Sec. 1642. Briefings on meetings held by the Nuclear Weapons Council
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Section 179 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020, and semiannually thereafter, the Council shall— provide to the congressional defense committees a briefing on, with respect to the period covered by the briefing— the dates on which the Council met; and a summary of any decisions made by the Council pursuant to subsection
(d)at each such meeting, except with respect to budget decisions relating to the budget of the President for a fiscal year if the request for that fiscal year has not been submitted to Congress as of the date of the briefing; and submit to such committees at the time of the briefing— any decision memoranda relating to the decisions specified in paragraph (1)(B); and a summary of the rationale and considerations that informed such decision. .