ENHANCED COOPERATION BETWEEN NATIONAL NUCLEAR SECURITY ADMINISTRATION AND MISSILE DEFENSE AGENCY.

SEC. 3132. [10 U.S.C. 2431 note] ENHANCED COOPERATION BETWEEN NATIONAL NUCLEAR SECURITY ADMINISTRATION AND MISSILE DEFENSE AGENCY. (a) Jointly Funded Projects.—The Secretary of Energy and the Secretary of Defense shall modify the memorandum of understanding for the use of the national laboratories for ballistic missile defense programs, entered into under section 3131 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1998 (Public Law 105–85; 111 Stat. 2034; 10 U.S.C. 2431 note), to provide for jointly funded projects. (b) Requirements for Projects.—The projects referred to in subsection (a) shall— (1) be carried out by the National Nuclear Security Administration and the Missile Defense Agency; and (2) contribute to sustaining— (A) the expertise necessary for the viability of such laboratories; and (B) the capabilities required to sustain the nuclear stockpile. (c) Participation by NNSA in Certain MDA Activities.—The Administrator for Nuclear Security and the Director of the Missile Defense Agency shall implement mechanisms that increase the cooperative relationship between those organizations. Those mechanisms may include participation by personnel of the National Nuclear Security Administration in the following activities of the Missile Defense Agency: (1) Peer reviews of technical efforts. (2) Activities of so-called “red teams”. * * * * * * *