AUTHORITY FOR CONCEPTUAL AND CONSTRUCTION DESIGN.

SEC. 3125. AUTHORITY FOR CONCEPTUAL AND CONSTRUCTION DESIGN. (a) Requirement for Conceptual Design.— (1) Subject to paragraph (2) and except as provided in paragraph (3), before submitting to Congress a request for funds for a construction project that is in support of a national security program of the Department of Energy, the Secretary of Energy snail complete a conceptual design for that project. The Secretary shall submit to Congress a report on each conceptual design completed under this paragraph. (2) If the estimated cost of completing a conceptual design for a construction project exceeds $3,000,000, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a request for funds for the conceptual design before submitting a request for funds for the construction project. (3) The requirement in paragraph (1) does not apply to a request for funds— (A) for a construction project the total estimated cost of which is less than $2,000,000; or (B) for emergency planning, design, and construction activities under section 3126. (b) Authority for Construction Design.— (1) Within the amounts authorized by this title, the Secretary of Energy may 110 STAT. 2828carry out construction design (including architectural and engineering services) in connection with any proposed construction project if the total estimated cost for such design does not exceed $600,000. (2) If the total estimated cost for construction design in connection with any construction project exceeds $600,000, funds for such design must be specifically authorized by law.