Sec. 3111. Responsive capabilities program

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Subtitle A of title XLII of the Atomic Energy Defense Act ( 50 U.S.C. 2521 et seq. ) is amended by adding at the end the following new section: The Administrator shall establish and carry out a program to exercise the technical capabilities of the Administration with respect to design and production of nuclear weapons to ensure that the Administration is ready to respond to future uncertainties not addressed by existing life extension programs. The Administrator shall ensure that the program required by subsection (a)— is integrated across the science, engineering, design, and manufacturing cycle of the Administration; results in— physics models of components and systems the understanding of which will ensure existing models and experimental capabilities are robust, capable of being certified as safe and reliable in the absence of testing, and contribute to the predictive design framework; shortened engineering design cycles that minimize the amount of time leading to an engineering prototype; and rapid manufacturing capabilities to reduce the time and cost of production; and integrates physics, engineering, and production capabilities into joint test assemblies and designs. .

The table of contents for the Atomic Energy Defense Act is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 4219 the following new item: Sec. 4220. Responsive capabilities program. .

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