Sec. 307.
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None of the funds made available in this Act or any other Act for any fiscal year may be used to take an action described in subsection
(b)unless— the Secretary of Energy submits a written notification to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress regarding such action, including— a detailed justification and information about the assumptions underlying such action; and with respect to an action described in paragraph
(1)or
(3)of such subsection— a preliminary cost range for the nuclear weapon program affected by such action; the estimated costs for such program during the five-year period following the notification; and the source and amount of funds for such action by program, project, or activity level. a period of 15 business days elapses following the date of such notification. An action described in this subsection is any of the following: Approving the development of a new nuclear weapon or the modification of a nuclear weapon, including as described in section 179(d)(8) of title 10, United States Code. Studying whether to develop a new or modified nuclear weapon. Changing the scope of a nuclear weapon program if such change modifies the cost of such program by $300,000,000 or more.