Sec. 3132. DEFENSE NUCLEAR NONPROLIFERATION MANAGEMENT PLAN AND REPORTS
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## SEC. 3132 DEFENSE NUCLEAR NONPROLIFERATION MANAGEMENT PLAN AND REPORTS ###
(a)Defense Nuclear Proliferation Management Plan ####
(1)In general Title XLIII of the Atomic Energy Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 2563 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following new section: > > ## “SEC. 4309 DEFENSE NUCLEAR NONPROLIFERATION MANAGEMENT PLAN > > **[**[50 U.S.C. 2575](/us/usc/t50/s2575)**]** > > > ### “(a) In general > > Concurrent with the submission to Congress of the budget of the President under section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, in each fiscal year, the Administrator shall submit to the congressional defense committees a five-year management plan for activities associated with the defense nuclear nonproliferation programs of the Administration to prevent and counter the proliferation of materials, technology, equipment, and expertise related to nuclear and radiological weapons in order to minimize and address the risk of nuclear terrorism and the proliferation of such weapons. > > > ### “(b) Elements > > The plan required by subsection
(a)shall include, with respect to each defense nuclear nonproliferation program of the Administration, the following: > > > #### “(1) > > A description of the policy context in which the program operates, including— > > > ##### “(A) > > a list of relevant laws, policy directives issued by the President, and international agreements; and > > > ##### “(B) > > nuclear nonproliferation activities carried out by other Federal agencies. > > > #### “(2) > > A description of the objectives and priorities of the program during the year preceding the submission of the plan required by subsection (a). > > > #### “(3) > > A description of the activities carried out under the program during that year. > > > #### “(4) > > A description of the accomplishments and challenges of the program during that year, based on an assessment of metrics and objectives previously established to determine the effectiveness of the program. > > > #### “(5) > > A description of any gaps that remain that were not or could not be addressed by the program during that year. > > > #### “(6) > > An identification and explanation of uncommitted or uncosted balances for the program, as of the date of the submission of the plan required by subsection (a), that are greater than the acceptable carryover thresholds, as determined by the Secretary of Energy. > > > #### “(7) > > An identification of funds for the program received through contributions from or cost-sharing agreements with foreign governments consistent section 3132(f) of the Ronald W. Reagan National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2005 (50 U.S.C. 2569(f)) during the year preceding the submission of the plan required by subsection
(a)and an explanation of such contributions and agreements. > > > #### “(8) > > A description and assessment of activities carried out under the program during that year that were coordinated with other elements of the Department of Energy, with the Department of Defense, and with other Federal agencies, to maximize efficiency and avoid redundancies. > > > #### “(9) > > Plans for activities of the program during the five-year period beginning on the date on which the plan required by subsection
(a)is submitted, including activities with respect to the following: > > > ##### “(A) > > Preventing nuclear and radiological proliferation and terrorism, including through— > > > ###### “(i) > > material management and minimization, particularly with respect to removing or minimizing the use of highly enriched uranium, plutonium, and radiological materials worldwide (and identifying the countries in which such materials are located), efforts to dispose of surplus material, converting reactors from highly enriched uranium to low-enriched uranium (and identifying the countries in which such reactors are located); > > > ###### “(ii) > > global nuclear material security, including securing highly enriched uranium, plutonium, and radiological materials worldwide (and identifying the countries in which such materials are located), and providing radiation detection capabilities at foreign ports and borders; > > > ###### “(iii) > > nonproliferation and arms control, including nuclear verification and safeguards; > > > ###### “(iv) > > defense nuclear research and development, including a description of activities related to developing and improving technology to detect the proliferation and detonation of nuclear weapons, verifying compliance of foreign countries with commitments under treaties and agreements relating to nuclear weapons, and detecting the diversion of nuclear materials (including safeguards technology); and > > > ###### “(v) > > nonproliferation construction programs, including activities associated Department of Energy Order 413.1 (relating to program management controls). > > > ##### “(B) > > Countering nuclear and radiological proliferation and terrorism. > > > ##### “(C) > > Responding to nuclear and radiological proliferation and terrorism, including through— > > > ###### “(i) > > crisis operations; > > > ###### “(ii) > > consequences management; and > > > ###### “(iii) > > emergency management, including international capacity building. > > > #### “(10) > > A threat assessment, carried out by the intelligence community (as defined in section 3(4) of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003(4))), with respect to the risk of nuclear and radiological proliferation and terrorism and a description of how each activity carried out under the program will counter the threat during the five-year period beginning on the date on which the plan required by subsection
(a)is submitted and, as appropriate, in the longer term. > > > #### “(11) > > A plan for funding the program during that five-year period. > > > #### “(12) > > An identification of metrics and objectives for determining the effectiveness of each activity carried out under the program during that five-year period. > > > #### “(13) > > A description of the activities to be carried out under the program during that five-year period and a description of how the program will be prioritized relative to other defense nuclear nonproliferation programs of the Administration during that five-year period to address the highest priority risks and requirements, as informed by the threat assessment carried out under paragraph (10). > > > #### “(14) > > A description of funds for the program expected to be received during that five-year period through contributions from or cost-sharing agreements with foreign governments consistent section 3132(f) of the Ronald W. Reagan National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2005 (50 U.S.C. 2569(f)). > > > #### “(15) > > A description and assessment of activities to be carried out under the program during that five-year period that will be coordinated with other elements of the Department of Energy, with the Department of Defense, and with other Federal agencies, to maximize efficiency and avoid redundancies. > > > #### “(16) > > Such other matters as the Administrator considers appropriate. > > > ### “(c) Form of Report > > The plan required by subsection
(a)shall be submitted to the congressional defense committees in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex if necessary.” > . ####
(2)Clerical amendment The table of contents for such Act is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 4308 the following new item:" “Sec. 4309. Defense nuclear nonproliferation management plan.” ". ###
(b)Extension and Modification of Certain Annual Reports on Nuclear Nonproliferation Section 3122 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 (Public Law 112-81; 125 Stat. 1710) is amended— ####
(1)by striking subsections
(a)and (b); ####
(2)by redesignating subsections (c), (d), and
(e)as subsections (a), (b), and (c), respectively; ####
(3)in subsection (a), as redesignated by paragraph (2)— #####
(A)in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking “2016” and inserting “2020”; #####
(B)in paragraph (2), by inserting after “world,” the following: “including an identification of such uranium that is obligated by the United States,”; and #####
(C)by adding at the end the following new paragraph: > > #### “(3) > > A list, by country and site, reflecting the total amount of separated plutonium around the world, including an identification of such plutonium that is obligated by the United States, and an assessment of the vulnerability of the plutonium to theft or diversion.” > ; and ####
(4)in paragraph
(2)of subsection (b), as so redesignated, by striking “subsection (c)(2)” and inserting “paragraph
(2)or
(3)of subsection (a)”. ###
(c)Conforming repeal Section 3145 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (Public Law 112-239; 126 Stat. 2197) is repealed.
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- 50 USC 2575
- Pub. L. 112-81
- 125 Stat. 1710
- Pub. L. 112-239
- 126 Stat. 2197
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Sec. 3132
DEFENSE NUCLEAR NONPROLIFERATION MANAGEMENT PLAN AND REPORTS
Cite50 USC 2575
Pub. L.Pub. L. 112-81
Stat.125 Stat. 1710
Pub. L.Pub. L. 112-239
Stat.126 Stat. 2197
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