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 105 STAT. 1570 PUBLIC LAW 102-190—DEC. 5, 1991 (B) the amount of the total estimated cost for the project as shown in the most recent budget justification data submitted to Congress. (2) An action described in paragraph (1) may be taken if— (A) the Secretary of Energy has submitted to the congressional defense committees a report on the actions and the circumstances making such actions necessary; and (B) a period of 30 days has elapsed after the date on which the report is received by the committees. (3) In the computation of the 30-day period under paragraph (2), there shall be excluded each day on which either House of Congress is not in session because of an adjournment of more than three calendar days to a day certain. (h) EXCEPTION. —Subsection (a) shall not apply to any construction project which has a current estimated cost of less than $5,000,000. SEC. 3124. FUND TRANSFER AUTHORITY. (a) IN GENERAL.—Funds appropriated pursuant to this title may be transferred to other agencies of the Government for the performance of the work for which the funds were appropriated, and funds so transferred may be merged with the appropriations of the agency to which the funds are transferred. (b) NUCLEAR DIRECTED ENERGY WEAPONS CONCEPTS.— The Secretary of Defense may transfer to the Secretary of Energy not more than $100,000,000 of the funds appropriated for fiscal year 1992 to the Department of Defense for research, development, test, and evaluation for the Defense Agencies for the performance of work on the Strategic Defense Initiative. Funds so transferred— (1) may be used only for research and testing for nuclear directed energy weapons concepts, including plant and capital equipment related thereto; and (2) shall be merged with the funds appropriated to the Department of Energy. (c) INERTIAL CONFINEMENT FUSION PROGRAMS.—The Secretary of Defense may transfer to the Secretary of Energy not more than $12,000,000 of the funds appropriated to the Department of Defense for the inertial confinement fusion program. Funds so transferred shall be merged with funds appropriated to the Department of Energy national security programs for research and development. SEC. 3125. AUTHORITY FOR CONSTRUCTION DESIGN. (a) IN GENERAL.— (1) Within the amounts authorized by this title for plant engineering and design, the Secretary of Energy may carry out advance planning and construction design (including architectural and engineering services) in connection with any proposed construction project if the total estimated cost for such planning and design does not exceed $2,000,000. (2) In the case of any project in which the total estimated cost for such planning and design exceeds $300,000, the Secretary shall notify the congressional defense committees in writing of the details of such project at least 30 days before any funds are obligated for design services for such project. 0?) SPECIFIC AUTHORITY REQUIRED.—In any case in which the total estimated cost for advance planning and construction design in connection with any construction project exceeds $2,000,000, funds for such planning and design must be specifically authorized by law.

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