116 STAT. 2746 PUBLIC LAW 107-314—DEC. 2, 2002 DeadHne. "(i) FOLLOW-UP REPORT. —Not later than February 1, 2003, the panel shall submit to the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives a follow-up report assessing progress toward meeting the expectations set forth by the panel for the United States stockpile stewardship program, and making recommendations for corrective legislative action where progress has been unsatisfactory.". SEC. 3176. REPORT ON STATUS OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT KSflTIATIVES TO ACCELERATE THE REDUCTION OF ENVIRONMENTAL RISKS AND CHALLENGES POSED BY THE LEGACY OF THE COLD WAR. (a) REPORT REQUIRED.— The Secretary of Energy shall prepare a report on the status of those environmental management initiatives specified in subsection (c) that are being undertaken to accelerate the reduction of the environmental risks and challenges that, as a result of the legacy of the Cold War, are faced by the Department of Energy, contractors of the Department, and applicable Federal and State agencies with regulatory jurisdiction. (b) CONTENTS.— The report shall include the following matters: (1) A discussion of the progress made in reducing such risks and challenges in each of the following areas: (A) Acquisition strategy and contract management. (B) Regulatory agreements. (C) Interim storage and final disposal of high-level waste, spent nuclear fuel, transuranic waste, and low-level waste. (D) Closure and transfer of environmental remediation sites. (E) Achievements in innovation by contractors of the Department with respect to accelerated risk reduction and cleanup. (F) Consolidation of special nuclear materials and improvements in safeguards and security. (2) An assessment of the progress made in streamlining risk reduction processes of the environmental management program of the Department. (3) An assessment of the progress made in improving the responsiveness and effectiveness of the environmental management program of the Department. (4) Any proposals for legislation that the Secretary considers necessary to carry out such initiatives, including the justification for each such proposal. (c) INITIATIVES COVERED. — The environmental management initiatives referred to in subsection (a) are the initiatives arising out of the report titled "Top-to-Bottom Review of the Environmental Management Program" and dated February 4, 2002, with respect to the environmental restoration and waste management activities of the Department of Energy in carrying out programs necessary for national security. (d) SUBMISSION OF REPORT. — On the date on which the budget justification materials in support of the Department of Energy budget for fiscal year 2004 (as submitted with the budget of the President under section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code) are submitted to Congress, the Secretary shall submit to the
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