104 STAT. 1830 PUBLIC LAW 101-510—NOV. 5, 1990 obligations incurred in connection with the project above the total estimated cost whenever the current estimated cost of the construction project, which is authorized by section 3102 or 3103 of this title, or which is in support of national security programs of the Department of Energy and was authorized by any previous Act, exceeds by more than 25 percent the higher of— (A) the amount authorized for the project; or (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 after a period of 30 calendar days (not including any day on which either House of Congress is not in session because of adjournment of more than three calendar days to a day certain) has passed after receipt by the Committees on Armed Services and the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and House of Representatives of notice from the Secretary of Energy containing a full and complete statement of the action proposed to be taken and the facts and circumstances relied upon in support of such proposed action. 03) 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. 0?) 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 1991 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 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 designs (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 any case in which the total estimated cost for such planning and design exceeds $300,000, the Secretary shall notify the Committees on Armed Services and the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and House of Representatives in writing of the details of
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