An ad hoc committee will address the following tasks:

(A) Assess the effects on science and engineering of a new governance structure for the NNSA National Security laboratories that would—

(i) give multiple national security agencies, including the Department of Defense, the Department of Homeland Security, the Department of Energy, and the intelligence community, direct sponsorship of the national security laboratories as federally funded research and development centers so that such agencies have more direct and rapid access to the assets available at the laboratories and the responsibility to provide sustainable support for the science and technology needs of the agencies at the laboratories;

(ii) reduce costs to the Federal Government for the use of the resources of the laboratories, while enhancing the stewardship of these national resources and maximizing their service to the Nation;

(iii) enhance the overall quality of the scientific research and engineering capability of the laboratories, including their ability to recruit and retain top scientists and engineers; and

(iv) maintain as paramount the capabilities required to support the nuclear stockpile stewardship and related nuclear missions.

(B) Recommend any other laboratories associated with any national security agency that should be included in the new governance structure.

(C) Discuss options for implementing the new governance structure that minimize disruption of performance and costs to the government while rapidly achieving anticipated gains.

(D) Discuss legislative changes and executive actions that would need to be made in order to implement the new governance structure.