Sec. 1031. NUCLEAR WEAPONS EMPLOYMENT STRATEGY OF THE UNITED STATES
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## SEC. 1031 NUCLEAR WEAPONS EMPLOYMENT STRATEGY OF THE UNITED STATES ###
(a)Reports on Strategy Section 491 of title 10, United States Code, is— ####
(1)transferred to chapter 24 of such title, as added by subsection (b)(1); and ####
(2)amended— #####
(A)in the heading, by inserting “weapons” after “Nuclear”; #####
(B)by striking “nuclear employment strategy” each place it appears and inserting “nuclear weapons employment strategy”; #####
(C)in paragraph (1)— ######
(i)by inserting “the” after “modifications to”; and ######
(ii)by inserting “, plans, and options” after “employment strategy”; #####
(D)by inserting after paragraph
(3)the following new paragraph: > > #### “(4) > > The extent to which such modifications include an increased reliance on conventional or non-nuclear global strike capabilities or missile defenses of the United States.” > ; #####
(E)by striking “On the date” and inserting “(a) Reports.—On the date”; and #####
(F)by adding at the end the following new subsections: > > ### “(b) Annual Briefings > > Not later than March 15 of each year, the Secretary of Defense shall provide to the congressional defense committees a briefing regarding the nuclear weapons employment strategy, plans, and options of the United States. > > > ### “(c) Notification of Anomalies > > > ####
(1)> > The Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees written notification of an anomaly in the nuclear command, control, and communications system of the United States that is reported to the Secretary of Defense or the Nuclear Weapons Council by not later than 14 days after the date on which the Secretary or the Council learns of such anomaly, as the case may be. > > > #### “(2) > > In this subsection, the term ‘anomaly’ means any unplanned, irregular, or abnormal event, whether unexplained or caused intentionally or unintentionally by a person or a system.” > . ###
(b)Clerical and Conforming Amendments ####
(1)Chapter 24 Part I of subtitle A of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new chapter: > > ## “CHAPTER 24 NUCLEAR POSTURE > . ####
(2)Table of chapters The table of chapters at the beginning of subtitle A of title 10, United States Code, and at the beginning of part I of such subtitle, are each amended by inserting after the item relating to chapter 23 the following new item:" “24. Nuclear posture” ". 491 ####
(3)Transfer of provisions #####
(A)Chapter 23 Chapter 23 of title 10, United States Code, is amended as follows: ######
(i)Section 490a is— ######
(I)transferred to chapter 24 of such title, as added by paragraph (1); ######
(II)inserted after section 491 of such title, as added to such chapter 24 by subsection (a)(1); and ######
(III)redesignated as section 492. ######
(ii)The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter 23 is amended by striking the items relating to sections 490a and 491. #####
(B)FY12 ndaa Section 1077 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 (Public Law 112-81; 50 U.S.C. 2514) is— ######
(i)transferred to chapter 24 of title 10, United States Code, as added by paragraph (1); ######
(ii)inserted after section 492 of such title, as added by subparagraph (A)(i); ######
(iii)redesignated as section 493; and ######
(iv)amended by striking “the date of the enactment of this Act” and inserting “December 31, 2011,”. #####
(C)Clerical amendments ######
(i)Table of sections The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 24 of title 10, United States Code, as added by paragraph (1), is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 491 the following new items:" “492. Biennial assessment and report on the delivery platforms for nuclear weapons and the nuclear command and control system. “493. Reports to Congress on the modification of the force structure for the strategic nuclear weapons delivery systems of the United States.” ". ######
(ii)Section heading typeface and typestyle Section 493 of title 10, United States Code, as added by subparagraph (B), is amended— ######
(I)in the enumerator, by striking “SEC.” and inserting “§”; and ######
(II)in the section heading— ######
(aa)by striking the period at the end; and ######
(bb)by conforming the typeface and typestyle, including capitalization, to the typeface and typestyle as used in the section heading of section 491 of such title. ####
(3)Transfer of provisions #####
(A)* * * #####
(B)FY12 ndaa Section 1077 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 (Public Law 112-81; 50 U.S.C. 2514) is— ######
(i)transferred to chapter 24 of title 10, United States Code, as added by paragraph (1); ######
(ii)inserted after section 492 of such title, as added by subparagraph (A)(i); ######
(iii)redesignated as section 493; and ######
(iv)amended by striking “the date of the enactment of this Act” and inserting “December 31, 2011,”. ####
(4)Conforming amendment Section 1041(b) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 (Public Law 112-81; 125 Stat. 1574) is amended by striking “section 490a of title 10, United States Code, as added by subsection (a),” and inserting “section 492 of title 10, United States Code,”.
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Sec. 1031
NUCLEAR WEAPONS EMPLOYMENT STRATEGY OF THE UNITED STATES
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