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10 U.S.C. § 6137 — Rapid capabilities program
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**(a) In General.—** The Secretary of Energy, acting through the Administrator and in coordination with the Secretary of Defense, shall carry out a program (to be known as the “rapid capabilities program”) to develop new nuclear weapons or modified nuclear weapons that meet military requirements.
**(b) Objectives.—** The program under subsection (a) shall have the following objectives:
(1) Identify and assess potential design concepts for rapid development feasability.
(2) Carry out projects with the goal of achieving first production unit within 5 years of project initiation.
(3) Utilize non-traditional approaches, system-specific requirements, and tailored risk-acceptance processes to favorably balance cost, schedule, and capability.
(4) Maximize reuse of existing components, non-serial manufacturing, and limited production quantities.
(5) Minimize disruption to other major nuclear weapons stockpile modernization programs.
(6) Develop institutional expertise within the nuclear security enterprise for rapid execution of all phases for the joint nuclear weapons life cycle process.
**(c) Requirements Advisory Board.—** In carrying out the objectives of the program under subsection (b), the Administrator shall establish an advisory board, which shall be responsible for advising the Administrator with respect to military and deterrence policy requirements related to the activities of the program. Such advisory board shall be composed of the following members:
(1) The Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Nuclear Deterrence, Chemical and Biological Defense Policy and Programs.
(2) The Director for Strategy, Plans, and Policy of the Joint Staff.
(3) The Director of Navy Strategic Systems Programs.
(4) The Deputy Commander of Air Force Global Strike
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**(a) In General.—** The Secretary of Energy, acting through the Administrator and in coordination with the Secretary of Defense, shall carry out a program (to be known as the “rapid capabilities program”) to develop new nuclear weapons or modified nuclear weapons that meet military requirements.
**(b) Objectives.—** The program under subsection (a) shall have the following objectives:
(1) Identify and assess potential design concepts for rapid development feasability.
(2) Carry out projects with the goal of achieving first production unit within 5 years of project initiation.
(3) Utilize non-traditional approaches, system-specific requirements, and tailored risk-acceptance processes to favorably balance cost, schedule, and capability.
(4) Maximize reuse of existing components, non-serial manufacturing, and limited production quantities.
(5) Minimize disruption to other major nuclear weapons stockpile modernization programs.
(6) Develop institutional expertise within the nuclear security enterprise for rapid execution of all phases for the joint nuclear weapons life cycle process.
**(c) Requirements Advisory Board.—** In carrying out the objectives of the program under subsection (b), the Administrator shall establish an advisory board, which shall be responsible for advising the Administrator with respect to military and deterrence policy requirements related to the activities of the program. Such advisory board shall be composed of the following members:
(1) The Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Nuclear Deterrence, Chemical and Biological Defense Policy and Programs.
(2) The Director for Strategy, Plans, and Policy of the Joint Staff.
(3) The Director of Navy Strategic Systems Programs.
(4) The Deputy Commander of Air Force Global Strike Command.
**(d) Program Budget.—** In accordance with the requirements under section 4209, for each budget submitted by the President to Congress under [section 1105 of title 31](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title31-section1105&num=0&edition=prelim), United States Code, the amounts requested for the program under this section shall be clearly identified in the budget justification materials submitted to Congress in support of that budget.
**(e) 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.
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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)** On or after the first Monday in January but not later than the first Monday in February of each year, the President shall submit a budget of the United States Government for the following fiscal year. Each budget shall include a budget message and summary and supporting information. The President shall include in each budget the following:
(1) information on activities and functions of the Government.
(2) when practicable, information on costs and achievements of Government programs.
(3) other desirable classifications of information.
(4) a reconciliation of the summary information on expenditures with proposed appropriations.
(5) except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, estimated expenditures and proposed appropriations the President decides are necessary to support the Government in the fiscal year for which the budget is submitted and the 4 fiscal years after that year.
(6) estimated receipts of the Government in the fiscal year for which the budget is submitted and the 4 fiscal years after that year under—
(A) laws in effect when the budget is submitted; and
(B) proposals in the budget to increase revenues.
(7) appropriations, expenditures, and receipts of the Government in the prior fiscal year.
(8) estimated expenditures and receipts, and appropriations and proposed appropriations, of the Government for the current fiscal year.
(9) balanced statements of the—
(A) condition of the Treasury at the end of the prior fiscal year;
(B) estimated condition of the Treasury at the end of the current fiscal year; and
(C) estimated condition of the Treasury at the end of the fiscal year for which the budget is submitted if financial proposals in the budget are adopted.
(10) essential information about the debt of the Government.
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