ALLOWABLE COSTS TO INCLUDE CERTAIN INFORMATION PROVIDED TO CONGRESS AND STATE LEGISLATURES

SEC. 3131. ALLOWABLE COSTS TO INCLUDE CERTAIN INFORMATION PROVIDED TO CONGRESS AND STATE LEGISLATURES (a) Allowable Costs.—Section 15340(b) of the Department of Energy National Security and Military Applications of Nuclear Energy Authorization Act of 1986 (title XV of Public Law 99–145; 42 U.S.C. 7256a(b)) is amended— (1) by inserting “(1)” before “Not later than”; and (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: “(2) In any regulations implementing subsection (a)(2), the Secretary may not treat as not allowable (by reason of such subsection) the following costs of a contractor: “(A) Costs of providing to Congress or a State legislature, in response to a request from Congress or a State legislature, information of a factual, technical, or scientific nature, or advice of experts, with respect to topics directly related to the performance of the contract. “(B) Costs for transportation, lodging, or meals incurred for the purpose of providing such information or advice.”. 101 STAT. 1239 (b) Effective Date.— Regulations to implement paragraph (2) of section 15340(b) of the Department of Energy National Security and Military Applications of Nuclear Energy Authorization Act of 1986 (as added by subsection (a)) shall be prescribed not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act. Such regulations shall apply as if included in the original regulations prescribed under such section.