50 U.S.C. § 2758

Current through P.L. 118-78 (published on www.congress.gov on 07/30/2024)

Section 2758 - Improvements to cost estimates informing analyses of alternatives

(a) Requirement for analyses of alternatives

The Administrator shall ensure that any cost estimate used in an analysis of alternatives for a project carried out using funds authorized by a DOE national security authorization is designed to fully satisfy the requirements outlined in the mission needs statement approved at critical decision 0 in the acquisition process, as set forth in Department of Energy Order 413.3B (relating to program management and project management for the acquisition of capital assets) or a successor order.

(b) Use of project engineering and design funds

In the case of a project the total estimated cost of which exceeds $500,000,000 and that has not reached critical decision 1 in the acquisition process, the Administrator may use funds authorized by a DOE national security authorization for project engineering and design to begin the development of a conceptual design to facilitate the development of a cost estimate for the project during the analysis of alternatives for the project if-

(1) the Administrator-

(A) determines that such use of funds would improve the quality of the cost estimate for the project; and

(B) notifies the congressional defense committees of that determination; and

(2) a period of 15 days has elapsed after the date on which such committees receive the notification.

50 U.S.C. § 2758

Pub. L. 107-314, div. D, title XLVII, §4718, as added Pub. L. 117-81, §3112, 135 Stat. 2220.

Administrator

The term "Administrator" means the Administrator for Nuclear Security.

congressional defense committees

The term "congressional defense committees" means-(A) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate; and(B) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives.