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Appendix A: Study Charge Documents
Pages 63-65

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... (A) The Secretary and the Administrator shall jointly establish a team of senior officials from the Department of Energy and the National Nuclear Security Administration to develop and carry out an implementation plan to reform the governance and management of the nuclear security enterprise to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of the nuclear security enterprise.
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... AGREEMENT. -- Not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall seek to enter into a joint agreement with the National Academy of Sciences and the National Academy of Public Administration to establish a panel of external, independent experts to evaluate the implementation plan developed under subsection (b)
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... STUDY CHARGE ADOPTED BY THE NATIONAL ACADEMIES OF SCIENCES, ENGINEERING, AND MEDICINE In response to the congressional charge quoted above, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine adopted the statement of task shown in Box A.1 for a study to be jointly undertaken with the National Academy of Public Administration. BOX A.1 Statement of Task [E]
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