Sec. 1631. Improvements to Nuclear Weapons Council
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Subsection
(b)of section 179 of title 10, United States Code, is amended— in paragraph (1), by inserting and
(4)after paragraph
(2); and by adding at the end the following new paragraph: At least once annually, the Council shall hold a meeting that includes the Deputy Secretary of Defense, who may serve as chair for that meeting. . Subsection
(d)of such section is amended— by redesignating paragraphs (10), (11), and
(12)as paragraphs (11), (12), and (13), respectively; by inserting after paragraph
(9)the following new paragraph (10): With respect to nuclear warheads— reviewing military requirements, performance requirements, and planned delivery schedules to evaluate whether such requirements and schedules create significant risks to cost, schedules, or other matters regarding production, surveillance, research, and other programs relating to nuclear weapons within the National Nuclear Security Administration; and if any such risk exists, proposing and analyzing adjustments to such requirements and schedules. ; and by striking paragraph (13), as so redesignated, and inserting the following new paragraph (13): Coordinating risk management efforts between the Department of Defense and the National Nuclear Security Administration relating to the nuclear weapons stockpile, the nuclear security enterprise (as defined in section 4002 of the Atomic Energy Defense Act ( 50 U.S.C. 2501 )), and the delivery platforms for nuclear weapons, including with respect to identifying and analyzing risks and proposing actions to mitigate risks. . Subsection
(e)of such section is amended by striking conducted by the Council and inserting for which the Council has received a briefing . Subsection
(f)of such section is amended to read as follows: The Council shall annually review the plans and budget of the National Nuclear Security Administration and assess whether such plans and budget meet the current and projected requirements relating to nuclear weapons. Not later than 30 days after the President submits to Congress the budget for a fiscal year under section 1105(a) of title 31, the Council shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report containing the following: The assessment conducted under paragraph
(1)with respect to that budget. An assessment of— whether the funding requested for the National Nuclear Security Administration in such budget— enables the Administrator for Nuclear Security to meet requirements relating to nuclear weapons for such fiscal year; and is adequate (as determined pursuant to section 4717 of the Atomic Energy Defense Act ( 50 U.S.C. 2757 ) to implement the objectives of the Department of Defense with respect to nuclear weapons for that fiscal year; and whether the plans and budget reviewed under paragraph
(1)will enable the Administrator to meet the requirements to produce war reserve plutonium pits under section 4219(a) of such Act ( 50 U.S.C. 2538a(a) ). If the assessment under subparagraph (B)(ii) determines that the plans and budget reviewed under paragraph
(1)will not enable the Administrator to meet the requirements to produce war reserve plutonium pits under section 4219(a) of the Atomic Energy Defense Act ( 50 U.S.C. 2538a(a) )— an explanation for why the plans and budget will not enable the Administrator to meet such requirements; and proposed alternative plans, budget, or requirements by the Council to meet such requirements. If a member of the Council does not concur in an assessment under paragraph (2), the report under such paragraph shall include a written explanation from the non-concurring member describing the reasons for the member’s non-concurrence. In this subsection, the term budget has the meaning given that term in section 231(f) of this title. . Subsection (g)(1)(A) of such section is amended by inserting before the semicolon the following: and the members who attended each meeting . Section 4717(b)(2) of the Atomic Energy Defense Act ( 50 U.S.C. 2757(b)(2) ) is amended— in subparagraph (A), by inserting and after the semicolon; and by striking subparagraphs
(B)and
(C)and inserting the following new subparagraph (B): submit to the congressional defense committees the information required under section 179(f)(2) of title 10, United States Code. .
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- 50 USC 2757
- 50 USC 2538a(a)
- 50 USC 2757(b)(2)
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Sec. 1631
Improvements to Nuclear Weapons Council
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