consultation with the Secretary of Defense and the Director of National Intelligence, ensure that the National Academy of Sciences receives full and timely cooperation from the Department of Energy, the Department of Defense, and the intelligence community (as that term is defined in section 3(4) of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 401a(4))) in conducting the study required under subsection (a).(d) Report.—The National Academy of Sciences shall submit to the Secretary of Energy a report containing the results of the study and any recommendations resulting from the study.(e) Submittal to Congress.—(1) In general.—Not later than January 1, 2011, the Secretary of Energy shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees the report submitted under subsection (d) and any comments or recommendations of the Secretary with respect to that report.(2) Form.—The report shall be submitted to the appropriate congressional committees in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex.(f) Appropriate Congressional Committees Defined.—In this section, the term “appropriate congressional committees” means the following:(1) The Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and the Committee on Science and Technology of the House of Representatives.123 STAT. 2712(2) The Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate.