((a)) ** Policy required**

((1)) Commencing not later than , the Secretary of Energy shall have in effect a policy for carrying out future defense environmental management matters of the Department of Energy. The policy shall specify each officer within the Department with responsibilities for carrying out that policy and, for each such officer, the nature and extent of those responsibilities.

((2)) In paragraph (1), the term “future defense environmental management matter” means any environmental cleanup project, decontamination and decommissioning project, waste management project, or related activity that arises out of the activities of the Department in carrying out programs necessary for national security and is to be commenced after . However, such term does not include any such project or activity the responsibility for which has been assigned, as of , to the Environmental Management program of the Department.

((b)) ** Reflection in budget** For fiscal year 2006 and each fiscal year thereafter, the Secretary shall ensure that the budget justification materials submitted to Congress in support of the Department of Energy budget for such fiscal year (as submitted with the budget of the President under ) reflect the policy required by subsection (a).section 1105(a) of title 31

((c)) ** Consultation** The Secretary shall carry out this section in consultation with the Administrator for Nuclear Security and the Under Secretary of Energy for Energy, Science, and Environment.

((d)) ** Report** The Secretary shall include with the budget justification materials submitted to Congress in support of the Department of Energy budget for fiscal year 2005 (as submitted with the budget of the President under ) a report on the policy that the Secretary plans to have in effect under subsection (a) as of . The report shall specify the officers and responsibilities referred to in subsection (a).section 1105(a) of title 31October 1, 20052005-10-01