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 PUBLIC LAW 106-398 —APPENDIX 114 STAT. 1654A-481 (b) EFFECTIVE DATE. —The amendment made by subsection (a) apply with respect to inadvertent releases of Restricted Data and Formerly Restricted Data that are discovered on or after the date of the enactment of this Act. SEC. 3194. FORM OF CERTIFICATIONS REGARDING THE SAFETY OR RELIABILITY OF THE NUCLEAR WEAPONS STOCKPILE. Any certification submitted to the President by the Secretary of Defense or the Secretary of Energy regarding confidence in the safety or reliability of a nuclear weapon type in the United States nuclear weapons stockpile shall be submitted in classified form only. SEC. 3195. AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE CERTIFICATE OF COMMENDATION TO DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY AND CONTRACTOR EMPLOYEES FOR EXEMPLARY SERVICE IN STOCKPILE STEWARDSHIP AND SECURITY. (a) AUTHORITY TO PRESENT CERTIFICATE OF COMMENDATION. — The Secretary of Energy may present a certificate of commendation to any current or former employee of the Department of Energy, and any current or former employee of a Department contractor, whose service to the Department in matters relating to stockpile stewardship and security assisted the Department in furthering the national security interests of the United States. (b) CERTIFICATE. —The certificate of commendation presented to a current or former employee under subsection (a) shall include an appropriate citation of the service of the current or former employee described in that subsection, including a citation for dedication, intellect, and sacrifice in furthering the national security interests of the United States by maintaining a strong, safe, and viable United States nuclear deterrent during the Cold War or thereafter. (c) DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY DEFINED. — For purposes of this section, the term "Department of Energy" includes any predecessor agency of the Department of Energy. SEC. 3196. COOPERATIVE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT AGREE- MENTS FOR GOVERNMENT-OWNED, CONTRACTOR-OPER- ATED LABORATORIES. (a) STRATEGIC PLANS.— Subsection (a) of section 12 of the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 (15 U.S.C. 3710a) is amended by striking "joint work statement," and inserting "joint work statement or, if permitted by the agency, in an agency- approved annual strategic plan,". (b) EXPERIMENTAL FEDERAL WAIVERS.— Subsection (b) of that section is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: "(6)(A) In the case of a laboratory that is part of the National Nuclear Security Administration, a designated official of that Administration may waive any license retained by the Government under paragraph (1)(A), (2), or (3)(D), in whole or in part and according to negotiated terms and conditions, if the designated official finds that the retention of the license by the Government would substantially inhibit the commercialization of an invention that would otherwise serve an important national security mission. "(B) The authority to grant a waiver under subparagraph (A) shall expire on the date that is five years after the date of the enactment of the Floyd D. Spence National Defense Authorization

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