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Code · STATUTE-COMPILATIONS · National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 · Sec. 3117

Sec. 3117. DESIGN BASIS THREAT

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## SEC. 3117 DESIGN BASIS THREAT ###
(a)Update to Order Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Energy shall update Department of Energy Order 470.3B relating to the design basis threat for protecting nuclear weapons, special nuclear material, and other critical assets in the custody of the Department of Energy. ###
(b)Sense of Congress It is the sense of Congress that— ####
(1)the intelligence community (as defined in section 3(4) of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003(4))) should promulgate regular, biannual updates to the Nuclear Security Threat Capabilities Assessment to better inform nuclear security postures within the Department of Defense and the Department of Energy; ####
(2)the Department of Defense and the Department of Energy should closely, and in real-time, track and assess national, regional, and local threats to the defense nuclear facilities of the respective Departments; and ####
(3)the Department of Defense and the Department of Energy should regularly review assessments and other input provided by activities described in paragraphs
(1)and
(2)and adjust security postures accordingly.
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