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 PUBLIC LAW 102-484—OCT. 23, 1992 106 STAT. 2639 SEC. 3127. FUNDS AVAILABLE FOR ALL NATIONAL SECURITY PRO- GRAMS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY. Subject to the provisions of appropriation Acts and section 3121, amounts appropriated pursuant to this title for management and support activities and for general plant projects are available for use, when necessary, in connection with all national security programs of the Department of Energy. SEC. 3128. AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS. When so specified in an appropriation Act, amounts appropriated for operating expenses, plant projects, and capital equipment may remain available until expended. Subtitle C-Other Matters SEC. 3131. USE OF FUNDS FOR PAYMENT OF PENALTY ASSESSED AGAINST FERNALD ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PROJECT. The Secretary of Energy may pay to the Environmental Protection Agency, from funds appropriated to the Department of Energy for environmental restoration and waste management activities pursuant to section 3103, a stipulated civil penalty in the amount of $100,000 assessed under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9601 et seq.) against the Femald Environmental Management Project. SEC. 3132. REPORT ON DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY CITIZEN ADVISORY GROUPS. (a) REPORT.—Not later than May 15, 1993, the Secretary of Energy shall submit to the Congress a report on the role and effectiveness of citizen advisory groups for the Department of Energy. The report shall include an assessment of— (1) the effectiveness of existing advisory groups that advise the Department of Energy; (2) the desirability of establishing new or replacement advisory groups with respect to the Department of Energy; and (3) methods of improving public psirticipation in environmental and waste management activities of the Department of Energy. (b) COMMENTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS. —In preparing the report required under subsection (a), the Secretary of Energy shall solicit comments and recommendations from existing advisory groups that advise the Department of Energy, the general public, environmental organizations, and appropriate offici£US of States in which Department of Energy facilities are located. The Secretary shall include such comments and recommendations in the report. SEC. 3133. NUCLEAR WEAPONS COUNCIL MEMBERSHIP. Section 179(a)(l) of title 10, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: "(1) The Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition.". SEC. 3134. REPORTS ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF NEW TRITIUM PRODUCTION CAPACITY. (a) REPORT BY THE SECRETARY OF ENERGY.—(1) The Secretary of Energy shall annually submit to the congressional defense

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