Sec. 1042. PLAN ON IMPLEMENTATION OF THE NEW START TREATY

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## SEC. 1042 PLAN ON IMPLEMENTATION OF THE NEW START TREATY ###

(a)Plan Required Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Secretary of the Navy, the Secretary of the Air Force, and the Commander of the United States Strategic Command, shall submit to the congressional defense committees and to the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate a plan for the Department of Defense to implement the nuclear force reductions, limitations, and verification and transparency measures contained in the New START Treaty. ###

(b)Matters Included The plan under subsection

(a)shall include the following: ####

(1)A description of the nuclear force structure of the United States under the New START Treaty, including— #####

(A)the composition of intercontinental ballistic missiles, submarine launched ballistic missiles, and bombers; #####

(B)the planned composition of the types and quantity of warheads for each delivery vehicle described in subparagraph (A); #####

(C)the number of nondeployed and retired warheads; and #####

(D)the plans for maintaining the flexibility of the nuclear force structure within the limits of the New START Treaty. ####

(2)A description of changes necessary to implement the reductions, limitations, and verification and transparency measures contained in the New START Treaty, including— #####

(A)how each military department plans to implement such changes; and #####

(B)an identification of any programmatic, operational, or policy effects resulting from such changes. ####

(3)The total costs associated with the reductions, limitations, and verification and transparency measures contained in the New START Treaty, and the funding profile by year and program element. ####

(4)An implementation schedule and associated key decision points. ####

(5)A description of options for and feasibility of accelerating the implementation of the New START Treaty, including a description of any potential cost savings, benefits, or risks resulting from such acceleration. ####

(6)Any other information the Secretary considers necessary. ###

(c)Comptroller General Review Not later than 180 days after the date on which the plan is submitted under subsection (a), the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to the congressional defense committees a review of the plan. ###

(d)Form The plan under subsection

(a)and the review under subsection

(c)shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex. ###

(e)New START Treaty Defined In this section, the term “New START Treaty” means the Treaty between the United States of America and the Russian Federation on Measures for the Further Reduction and Limitation of Strategic Offensive Arms, signed on April 8, 2010, and entered into force on February 5, 2011.