S.Amdt. 4508

SA 4508. Mrs. BLACKBURN submitted an amendment intended to be
proposed to amendment SA 3867 submitted by Mr. Reed and intended to be
proposed to the bill H.R. 4350, to authorize appropriations for fiscal
year 2022 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for
military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of
Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year,
and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:

At the end of subtitle B of title XXXI, add the following:

SEC. 3114. REPORT ON PLANT-DIRECTED RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT.

(a) In General.--Not later than March 15, 2022, the
Administrator for Nuclear Security shall submit to the
congressional defense committees a report on plant-directed
research and development by nuclear weapons production
facilities.
(b) Elements.--The report required by subsection (a) shall
include the following:
(1) A master plan for plant-directed research and
development that ensures utilization of all funds available
for plant-directed research and development by the nuclear
weapons production facilities.
(2) A list of research, development, and demonstration
activities by each such facility in order to maintain and
enhance the engineering and manufacturing capabilities at the
facility and a brief scope of work for each such activity.
(3) Aa review of current and projected workload
requirements for such activities and cost estimates necessary
to complete each such activity.
(4) A review of the progress made in prioritizing and
funding such activities.
(c) Annual Report.--As part of the annual budget submission
by the President under section 1105(a) of title 31, United
States Code, for fiscal years 2023 through 2027, the
Administrator shall submit to the congressional defense
committees a report describing the progress made in
establishing the master plan required by subsection (b)(1).
(d) Nuclear Weapons Production Facility Defined.--In this
section, the term ``nuclear weapons production facility'' has
the meaning given that term in section 4002 of the Atomic
Energy Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 2501).
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