HANFORD WASTE TANK CLEANUP PROGRAM REFORMS.

SEC. 3139. HANFORD WASTE TANK CLEANUP PROGRAM REFORMS. (a) Establishment of Office of River Protection.— The Secretary of Energy shall establish an office at the Hanford Reservation, Richland, Washington, to be known as the “.Office of River Protection.” (in this section referred to as the “.Office.”). (b) Management and Responsibilities of Office.— (1) The Office shall be headed by a senior official of the Department of Energy, who shall report to the Assistant Secretary of Energy for Environmental Management. (2) The head of the Office shall be responsible for managing all aspects of the Tank Waste Remediation System (also referred to as the Hanford Tank Farm operations), including those portions under privatization contracts, of the Department of Energy at Hanford. (c) Department Responsibilities.— The Secretary shall provide the manager of the Office with the resources and personnel necessary to manage the tank waste privatization program at Hanford in an efficient and streamlined manner. (d) Integrated Management Plan.— Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and the Committees on Commerce and on National Security of the House of Representatives an integrated management plan for all 112 STAT. 2251aspects of the Hanford Tank Farm operations, including the roles, responsibilities, and reporting relationships of the Office. (e) Report.— Not later than 2 years after the commencement of operations of the Office, the Secretary shall submit to the committees referred to in subsection (d) a report describing— (1) any progress in or resulting from the utilization of the Tank Waste Remediation System; and (2) any improvements in the management structure of the Department at Hanford with respect to the Tank Waste Remediation System as a result of the Office. (f) Termination.— (1) The Office shall terminate 5 years after the commencement of operations under this section unless the Secretary determines that termination on that date would disrupt effective management of the Hanford Tank Farm operations. (2) The Secretary shall notify, in writing, the committees referred to in subsection (d) of a determination under paragraph (1).