Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 110 Part 1.djvu/652

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110 STAT. 628 PUBLIC LAW 104-106—FEB. 10, 1996 (i) to accept 575 shipments of naval spent nuclear fuel from the Navy into Idaho between October 17, 1995 and 2035; (ii) to accept certain shipments of spent nuclear fuel from the Department of Energy into Idaho between October 17, 1995 and 2035; and (iii) to allow the Navy and the Department of Energy, on an interim basis, to store the spent nuclear fuel in Idaho over the next 40 years; and (B) the United States has made commitments— (i) to remove all spent nuclear fuel (except certain quantities for testing) from Idaho by 2035; and (ii) to facilitate the cleanup and stabilization of radioactive waste at the Idaho National Engineering Laboratory. (3) The settlement agreement allows the Department of Energy and the Department of the Navy to meet responsibilities that are important to the national security interests of the United States. (4) Authorizations and appropriations of funds will be necessary in order to provide for fulfillment of the terms and obligations set forth in the settlement agreement. (b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—(1) Congress recognizes the need to implement the terms, conditions, rights, and obligations contained in the settlement agreement referred to in subsection (a)(1) and the consent order of the United States District Court for the District of Idaho, dated October 17, 1995, that effectuates the settlement agreement in accordance with those terms, conditions, rights, and obligations. (2) It is the sense of Congress that funds requested by the President to carry out the settlement agreement and such consent order should be appropriated for that purpose. TITLE XXXII—DEFENSE NUCLEAR FACILITIES SAFETY BOARD SEC. 3201. AUTHORIZATION. There are authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 1996, $17,000,000 for the operation of the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board under chapter 21 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2286 et seq.). TITLE XXXIII—NATIONAL DEFENSE STOCKPILE Subtitle A—Authorization of Disposals and Use of Funds SEC. 3301. DEFINITIONS. For purposes of this subtitle: (1) The term "National Defense Stockpile" means the stockpile provided for in section 4 of the Strategic and Critical Materials Stock Piling Act (50 U.S.C. 98c).