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 102 STAT. 2072

PUBLIC LAW 100-456—SEPT. 29, 1988 PART C—^MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

SEC. 1431. REVIEW OF THE INERTIAL CONFmEMENT FUSION PROGRAM

(a) EJsTABLiSHMENT.—(1) Within 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Energy shall establish a review body to be known as the Program Review Group on Inertial Confinement Fusion (hereafter in this section referred to as the "Review Group"). (2) It shall be the function of the Review Group to review thoroughly the accomplishments, management, goals, and anticipated contributions of the defense inertial confinement fusion program, for both the civilian and military sectors. Such review shall include— (A) an assessment of the most promising technologies for continuation of the p n ^ r a m; and (B) an assessment of the jpotential contributions of the program under a prohibition of underground nuclear testing and under a limitation of undei^ound nuclear testing to levels of 1 kiloton, 5 kilotons, and 10 kilotons. (3) The Secretary of Energy shall appoint to serve on the Review Group only persons who, because of experience in the scientific disciplines associated with the development and testing of nuclear weapons, are most qualified to make findings of fact and recommendations to Congress and the Secretary concerning that program. (b) REPORTS.—The Review Group shall submit to the Secretary and the Committees on Armed Services and on Appropriations of the Senate and House of Representatives an interim report and a final report containing the results of its review, together with such recommendations r ^ a r d i n g priorities for future work in the inertial confinement fusion p n ^ r a m as it determines appropriate. The interim report shall be submitted before January 15, 1990, and the final report shall be submitted before September 15, 1990. (c) REVIEW AND COMMENT BY THE SECRETARY.—(1) The Secretary of

Energy shall review both the interim and final reports of the Review Group and submit to the Committees on Armed Services and on Appropriations of the Senate and House of Representatives the following: (A) An assessment of the budgetary priority, under current and anticipated budget restraints, that should be given to the inertial confinement fusion p n ^ r a m of the Department of Energy in relation to the budgetary priority that should be given to core defense research and development programs of the Department to carry out the defense missions of the Department. (B) Such additional comments r ^ a r d i n g such reports as the Secretary considers appropriate. (2) The Secretary shall submit his assessment and comments on each report referred to in subsection (b) not later than 30 days after receiving such report. (d) TERMINATION.—Upon the submission of its final report, the Review Group shall cease to exist. SEC. 1432. ASSISTANCE TO COMMUNITIES AFFECTED BY CLOSING OF N REACTOR

Grants. Washington.

The Secretary of Defense may make grants, conclude cooperative agreements, and supplement funds made available under Federal

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