Sec. 1045. REPORTS ON CAPABILITY OF CONVENTIONAL AND NUCLEAR FORCES AGAINST CERTAIN TUNNEL SITES AND ON NUCLEAR WEAPONS PROGRAM OF THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA

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## SEC. 1045 REPORTS ON CAPABILITY OF CONVENTIONAL AND NUCLEAR FORCES AGAINST CERTAIN TUNNEL SITES AND ON NUCLEAR WEAPONS PROGRAM OF THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA ###

(a)Report on Capability of U.S. Conventional and Nuclear Forces Against Certain Tunnel Sites ####

(1)Report Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Commander of the United States Strategic Command shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report on the underground tunnel network used by the People’s Republic of China with respect to the capability of the United States to use conventional and nuclear forces to neutralize such tunnels and what is stored within such tunnels. ####

(2)Form The report under paragraph

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

(b)Assessment of Nuclear Weapons Program ####

(1)In general The Secretary of Defense shall enter into an agreement with a federally funded research and development center to conduct an assessment of the nuclear weapons program of the People’s Republic of China. ####

(2)Panel To conduct the assessment under paragraph (1), the federally funded research and development center shall convene a panel consisting of individuals who— #####

(A)are nuclear weapons or military experts; #####

(B)have significant experience and subject matter expertise based on the service of the individual in the Federal Government or the nuclear weapons laboratories; and #####

(C)possess (or have recently possessed) the appropriate security clearance required to access relevant classified information of the intelligence community and the Department of Energy. ####

(3)Matters included The assessment under paragraph

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

(A)An assessment of the nuclear deterrence strategy of China, including a historical perspective and the assessed geopolitical drivers of such strategy. #####

(B)A detailed description of the nuclear arsenal of China, including— ######

(i)the capabilities of such arsenal; ######

(ii)the number of nuclear weapons in such arsenal capable of being delivered at intercontinental range; and ######

(iii)any associated doctrines (including targeting doctrines) relating to such arsenal. #####

(C)A comparison of the nuclear forces of the United States with the nuclear forces of China, including with respect to nuclear forces that are deployed, in reserve, or awaiting dismantlement. #####

(D)Projections of the possible future nuclear arsenals of China, including the capabilities and associated doctrines of such arsenals. #####

(E)A description of command and control functions and gaps. #####

(F)An assessment of the fissile material stockpile of China and the civil and military production capabilities and capacities. #####

(G)An assessment of the production capacities of China for nuclear weapons and nuclear weapon delivery vehicles. #####

(H)A discussion of any significant uncertainties surrounding the nuclear weapons program of China, including— ######

(i)identification of the knowledge gaps regarding such nuclear weapons program; and ######

(ii)a discussion of the implications of any such gaps for the security of the United States and the allies of the United States. #####

(I)Any recommendations to improve the understanding of the United States with respect to the nuclear weapons program of China. ####

(4)Report Not later than August 15, 2013, the federally funded research and development center shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report on the assessment conducted under paragraph (1). ###

(c)Appropriate Congressional Committees Defined In this section, the term “appropriate congressional committees” means the following: ####

(1)The congressional defense committees. ####

(2)The Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate.