Sec. 1667. EXCHANGE PROGRAM FOR NUCLEAR WEAPONS PROGRAM EMPLOYEES
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## SEC. 1667 EXCHANGE PROGRAM FOR NUCLEAR WEAPONS PROGRAM EMPLOYEES **[**[10 U.S.C. 711 note](/us/usc/t10/s711)**]** ###
(a)Program Authorized The Chairman of the Nuclear Weapons Council established under section 179 of title 10, United States Code, and the Administrator for Nuclear Security, shall jointly establish an exchange program under which— ####
(1)the Chairman shall arrange for the temporary assignment of civilian and military personnel working on nuclear weapons policy, production, and force structure issues in the Office of the Secretary of Defense, the Joint Staff, the Navy, or the Air Force to the Office of the Deputy Administrator for Defense Programs in the National Nuclear Security Administration; and ####
(2)the Administrator shall arrange for the temporary assignment of civilian personnel working on programs related to nuclear weapons in the Office of the Deputy Administrator for Defense Programs to the elements of the Department of Defense specified in paragraph (1). ###
(b)Purposes The purposes of the exchange program established under subsection
(a)are— ####
(1)to familiarize personnel from the Department of Defense and the National Nuclear Security Administration with the equities, priorities, processes, culture, and employees of the other agency; ####
(2)for participants in the exchange program to return the expertise gained through their exchanges to their original agencies at the conclusion of their exchanges; and ####
(3)to improve communication between and integration of the agencies that support the formation and oversight of nuclear weapons policy through lasting relationships across the chain of command. ###
(c)Participants ####
(1)Number of participants The Chairman and the Administrator shall each select not fewer than five and not more than 10 participants per year for participation in the exchange program established under subsection (a). The Chairman and the Administrator may determine how many participants to select under this paragraph without regard to the number of participants selected from the other agency. ####
(2)Criteria for selection #####
(A)In general The Chairman and the Administrator shall select participants for the exchange program established under subsection
(a)from among mid-career employees and based on— ######
(i)the qualifications and desire to participate in the program of the employee; and ######
(ii)the technical needs and capacities of the Department of Defense and the National Nuclear Security Administration, as applicable. #####
(B)Department of defense In selecting participants from the Department of Defense for the exchange program established under subsection (a), the Chairman shall ensure that there is a mix of military personnel and civilian employees of the Department. ###
(d)Terms Exchanges pursuant to the exchange program established under subsection
(a)shall be for terms of one to two years, as determined and negotiated by the Chairman and the Administrator. Such terms may begin and end on a rolling basis. ###
(e)Guidance and Implementation ####
(1)Guidance Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Chairman and the Administrator shall jointly develop and submit to the congressional defense committees interim guidance on the form and contours of the exchange program established under subsection (a). ####
(2)Implementation Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Chairman and the Administrator shall implement the guidance developed under paragraph (1).
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Sec. 1667
EXCHANGE PROGRAM FOR NUCLEAR WEAPONS PROGRAM EMPLOYEES
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