SUPPORT FOR PUBLIC EDUCATION IN THE VICINITY OF LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY, NEW MEXICO.

SEC. 3136. SUPPORT FOR PUBLIC EDUCATION IN THE VICINITY OF LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY, NEW MEXICO. (a) Support for Fiscal 2002.—From amounts appropriated or otherwise made available to the Secretary of Energy by this title— (1) $6,900,000 shall be available for payment by the Secretary for fiscal year 2002 to the Los Alamos National Laboratory Foundation, a not-for-profit foundation chartered in accordance with section 3167(a) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1998 (Public Law 105–85; 111 Stat. 2052); and (2) $8,000,000 shall be available for extension of the contract between the Department of Energy and the Los Alamos Public Schools through fiscal year 2002. (b) Support For Fiscal 2003.—Subject to the availability of appropriations, the Secretary is authorized to— (1) make payment for fiscal year 2003 similar to the payment referred to in subsection (a)(1); and (2) provide for a contract extension through fiscal year 2003 similar to the contract extension referred to in subsection (a)(2). (c) Use of Funds.—The foundation referred to in subsection (a)(1) shall— (1) utilize funds provided under this section as a contribution to the endowment fund for the foundation; and (2) use the income generated from investments in the endowment fund that are attributable to payments made under this section to fund programs to support the educational needs of children in public schools in the vicinity of Los Alamos National Laboratory. (d) Report.—Not later than March 1, 2002, the Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report setting forth the following: 115 STAT. 1369 (1) An evaluation of the requirements for continued payments beyond fiscal year 2003 into the endowment fund of the foundation referred to in subsection (a) to enable the foundation to meet the goals of the Department to support the recruitment and retention of staff at the Los Alamos National Laboratory. (2) The Secretary’s recommendations for any further support beyond fiscal year 2003 directly to the Los Alamos Public Schools.