Sec. 3115. DESIGN AND USE OF PROTOTYPES OF NUCLEAR WEAPONS
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## SEC. 3115 DESIGN AND USE OF PROTOTYPES OF NUCLEAR WEAPONS ###
(a)Prototypes Subtitle A of title XLV of the Atomic Energy Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 2651 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following new section: > > ## “SEC. 4509 DESIGN AND USE OF PROTOTYPES OF NUCLEAR WEAPONS FOR INTELLIGENCE PURPOSES > > **[**[50 U.S.C. 2660](/us/usc/t50/s2660)**]** > > > ### “(a) Prototypes > > The Administrator shall develop and carry out a plan for the national security laboratories and nuclear weapons production facilities to design and build prototypes of nuclear weapons to further intelligence estimates with respect to foreign nuclear weapons activities. > > > ### “(b) Prohibition on Production of Nuclear Yields > > In carrying out subsection (a), the Administrator may not conduct any experiments that produce a nuclear yield.” > . ###
(b)Clerical Amendment The table of contents at the beginning of such Act is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 4508 the following new item:" “Sec. 4509. Design and use of prototypes of nuclear weapons for intelligence purposes.” ".
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