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50 U.S.C. § 2523a — Repealed. Pub. L. 119–60, div. C, title XXXI, § 3111(b)(1), Dec. 18, 2025, 139 Stat. 1458
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### Statutory Notes
Section 2521, Pub. L. 107–314, div. D, title XLII, § 4201, formerly Pub. L. 103–160, div. C, title XXXI, § 3138, Nov. 30, 1993, 107 Stat. 1946; Pub. L. 105–85, div. C, title XXXI, § 3152(e), Nov. 18, 1997, 111 Stat. 2042; renumbered Pub. L. 107–314, div. D, title XLII, § 4201, by Pub. L. 108–136, div. C, title XXXI, § 3141(e)(2), Nov. 24, 2003, 117 Stat. 1758; Pub. L. 111–84, div. C, title XXXI, § 3111, Oct. 28, 2009, 123 Stat. 2702; Pub. L. 112–239, div. C, title XXXI, § 3131(b), (bb)(1)(C), Jan. 2, 2013, 126 Stat. 2180, 2185; Pub. L. 113–66, div. C, title XXXI, § 3146(c)(1), Dec. 26, 2013, 127 Stat. 1073; Pub. L. 118–159, div. C, title XXXI, § 3111(c)(1), Dec. 23, 2024, 138 Stat. 2293, related to establishment of a stockpile stewardship program. See [section 6111 of Title 10](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section6111&num=0&edition=prelim), Armed Forces.
Section 2522, Pub. L. 107–314, div. D, title XLII, § 4202, formerly Pub. L. 105–261, div. C, title XXXI, § 3158, Oct. 17, 1998, 112 Stat. 2257; Pub. L. 106–65, div. A, title X, § 1067(3), Oct. 5, 1999, 113 Stat. 774; renumbered Pub. L. 107–314, div. D, title XLII, § 4202, by Pub. L. 108–136, div. C, title XXXI, § 3141(e)(3), Nov. 24, 2003, 117 Stat. 1758; Pub. L. 111–84, div. C, title XXXI, § 3112, Oct. 28, 2009, 123 Stat. 2703; Pub. L. 112–239, div. C, title XXXI, § 3133(b)(1), (2), Jan. 2, 2013, 126 Stat. 2192, related to development of criteria to assess safety and reliability of the nuclear weapons stockpile. See [section 6113 of Title 10](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section6113&num=0&edition=prelim), Armed Forces.
Section 2523, Pub. L. 107–314, div. D, title XLII, § 4203, formerly Pub. L. 105–85, div. C, title XX
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### Statutory Notes
Section 2521, Pub. L. 107–314, div. D, title XLII, § 4201, formerly Pub. L. 103–160, div. C, title XXXI, § 3138, Nov. 30, 1993, 107 Stat. 1946; Pub. L. 105–85, div. C, title XXXI, § 3152(e), Nov. 18, 1997, 111 Stat. 2042; renumbered Pub. L. 107–314, div. D, title XLII, § 4201, by Pub. L. 108–136, div. C, title XXXI, § 3141(e)(2), Nov. 24, 2003, 117 Stat. 1758; Pub. L. 111–84, div. C, title XXXI, § 3111, Oct. 28, 2009, 123 Stat. 2702; Pub. L. 112–239, div. C, title XXXI, § 3131(b), (bb)(1)(C), Jan. 2, 2013, 126 Stat. 2180, 2185; Pub. L. 113–66, div. C, title XXXI, § 3146(c)(1), Dec. 26, 2013, 127 Stat. 1073; Pub. L. 118–159, div. C, title XXXI, § 3111(c)(1), Dec. 23, 2024, 138 Stat. 2293, related to establishment of a stockpile stewardship program. See [section 6111 of Title 10](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section6111&num=0&edition=prelim), Armed Forces.
Section 2522, Pub. L. 107–314, div. D, title XLII, § 4202, formerly Pub. L. 105–261, div. C, title XXXI, § 3158, Oct. 17, 1998, 112 Stat. 2257; Pub. L. 106–65, div. A, title X, § 1067(3), Oct. 5, 1999, 113 Stat. 774; renumbered Pub. L. 107–314, div. D, title XLII, § 4202, by Pub. L. 108–136, div. C, title XXXI, § 3141(e)(3), Nov. 24, 2003, 117 Stat. 1758; Pub. L. 111–84, div. C, title XXXI, § 3112, Oct. 28, 2009, 123 Stat. 2703; Pub. L. 112–239, div. C, title XXXI, § 3133(b)(1), (2), Jan. 2, 2013, 126 Stat. 2192, related to development of criteria to assess safety and reliability of the nuclear weapons stockpile. See [section 6113 of Title 10](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section6113&num=0&edition=prelim), Armed Forces.
Section 2523, Pub. L. 107–314, div. D, title XLII, § 4203, formerly Pub. L. 105–85, div. C, title XXXI, § 3151, Nov. 18, 1997, 111 Stat. 2041; renumbered Pub. L. 107–314, div. D, title XLII, § 4203, by Pub. L. 108–136, div. C, title XXXI, § 3141(e)(4), Nov. 24, 2003, 117 Stat. 1758; amended Pub. L. 108–375, div. C, title XXXI, § 3115, Oct. 28, 2004, 118 Stat. 2162; Pub. L. 112–239, div. C, title XXXI, § 3133(a)(1), Jan. 2, 2013, 126 Stat. 2187; Pub. L. 113–66, div. C, title XXXI, §§ 3123, 3146(a)(2)(A), Dec. 26, 2013, 127 Stat. 1061, 1072; Pub. L. 113–291, div. C, title XXXI, § 3142(c), Dec. 19, 2014, 128 Stat. 3900; Pub. L. 114–92, div. C, title XXXI, § 3112(c)(1), Nov. 25, 2015, 129 Stat. 1190; Pub. L. 115–91, div. C, title XXXI, §§ 3111(c), 3133(c)(1), 3134, 3135(a), Dec. 12, 2017, 131 Stat. 1882, 1896, 1898; Pub. L. 116–92, div. C, title XXXI, § 3139(b)(2), Dec. 20, 2019, 133 Stat. 1962, related to development and annual updating of a nuclear weapons stockpile stewardship, management, and responsiveness plan. See [section 6114 of Title 10](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section6114&num=0&edition=prelim), Armed Forces.
#### Portfolio Management Framework for National Nuclear Security Administration
Pub. L. 117–81, div. C, title XXXI, § 3121, Dec. 27, 2021, 135 Stat. 2228, as amended by Pub. L. 119–60, div. C, title XXXI, § 3111(c)(2)(G), Dec. 18, 2025, 139 Stat. 1460, which required development and implementation of a portfolio management framework for the National Nuclear Security Administration, was repealed by Pub. L. 119–60, div. C, title XXXI, § 3111(b)(10), Dec. 18, 2025, 139 Stat. 1459. See [section 6112 of Title 10](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section6112&num=0&edition=prelim), Armed Forces.
#### Nuclear Warhead Design Competition
Pub. L. 115–91, div. C, title XXXI, § 3118, Dec. 12, 2017, 131 Stat. 1890, required the Administrator for Nuclear Security, in coordination with the Chairman of the Nuclear Weapons Council, to carry out a design competition for a nuclear warhead that could be employed on ballistic missiles of the United States by 2030, with a plan for the competition to be developed during fiscal year 2018 and implemented during fiscal year 2019.
#### Plan for Developing Exascale Computing and Incorporating Such Computing Into the Stockpile Stewardship Program
Pub. L. 113–66, div. C, title XXXI, § 3129, Dec. 26, 2013, 127 Stat. 1066, which required development of a plan to develop exascale computing and incorporate such computing into the stockpile stewardship program, was transferred and is set out as a note under [section 6111 of Title 10](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section6111&num=0&edition=prelim), Armed Forces.
#### Report on the Plan for the Nuclear Weapons Stockpile, Nuclear Weapons Complex, and Delivery Platforms and Sense of Congress on Follow-on Negotiations to START Treaty
Pub. L. 111–84, div. A, title XII, § 1251, Oct. 28, 2009, 123 Stat. 2549, which was set out as a note under [section 2523 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title50-section2523&num=0&edition=prelim) and required a report on the plan for the nuclear weapons stockpile, nuclear weapons complex, and delivery platforms, was transferred and is set out as a note under [section 6114 of Title 10](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section6114&num=0&edition=prelim), Armed Forces.
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**(a) Requirement for Criteria.—** The Secretary of Energy shall develop clear and specific criteria for judging whether the science-based tools being used by the Department of Energy for determining the safety and reliability of the nuclear weapons stockpile are performing in a manner that will provide an adequate degree of certainty that the stockpile is safe and reliable.
**(b) Coordination With Secretary of Defense.—** The Secretary of Energy, in developing the criteria required by subsection (a), shall coordinate with the Secretary of Defense.
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**(a) Plan Requirement.—** The Administrator, in consultation with the Secretary of Defense and other appropriate officials of the departments and agencies of the Federal Government, shall develop and annually update a plan for sustaining the nuclear weapons stockpile. The plan shall cover, at a minimum, stockpile stewardship, stockpile management, stockpile responsiveness, stockpile surveillance, program direction, infrastructure modernization, human capital, and nuclear test readiness. The plan shall be consistent with the programmatic and technical requirements of the most recent annual Nuclear Weapons Stockpile Memorandum.
**(b) Submissions to Congress.—**
(1) In accordance with subsection (c), not later than 45 days after each date on which a budget for an odd-numbered fiscal year is submitted to Congress, the Administrator shall submit to the congressional defense committees a detailed report on the plan developed under subsection (a).
(2) The report required by this subsection shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex.
**(c) Elements of Biennial Detailed Report.—** Each detailed report on the plan submitted under subsection (b)(1) shall include, at a minimum, the following:
(1) With respect to stockpile stewardship, stockpile management, and stockpile responsiveness—
(A) the status of the nuclear weapons stockpile, including the number and age of warheads (including both active and inactive) for each warhead type;
(B) for each five-year period occurring during the period beginning on the date of the report and ending on the date that is 20 years after the date of the report—
(i) the planned number of nuclear warheads (including active and inactive) for each warhead type in the nuclear weapons stockpile; and
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**(a) In General.—** Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 117–81), the Administrator shall—
(1) in consultation with the Nuclear Weapons Council established under section 179, develop and implement a portfolio management framework for the nuclear security enterprise that—
(A) defines the Administration’s portfolio of nuclear weapons stockpile and infrastructure maintenance and modernization programs;
(B) establishes a portfolio governance structure, including portfolio-level selection criteria, prioritization criteria, and performance metrics;
(C) outlines the approach of the Administration to managing that portfolio; and
(D) incorporates the leading practices identified by the Comptroller General of the United States in the report titled “Nuclear Security Enterprise: NNSA Should Use Portfolio Management Leading Practices to Support Modernization Efforts” (GAO-21-398) and dated June 2021; and
(2) complete an integrated, comprehensive assessment of the portfolio management capabilities required to execute the weapons activities portfolio of the Administration.
**(b) Briefing Requirement.—** Not later than June 1, 2022, the Administrator shall provide to the congressional defense committees a briefing on—
(1) the progress of the Administrator in developing the framework described in paragraph (1) of subsection (a) and completing the assessment required by paragraph (2) of that subsection; and
(2) the plans of the Administrator for implementing the recommendations of the Comptroller General in the report referred to in paragraph (1)(D) of that subsection.
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**(a) Establishment.—** The Secretary of Energy, acting through the Administrator, shall establish a stewardship program to ensure—
(1) the preservation of the core intellectual and technical competencies of the United States in nuclear weapons, including weapons design, system integration, manufacturing, security, use control, reliability assessment, and certification; and
(2) that the nuclear weapons stockpile is safe, secure, and reliable without the use of underground nuclear weapons testing.
**(b) Program Elements.—** The program shall include the following:
(1) An increased level of effort for the construction of new facilities and the modernization of existing facilities with production and manufacturing capabilities that are necessary to support the deterrence of strategic attacks against the United States by maintaining and enhancing the performance, reliability, and security of the United States nuclear weapons stockpile, including—
(A) the nuclear weapons production facilities; and
(B) production and manufacturing capabilities resident in the national security laboratories.
(2) Support for advanced computational capabilities to enhance the simulation and modeling capabilities of the United States with respect to the performance over time of nuclear weapons.
(3) Support for above-ground experimental programs, such as hydrotesting, high-energy lasers, inertial confinement fusion, plasma physics, and materials research.
(4) Support for the modernization of facilities and projects that contribute to the experimental capabilities of the United States that support the sustainment and modernization of the United States nuclear weapons stockpile and the capabilities required to assess nuclear weapons effects.
(5) Support for the use of, and experiments
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TITLE 50—WAR AND NATIONAL DEFENSE
§ 2523c
1 So in original. Probably should be ‘‘10 U.S.C. 101(a)(16)’’.
‘‘(1) the President should maintain the stated posi-
tion of the United States that the follow-on treaty to
the START Treaty not include any limitations on the
ballistic missile defense systems, space capabilities,
or advanced conventional weapons systems of the
United States;
‘‘(2) the enhanced safety, security, and reliability of
the nuclear weapons stockpile, modernization of the
nuclear weapons complex, and maintenance of the nu-
clear delivery systems are key to enabling further re-
ductions in the nuclear forces of the United States;
and
‘‘(3) the President should submit budget requests
for fiscal year 2011 and subsequent fiscal years for the
programs of the National Nuclear Security Adminis-
tration of the Department of Energy that are ade-
quate to sustain the needed capabilities to support
the long-term maintenance of the nuclear stockpile
of the United States.’’
INCLUSION
IN
2005 STOCKPILE
STEWARDSHIP
PLAN
OF
CERTAIN INFORMATION RELATING TO STOCKPILE STEW-
ARDSHIP CRITERIA
Pub. L. 108–136, div. C, title XXXI, § 3133, Nov. 24, 2003,
117 Stat. 1751, provided that:
‘‘(a)
INCLUSION
IN
2005
STOCKPILE
STEWARDSHIP
PLAN.—In submitting to Congress the updated version
of the 2005 stockpile stewardship plan, the Secretary of
Energy shall include the matters specified in sub-
section (b).
‘‘(b) MATTERS INCLUDED.—The matters referred to in
subsection (a) are the following:
‘‘(1) An update of any information or criteria de-
scribed in the report on stockpile stewardship cri-
teria submitted under section 4202 of the Atomic En-
ergy Defense Act [50 U.S.C. 2522] (as transferred and
redesignated by section 3161(e)(3) [probably should be
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