REQUIREMENT TO DELEGATE CERTAIN AUTHORITIES TO SITE MANAGER OF HANFORD RESERVATION.

SEC. 3159. REQUIREMENT TO DELEGATE CERTAIN AUTHORITIES TO SITE MANAGER OF HANFORD RESERVATION. Section 3173(b) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1997 (Public Law 104–201; 110 Stat. 2848; 42 U.S.C. 7274k) is amended— (1) in paragraph (1)—111 STAT. 2048 (A) by striking out “In addition” and inserting in lieu thereof “Except as provided in paragraph (5), in addition”; and (B) by striking out “Act,” and inserting in lieu thereof “subtitle,”; and (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: “(5) In the case of the Hanford Reservation, Richland, Washington, the Secretary shall delegate to the Site Manager the authority described in paragraph (1) for fiscal year 1998. The Secretary may withdraw the delegated authority if the Secretary— “(A) determines that the Site Manager of the Hanford Reservation has misused or misapplied that authority; and “(B) the Secretary submits to Congress a notification of the Secretary’s intent to withdraw the authority.”.