Sec. 3118. Limitation on availability of funds for acceleration of nuclear weapons dismantlement

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Of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available for any of fiscal years 2017 through 2021 for the National Nuclear Security Administration, not more than $56,000,000 may be obligated or expended in each such fiscal year to carry out the nuclear weapons dismantlement and disposition activities of the Administration. Except as provided by subsection (d), none of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available for any of fiscal years 2017 through 2021 for the National Nuclear Security Administration may be obligated or expended to accelerate the nuclear weapons dismantlement activities of the Administration to a rate that exceeds the rate described in the Stockpile Stewardship and Management Plan schedule.

Except as provided by subsection (d), none of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available for any of fiscal years 2017 through 2021 for the National Nuclear Security Administration may be obligated or expended to dismantle or dispose a W84 nuclear weapon. The limitations in subsection

(b)and

(c)shall not apply to the following: The dismantlement of a nuclear weapon not covered by the Stockpile Stewardship and Management Plan schedule if the Administrator for Nuclear Security certifies, in writing, to the congressional defense committees that— the components of the nuclear weapon are directly required for the purposes of a current life extension program; or such dismantlement is necessary to conduct maintenance or surveillance of the nuclear weapons stockpile or to ensure the safety or reliability of the nuclear weapons stockpile. The dismantlement of a nuclear weapon if the President certifies, in writing, to the congressional defense committees that— such dismantlement is being carried out pursuant to a nuclear arms reduction treaty or similar international agreement that requires such dismantlement; and such treaty or similar international agreement— has entered into force after the date of the enactment of this Act; and was approved— with the advice and consent of the Senate pursuant to Article II, section 2, clause 2 of the Constitution after the date of the enactment of this Act; or by an Act of Congress, as described in section 303(b) of the Arms Control and Disarmament Act ( 22 U.S.C. 2573(b) ). In this section, the term Stockpile Stewardship and Management Plan schedule means the schedule described in table 2–7 of the annex of the report titled Fiscal Year 2016 Stockpile Stewardship and Management Plan submitted in March 2015 by the Administrator for Nuclear Security to the congressional defense committees under section 4203(b)(2) of the Atomic Energy Defense Act ( 50 U.S.C. 2523(b)(2) ).

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22 USC 2573(b)
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Sec. 3118

Limitation on availability of funds for acceleration of nuclear weapons dismantlement

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