; (B) by striking the end period and inserting and shall report to the Administrator. ; and (C) by adding at the end the following new subsection: (b) Avoidance of coordination and duplication The General Counsel shall be independent from and may not duplicate the efforts of the General Counsel of the Department of Energy appointed under section 202(e) of the Department of Energy Organization Act ( 42 U.S.C. 7132(e) ). . (3) Staff Section 3218 of the National Nuclear Security Administration Act ( 50 U.S.C. 2408 ) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsections: (c) Reporting The staff of the Administration shall report to the Administrator through the appropriate structures of the Administration. (d) Avoidance of coordination and duplication The staff of the Administration performing functions specified in subsection (b) shall be independent from and may not duplicate the efforts of staff of elements of the Department of Energy other than the Administration that perform functions similar to the functions specified in subsection (b). (e) Applicability of prohibition on dual office holding The prohibition under section 3220(d) shall apply to staff of the Administration performing functions specified in subsection (b). . (4) Authority of Secretary (A) In general Section 3219 of the National Nuclear Security Administration Act ( 50 U.S.C. 2409 ) is amended— (i) in the section heading, by striking to modify organization of and inserting with respect to ; (ii) by striking Notwithstanding and inserting the following: (a) In general (1) The Secretary of Energy, acting through the Administrator, shall be responsible for setting broad priorities for the Administration. (2) The Secretary may disapprove any action, policy, regulation, or rule of the Administrator if— (A) the Secretary submits to the congressional defense committees justification for such disapproval