,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #chbh  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,february #aa1 
#bjbf,mr4 ,lujn 7for himself and ,mr4   
,scott of ,south ,carolina7 introduced  
the following bill2 which was read twice
 and referred to the ,committee on      
,energy and ,natural ,resources  ,a     
,,bill  ,to accelerate the development1 
demonstration1 and deployment of        
advanced technologies and innovative    
solutions that support the environmental
 cleanup missions of the ,department of 
,energy1 help prevent the future        
generation and accumulation of nuclear  
waste from both current and anticipated 
future nuclear activities1 and for other
 purposes4  #a4 ,short titles ,this ,act
 may be cited as the ,combining         
,laboratory ,expertise to ,accelerate   
,novel ,solutions for ,minimizing       
,accumulated ,radioactive ,toxins ,act  
of #bjbf or the ,,clean ,,smart ,act of 
#bjbf4  #b4 ,definitions ,in this ,act3 
7#a7 ,appropriate congressional         

committees ,the term appropriate        
congressional committees means-- 7,a7   
the ,committee on ,commerce1 ,science1  
and ,transportation of the ,senate2     
7,b7 the ,committee on ,energy and      
,natural ,resources of the ,senate2     
7,c7 the ,committee on ,armed ,services 
of the ,senate2  7,d7 the ,committee on 
,science1 ,space1 and ,technology of the
 ,house of ,representatives2  7,e7 the  
,committee on ,energy and ,commerce of  
the ,house of ,representatives2 and     
7,f7 the ,committee on ,armed ,services 
of the ,house of ,representatives4  7#b7
 ,assistant secretary ,the term         
,assistant ,secretary means the         
,assistant ,secretary of ,energy for    
,environmental ,management4  7#c7 ,chair
 ,the term ,chair means the ,chair of   
the ,nuclear ,regulatory ,commission4   
7#d7 ,core national laboratories ,the   
term ,core ,national ,laboratories means
 the ,idaho ,national ,laboratory1 the  
,los ,alamos ,national ,laboratory1 the 
,oak ,ridge ,national ,laboratory1 the  

,pacific ,northwest ,national           
,laboratory1 the ,sandia ,national      
,laboratories1 and the ,corporate ,lab4 
7#e7 ,corporate lab ,the term ,corporate
 ,lab means the ,savannah ,river        
,national ,laboratory4  7#f7 ,department
 ,the term ,department means the        
,department of ,energy4  7#g7 ,director 
,the term ,director means ,director of  
the ,office of ,legacy ,management4     
7#h7 ,federal site life-cycle estimate  
,the term ,federal site life-cycle      
estimate means the scope1 cost1 and     
schedule profiles of work activities1   
including sunk costs and other relevant 
metrics1 of work activities pertaining  
to the cleanup mission for an individual
 site of the ,office of ,environmental  
,management4  7#i7 ,framework ,the term 
,framework means the ,technology        
,development and ,deployment ,framework 
developed pursuant to section #e4  7#aj7
 ,memorandum ,the term ,memorandum means
 the memorandum of understanding entered
 into pursuant to section #d7;c74  7#aa7

 ,network ,the term ,network means the  
,network of ,national ,laboratories for 
,environmental ,management and          
,stewardship established pursuant to    
section #c4  7#ab7 ,secretary ,the term 
,secretary means the ,secretary of      
,energy4  7#ac7 ,site ,the term site    
means any outstanding defense- and      
non-defense-related nuclear waste site  
that is undergoing environmental        
remediation and facility decommissioning
 under the responsibility of the ,office
 of ,environmental ,management1 and any 
site that is undergoing long-term       
maintenance and surveillance under the  
responsibility of the ,office of ,legacy
 ,management4  #c4 ,establishment of the
 network of national laboratories for   
environmental management and stewardship
  7a7 ,establishment ,the ,secretary    
shall establish a steering committee to 
be known as the ,network of ,national   
,laboratories for ,environmental        
,management and ,stewardship4  7b7      
,purpose ,the ,network shall advance the

 scientific and technical expertise of  
the ,national ,laboratory system in     
support of the environmental cleanup    
mission of the ,office of ,environmental
 ,management and the long-term          
surveillance and maintenance mission of 
the ,office of ,legacy ,management      
through support for research1           
development1 demonstration1 and         
deployment of treatment technologies1   
disposal methods1 and other             
capabilities-- 7#a7 to minimize the     
impact of environmental contamination   
and risks to public health and the      
environment from radioactive and        
hazardous waste and materials from      
defense-related nuclear activities2     
7#b7 to lower lifecycle cleanup costs   
for sites2  7#c7 to accelerate cleanup  
schedules or reduce the timeframe of    
site decommissioning2 and  7#d7 to      
address high-priority technical         
challenges in cleanup operations1 or    
otherwise improve the effectiveness and 
safety of cleanup methods4  7c7 ,duties 

,at the direction of the ,assistant     
,secretary and the ,director1 the       
,network and its participants shall--   
7#a7 leverage ,national ,laboratory     
partnerships to develop alternate       
treatment technologies1 disposal        
methods1 strategies1 and other          
capabilities to assist in the cleanup   
and long-term management of sites1 in   
order to improve the cost1 timeframe1   
effectiveness1 and safety of cleanup    
methods2  7#b7 identify and coordinate  
technical support resources and         
capabilities to address emergent events 
associated with environmental cleanup   
and long-term monitoring of sites and   
facilitate the deployment of viable     
alternative treatment technologies1     
disposal methods1 and other             
capabilities2  7#c7 conduct scalable    
performance testing1 evaluation1        
verification1 and validation of         
alternate treatment technologies1       
disposal methods1 and other capabilities
 to demonstrate the potential cost1     

safety1 and performance benefits of such
 capabilities in comparison to those    
currently deployed in support of the    
environmental cleanup mission of the    
,department2  7#d7 leverage relevant    
infrastructure at the ,core ,national   
,laboratories1 including the recently   
constructed ,advanced ,manufacturing    
,collaborative facility2  7#e7 conduct  
independent programmatic and technical  
reviews of plans or activities of the   
,department at the national or site     
level1 including assessments of         
technology performance and alignment    
with respect to the programmatic        
priorities of the ,office of            
,environmental ,management and the      
,office of ,legacy ,management2  7#f7   
collaborate with the contractors and    
staff of the ,department1 other ,federal
 agencies1 academia1 industry1 and other
 relevant entities to ensure best       
practices are being exchanged and to    
identify opportunities for technology   
transfer2  7#g7 provide scientific and  

technical analysis to the ,department   
and to stakeholders1 as directed by the 
,department1 regarding environmental    
cleanup1 waste disposal1 and long-term  
stewardship policy options and issues2  
7#h7 provide an integrated science and  
technology perspective to support near- 
and long-term strategic planning for the
 ,office of ,environmental ,management  
and the ,office of ,legacy ,management  
at sites1 including conducting analyses 
of alternative technologies and         
treatment methods and providing input on
 their insertion into the cleanup       
mission2  7#i7 coordinate and serve     
through the ,corporate ,lab as a liaison
 among the ,department and contractors  
of the ,department and the ,national    
,laboratories with capabilities relating
 to the ,office of ,environmental       
,management and the ,office of ,legacy  
,management that have been developed and
 supported across all of the program    
offices of the ,department2  7#aj7      
provide technical expertise to inform   

contract decisions and language1        
research and development investments of 
the ,department1 and technical          
feasibility of contractor proposals     
consistent with all appropriate and     
applicable compliance requirements to   
mitigate potential conflicts of         
interest2  7#aa7 assist the ,department 
in developing and maintaining career    
pathway training opportunities in       
environmental remediation science1 with 
a focus on engaging historically        
underserved or marginalized populations2
 and  7#ab7 other duties as determined  
by the ,assistant ,secretary and the    
,director4  7d7 ,membership ,the        
,network shall be comprised of a        
representative from-- 7#a7 each ,core   
,national ,laboratory2  7#b7 each of the
 other ,national ,laboratories with     
stewarded competencies for research     
activities associated with the ,office  
of ,environmental ,management and the   
,office of ,legacy ,management1         
including the ,argonne ,national        

,laboratory1 the ,fermi ,national       
,accelerator ,laboratory1 the ,lawrence 
,berkeley ,national ,laboratory1 the    
,lawrence ,livermore ,national          
,laboratory1 the ,national ,energy      
,technology ,laboratory1 and the ,,slac 
,national ,accelerator ,laboratory2 and 
7#c7 other ,national ,laboratories or   
entities at the request of the          
,assistant ,secretary or the ,director4 
7e7 ,leadership and responsibilities    
7#a7 ,composition ,the leadership of the
 ,network shall be composed of-- 7,a7 a 
liaison from the ,office of             
,environmental ,management1 designated  
by the ,assistant ,secretary1 who shall 
be responsible for ,national ,laboratory
 stewardship1 coordination of resources1
 and guidance and oversight of the      
,network regarding the needs of the     
,office of ,environmental ,management2  
7,b7 a liaison from the ,office of      
,legacy ,management1 designated by the  
,director1 who shall work directly with 
the ,director and members of the        

,network to fulfill the needs of the    
,office of ,legacy ,management2  7,c7 an
 ,executive ,director1 who shall-- 7i7  
be affiliated with the ,corporate ,lab  
and appointed by the ,network ,chair and
 ,network ,co-,chair2 and  7ii7 work on 
behalf of all ,national ,laboratories to
 coordinate the day-to-day needs of the 
,network2  7,d7 an official             
representative from each ,core ,national
 ,laboratory1 who shall be designated by
 the respective ,laboratory ,director or
 ,chief ,research ,officer1 and who     
shall be responsible for coordinating   
and procuring the full complement of    
capabilities and resources from the     
relevant ,national ,laboratory in order 
to fulfill its obligations with respect 
to the ,network2 and  7,e7 ad hoc       
representatives1 who are ,federal       
,government employees or employees of   
the management and operating contractors
 of the ,national ,laboratories1 and who
 may be-- 7i7 representatives of other  
,national ,laboratories1 as needed based

 on the work undertaken by the ,network2
 or  7ii7 additional representatives    
from the ,core ,national ,laboratories1 
as needed and subject to the approval of
 the ,network ,chair and ,network       
,co-,chair1 with concurrence of the     
liaisons of the ,office of              
,environmental ,management and the      
,office of ,legacy ,management4  7#b7   
,network chair and ,network co-chair    
7,a7 ,network ,chair ,the ,laboratory   
,director for the ,savannah ,river      
,national ,laboratory shall-- 7i7 serve 
as ,network ,chair2  7ii7 report to the 
,assistant ,secretary and the ,director2
 and  7iii7 ensure the overall          
effectiveness and coordination of the   
,network4  7,b7 ,network ,co-,chair ,the
 ,network ,co-,chair shall work with the
 ,network ,chair to ensure the overall  
effectiveness of the ,network and shall 
rotate annually among the ,directors and
 ,deputy ,directors of the ,core        
,national ,laboratories4  7f7           
,participation of nonmembers  7#a7      

,engagement ,the ,network may engage    
stakeholders1 such as industry experts1 
educators1 nonprofit stakeholders1 and  
advisory groups1 for the purpose of     
receiving mission-relevant information  
from such stakeholders4  7#b7           
,limitations on participation ,the      
,network shall prevent the regular and  
systematic participation of stakeholders
 at meetings of the ,network1 unless    
otherwise authorized by this ,act4  7#c7
 ,limitations on nonmember input ,the   
engagement of nonmembers shall be       
limited to the provision of individual  
advice and recommendations1 unless      
otherwise authorized by this ,act4  7g7 
,report ,not later than #a year after   
the date of the enactment of this ,act1 
and annually thereafter1 the ,secretary1
 in coordination with the ,assistant    
,secretary and the ,director1 shall     
submit to the appropriate congressional 
committees a report that includes a     
summary of-- 7#a7 the major activities  
of the ,network during the prior year2  

7#b7 the major science and technology   
efforts of the ,office of ,environmental
 ,management and the ,office of ,legacy 
,management during the prior year2 and  
7#c7 the state of technology adoption   
and alignment across the ,office of     
,environmental ,management and the      
,office of ,legacy ,management4  7h7    
,authorization of appropriations ,there 
is authorized to be appropriated to the 
,secretary-- 7#a7 #ee1jjj1jjj for fiscal
 year #bjbg and each fiscal year        
thereafter to support the development   
and implementation of activities        
specified under subsection 7c72 and     
7#b7 #c1jjj1jjj for fiscal year #bjbg   
and each fiscal year thereafter to      
support the operation and coordination  
of the ,network4  7i7 ,other            
environmental cleanup challenges ,the   
,secretary1 in consultation with the    
,assistant ,secretary and the ,director1
 may enter into an agreement with any   
,federal agency to utilize the          
capabilities of the ,network to address 

radiological hazards and environmental  
contamination challenges at locations   
where the ,office of ,environmental     
,management and ,office of ,legacy      
,management do not have primary cleanup 
responsibilities1 if and only if the    
agreement-- 7#a7 is subject to the      
availability of the existing            
appropriations of the ,department1      
except for those authorized in          
subsection 7h71 and to the extent       
possible leverages existing             
appropriations and resources from the   
,federal agency with which the agreement
 is made2  7#b7 does not utilize        
resources made available to support the 
cleanup missions of the ,office of      
,environmental ,management and the      
,office of ,legacy ,management2 and     
7#c7 does not utilize the capabilities  
of the ,network in a manner that would  
prevent or otherwise limit the ,network 
from fulfilling responsibilities        
specified in subsection 7c74  7j7       
,inapplicability of federal advisory    

committee act ,chapter #aj of title #e  
7commonly referred to as the ,federal   
,advisory ,committee ,act71 shall not   
apply with respect to the ,network or   
the activities of the ,network4  #d4    
,coordination with other ,department of 
,energy offices and other ,federal      
agencies on environmental management    
research  7a7  ,in general  ,the        
,secretary1 in cooperation with the     
,network1 shall improve coordination    
across the ,department and the ,federal 
,government on science and technology   
efforts applicable to the environmental 
cleanup mission of the ,office of       
,environmental ,management as necessary 
to procure sufficient expertise and     
resources to address the full range of  
research challenges and needs identified
 by the ,office4  7b7 ,interagency      
,working ,advisory on ,technology       
,excellence in ,environmental ,cleanup  
7#a7 ,in general ,the ,secretary shall  
establish an advisory group to be known 
as the ,interagency ,advisory ,group on 

,technology ,excellence in              
,environmental ,cleanup1 which shall--  
7,a7 coordinate relevant technology     
transfer activities among the ,national 
,laboratories1 the ,technology ,transfer
 ,working ,group of the ,department1 and
 other appropriate ,federal agencies2   
7,b7 facilitate the exchange of         
mission-relevant information and best   
practices1 including information on     
technology transfer practices1          
developments in environmental           
remediation science and treatment       
methods1 and alternative approaches to  
radioactive waste management2  7,c7     
identify and recommend technologies     
developed within and outside of the     
jurisdiction of the ,department with    
potential applications for the ,office  
of ,environmental ,management2  7,d7    
identify and recommend opportunities to 
utilize the services and expertise of   
the ,network to assist in addressing    
cleanup challenges at locations where   
the ,office of ,environmental           

,management does not have cleanup       
responsibilities1 as described in       
section #c7;i72 and  7,e7 develop and   
disseminate to the public and           
prospective technology partners         
information about opportunities and     
procedures for technology transfer with 
the ,network4  7#b7 ,composition  7,a7  
,members ,the ,advisory ,group shall be 
comprised of representatives selected   
from-- 7i7 the ,core ,national          
,laboratories2  7ii7 the ,office of     
,environmental ,management2  7iii7 the  
,office of ,legacy ,management2  7iv7   
the ,office of ,nuclear ,energy2  7v7   
the ,office of ,science2  7vi7 the      
,national ,nuclear ,security            
,administration2  7vii7 the             
,environmental ,protection ,agency2     
7viii7 the ,nuclear ,regulatory         
,commission2  7ix7 the ,bureau of ,land 
,management2  7x7 the ,national ,park   
,service2  7xi7 the ,bureau of ,indian  
,affairs2  7xii7 the ,united ,states    
,forest ,service2  7xiii7 such other    

,federal agencies with relevant science 
and technology expertise1 as the        
,secretary determines1 including        
agencies within the ,department involved
 in technology development relating to  
radioactive waste disposal or           
environmental remediation2  7xiv7 ,state
 and ,tribal governments2  7xv7         
academia2 and  7xvi7 the private sector4
  7#c7 ,chair ,the ,assistant ,secretary
 shall serve as the ,chair of the       
,advisory ,group4  7#d7 ,meetings ,the  
,advisory ,group shall meet not less    
frequently than once every #ahj days4   
7#e7 ,inapplicability of ,federal       
,advisory ,committee ,act ,chapter #aj  
of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code      
7commonly referred to as the ,federal   
,advisory ,committee ,act71 shall not   
apply with respect to the ,advisory     
,group or the activities of the         
,advisory ,group4  7c7 ,partnership with
 ,office of ,science  7#a7 ,memorandum  
of understanding ,not later than #a year
 after the date of the enactment of this

 ,act1 the ,assistant ,secretary and the
 ,director of the ,office of ,science of
 the ,department shall enter into a     
memorandum of understanding to          
facilitate improved coordination and    
cooperation between the ,office of      
,environmental ,management and the      
,office of ,science on areas of basic   
research that are applicable to the     
environmental cleanup mission of the    
,office of ,environmental ,management4  
7#b7 ,basic research needs workshops    
,not later than #ahj days after the     
,memorandum takes effect1 and on a      
periodic basis thereafter1 the ,director
 of the ,office of ,science1 in         
coordination with the ,assistant        
,secretary and the ,network1 shall      
administer a workshop to solicit the    
input of relevant ,federal agencies1    
academia1 industry1 the ,national       
,laboratories1 and other relevant       
entities-- 7,a7 to identify the major   
basic research needs of the ,office of  
,environmental ,management2 and  7,b7 to

 develop strategic research plans to    
advance knowledge and technological     
capabilities to address the basic       
research needs identified in            
subparagraph 7,a74  7#c7 ,reports  7,a7 
,initial workshop report ,not later than
 #ahj days after the date of the initial
 workshop described in paragraph 7#b71  
the ,assistant ,secretary and the       
,director of the ,office of ,science    
shall submit to the appropriate         
congressional committees a report       
summarizing the major findings of the   
workshop1 including gaps in basic       
research knowledge relating to the      
environmental cleanup mission of the    
,office of ,environmental ,management4  
7,b7 ,not later than #a year after the  
,memorandum takes effect1 the ,assistant
 ,secretary and the ,director of the    
,office of ,science shall submit to the 
appropriate congressional committees a  
report summarizing the steps that the   
,office of ,environmental ,management   
and the ,office of ,science have taken  

to fulfill the obligations of the       
,memorandum4  #e4 ,program management   
protocols of the office of environmental
 management  7a7 ,in general ,at the    
request and direction of the ,assistant 
,secretary1 the ,network shall provide  
an integrated science and technology    
perspective to assist the ,office of    
,environmental ,management in           
implementing and enhancing established1 
technology-focused strategic plans1     
roadmaps1 and program management        
protocols as necessary to incorporate   
leading program management practices and
 facilitate safe1 timely1 and           
cost-efficient cleanup of sites4  7b7   
,technology development and deployment  
framework  7#a7 ,in general ,the        
,secretary shall direct the ,network1 in
 coordination with the ,assistant       
,secretary1 to develop and update       
biennially a framework to be known as   
the ,technology ,development and        
,deployment ,framework that outlines--  
7,a7 the key science and technology     

objectives of the ,office of            
,environmental ,management2 and  7,b7 an
 integrated strategy to assist the      
,office of ,environmental ,management   
in-- 7i7 selecting safe1 effective1 and 
cost-efficient approaches to resolve    
technically complex challenges or reduce
 the cost1 time1 and scope associated   
with the cleanup mission2  7ii7         
advancing the development1              
demonstration1 and deployment of new    
innovations1 such as alternate treatment
 technologies1 disposal methods1 and    
other capabilities2 and  7iii7          
maximizing the benefits of existing     
research and technology investments4    
7#b7 ,objectives ,the ,framework shall  
complement and support existing program 
management protocols1 strategic plans1  
and roadmaps of the ,office of          
,environmental ,management and1 at      
minimum1 shall-- 7,a7 emphasize support 
for a wide of range of research and     
technology development activities1      
including-- 7i7 applied technology      

research and technology development     
programs that seek to-- 7,i7 improve    
existing technologies or mature early   
concept and emerging technologies as    
specified under section #ddjf;,a7a7 of  
the ,atomic ,energy ,defense ,act 7#ej  
,u4,s4,c4 #behf;a7a772 and  7,,ii7      
pursue breakthrough innovations or      
improvements to the cleanup mission that
 substantially lower lifecycle cleanup  
costs and schedules or address          
technically complex cleanup challenges1 
as specified under section #ddjf;,a7b7  
of the ,atomic ,energy ,defense ,act    
7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #behf;a7b772  7ii7 basic 
research2  7iii7 scientific studies and 
technical issue resolution to support   
evaluation and selection of technologies
 for insertion into the cleanup mission2
 and  7iv7 research that addresses both 
near-term1 site-specific needs and      
long-term1 program-wide needs2  7,b7    
summarize the major focus areas and     
objectives of the science and technology
 efforts of the ,office of ,environment 

,management2  7,c7 detail plans to      
leverage relevant advances and expertise
 in other technology development        
programs across the ,department1 the    
,national ,laboratories1 academia1      
private industry1 and other technology  
providers2 and  7,d7 support the        
development or maintenance of a         
workforce pipeline that leverages the   
capabilities of institutions of higher  
education1 especially those serving     
minority or historically underserved    
populations4  7c7 ,corrective action    
plans ,section #dgac of the ,atomic     
,energy ,defense ,act 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4    
#bgec7 is amended by inserting at the   
end the following3  7e7 ,corrective     
action plans for defense environmental  
cleanup projects ,if a root cause       
analysis for a defense environmental    
cleanup project is required under the   
project management protocols of the     
,department of ,energy or under         
subsection 7c77#c71 then-- 7#a7 the site
 contracting entity1 in consultation    

with the site manager and ,assistant    
,secretary1 shall develop a corrective  
action plan to address the underlying   
causes for the cost or schedule change  
identified in the analysis2 and  7#b7   
the ,secretary1 at the conclusion of the
 corrective action plan1 shall-- 7,a7   
conduct an independent review that      
includes an assessment and validation of
 the efficacy of the corrective measures
 utilized2  7,b7 submit to the          
appropriate congressional committees the
 outcome of the assessment described in 
subparagraph 7,a72 and  7,c7 certify to 
the appropriate congressional committees
 that program management measures are in
 place to manage the cost and schedule  
of the project and mitigate against     
future cost overruns4  4