Sec. 3112. STOCKPILE RESPONSIVENESS PROGRAM

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## SEC. 3112 STOCKPILE RESPONSIVENESS PROGRAM ###

(a)Sense of Congress It is the sense of Congress that— ####

(1)a modern and responsive nuclear weapons infrastructure is only one component of a nuclear posture that is agile, flexible, and responsive to change; and ####

(2)to ensure the nuclear deterrent of the United States remains safe, secure, reliable, credible, and responsive, the United States must continually exercise all capabilities required to conceptualize, study, design, develop, engineer, certify, produce, and deploy nuclear weapons. ###

(b)Establishment of Program ####

(1)In general Subtitle A of title XLII of the Atomic Energy Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 2521 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following new section: > > ## “SEC. 4220 STOCKPILE RESPONSIVENESS PROGRAM > > **[**[50 U.S.C. 2538b](/us/usc/t50/s2538b)**]** > > > ### “(a) Statement of Policy > > It is the policy of the United States to identify, sustain, enhance, integrate, and continually exercise all capabilities required to conceptualize, study, design, develop, engineer, certify, produce, and deploy nuclear weapons to ensure the nuclear deterrent of the United States remains safe, secure, reliable, credible, and responsive. > > > ### “(b) Program Required > > The Secretary of Energy, acting through the Administrator and in consultation with the Secretary of Defense, shall carry out a stockpile responsiveness program, along with the stockpile stewardship program under section 4201 and the stockpile management program under section 4204, to identify, sustain, enhance, integrate, and continually exercise all capabilities required to conceptualize, study, design, develop, engineer, certify, produce, and deploy nuclear weapons. > > > ### “(c) Objectives > > The program under subsection

(b)shall have the following objectives: > > > #### “(1) > > Identify, sustain, enhance, integrate, and continually exercise all of the capabilities, infrastructure, tools, and technologies across the science, engineering, design, certification, and manufacturing cycle required to carry out all phases of the joint nuclear weapons life cycle process, with respect to both the nuclear security enterprise and relevant elements of the Department of Defense. > > > #### “(2) > > Identify, enhance, and transfer knowledge, skills, and direct experience with respect to all phases of the joint nuclear weapons life cycle process from one generation of nuclear weapon designers and engineers to the following generation. > > > #### “(3) > > Periodically demonstrate stockpile responsiveness throughout the range of capabilities required, including prototypes, flight testing, and development of plans for certification without the need for nuclear explosive testing. > > > #### “(4) > > Shorten design, certification, and manufacturing cycles and timelines to minimize the amount of time and costs leading to an engineering prototype and production. > > > #### “(5) > > Continually exercise processes for the integration and coordination of all relevant elements and processes of the Administration and the Department of Defense required to ensure stockpile responsiveness. > > > ### “(d) Joint Nuclear Weapons Life Cycle Process Defined > > In this section, the term ‘joint nuclear weapons life cycle process’ means the process developed and maintained by the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Energy for the development, production, maintenance, and retirement of nuclear weapons.” > . ####

(2)Clerical amendment The table of contents for such Act is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 4219 the following new item:" “Sec. 4220. Stockpile responsiveness program.” ". ###

(c)Inclusion in Stockpile Stewardship, Management, and Infrastructure Plan ####

(1)In general Section 4203 of such Act (50 U.S.C. 2523) is amended— #####

(A)in the section heading, by striking “infrastructure” and inserting “responsiveness”; #####

(B)in subsection (a), by inserting “stockpile responsiveness,” after “stockpile management,”; #####

(C)in subsection (c)— ######

(i)by redesignating paragraphs

(5)and

(6)as paragraphs

(6)and (7), respectively; and ######

(ii)by inserting after paragraph

(4)the following new paragraph (5): > > #### “(5) > > A summary of the status, plans, and budgets for carrying out the stockpile responsiveness program under section 4220.” > ; #####

(D)in subsection (d)(1)— ######

(i)in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking “stewardship and management” and inserting “stewardship, stockpile management, and stockpile responsiveness”; ######

(ii)in subparagraph (K), by striking “; and” and inserting a semicolon; ######

(iii)in subparagraph (L), by striking the period and inserting a semicolon; and ######

(iv)by adding at the end the following new subparagraphs: > > ##### “(M) > > the status, plans, activities, budgets, and schedules for carrying out the stockpile responsiveness program under section 4220; and > > > ##### “(N) > > for each of the five fiscal years following the fiscal year in which the report is submitted, an identification of the funds needed to carry out the program required under section 4220.” > ; and #####

(E)in subsection (e)(1)(A)— ######

(i)in clause (i), by striking “; and” and inserting a semicolon; ######

(ii)in clause (ii), by striking the period and inserting “; and”; and ######

(iii)by adding at the end the following new clause: > > ###### “(iii) > > whether the plan supports the stockpile responsiveness program under section 4220 in a manner that meets the objectives of such program and an identification of any improvements that may be made to the plan to better carry out such program.” > . ####

(2)Clerical amendment The table of contents for such Act is amended by striking the item relating to section 4203 and inserting the following new item:" “Sec. 4203. Nuclear weapons stockpile stewardship, management, and responsiveness plan.” ". ###

(d)Report by STRATCOM Section 4205(e)(4) of such Act (50 U.S.C. 2525(e)(4)) is amended— ####

(1)in subparagraph (A), by striking “; and” and inserting a semicolon; ####

(2)in subparagraph (B), by striking the period and inserting “; and”; and ####

(3)by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: > > ##### “(C) > > the views of the Commander on the stockpile responsiveness program under section 4220, the activities conducted under such program, and any suggestions to improve such program.” > .

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50 USC 2521
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50 USC 2523
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