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 Ill STAT. 2044 PUBLIC LAW 105-85—NOV. 18, 1997 42 USC 7274h note. 42 USC 7274m note. 42 USC 7381 note. with, provides a copy of the plan to, and obtains the approval of the Secretary of Commerce. (2) For purposes of paragraph (1), if the Secretary of Labor or the Secretary of Commerce does not disapprove a plan within 60 days after receiving a copy of the plan, the plan is deemed to be approved. if) SEMIANNUAL REPORT TO CONGRESS OF LOCAL IMPACT ASSIST- ANCE. —The Secretary of Energy shall submit to Congress every six months a report setting forth a description of, and the amount or value of, all local impact assistance provided during the preceding six months under section 3161(c)(6) of the National Defense Authorization Act of 1993 (42 U.S.C. 7274h(c)(6)). (g) EFFECT ON USEC PRIVATIZATION ACT. —Nothing in this section shall be construed as diminishing or affecting the obligations of the Secretary of Energy under section 3110(a)(5) of the USEC Privatization Act (Public Law 104-134; 110 Stat. 1321-341; 42 U.S.C. 2297h-8(a)(5)). (h) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term "defense nuclear facility" has the meaning provided the term "Department of Energy defense nuclear facility in section 3163 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1993 (Public Law 102-484; 42 U.S.C. 7274J). SEC. 3154. REPORT AND PLAN FOR EXTERNAL OVERSIGHT OF NATIONAL LABORATORIES. (a) REPORT.— Not later than July 1, 1999, the Secretary of Energy shall submit to Congress a report on the external oversight of the national laboratories. (b) MATTERS COVERED. —The report shall contain the following: (1) A description of the external oversight practices at the national laboratories and an analysis of the effectiveness of such practices, including the effect of such practices on the productivity of the laboratories and the research conducted by the laboratories. (2) Recommendations regarding the continuation, consolidation, or discontinuation of the external oversight practices described in paragraph (1), and the rationale for the recommendations. (3) Recommendations for any new external oversight practices that should be implemented, and the rationale for the recommendations. (4) A plan for carrying out the recommendations. (c) NATIONAL LABORATORIES COVERED.— For purposes of this section, the national laboratories are— (1) the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, California; (2) the Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico; and (3) the Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, New Mexico. SEC. 3155. UNIVERSITY-BASED RESEARCH COLLABORATION PROGRAM. (a) FINDINGS. —Congress makes the following findings: (1) The maintenance of scientific and engineering competence in the United States is vital to long-term national security and the defense and national security missions of the Department of Energy.

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