10 USC § 491 - Nuclear employment strategy of the United States: reports on modification of strategy | Title 10 - Armed Forces | U.S. Code

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Current through Pub. L. 113-9. (See Public Laws for the current Congress.)

(a) Reports.— By not later than 60 days before the date on which the President implements a nuclear weapons employment strategy of the United States that differs from the nuclear weapons employment strategy of the United States then in force, the President shall submit to Congress a report setting forth the following:

(1) A description of the modifications to the nuclear weapons employment strategy, plans, and options of the United States made by the strategy so issued.

(2) An assessment of effects of such modification for the nuclear posture of the United States.

(3) The implication of such changes on the flexibility and resilience of the strategic forces of the United States and the ability of such forces to support the goals of the United States with respect to nuclear deterrence, extended deterrence, assurance, and defense.

(4) The extent to which such modifications include an increased reliance on conventional or non-nuclear global strike capabilities or missile defenses of the United States.

(b) Annual Briefings.— Not later than March 15 of each year, the Secretary of Defense shall provide to the congressional defense committees a briefing regarding the nuclear weapons employment strategy, plans, and options of the United States.

(c) Notification of Anomalies.—

(1) The Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees written notification of an anomaly in the nuclear command, control, and communications system of the United States that is reported to the Secretary of Defense or the Nuclear Weapons Council by not later than 14 days after the date on which the Secretary or the Council learns of such anomaly, as the case may be.

(2) In this subsection, the term “anomaly” means any unplanned, irregular, or abnormal event, whether unexplained or caused intentionally or unintentionally by a person or a system.

(d) Reports on 2010 Nuclear Posture Review Implementation Study Decisions.— During each of fiscal years 2012 through 2021, not later than 60 days before the date on which the President carries out the results of the decisions made pursuant to the 2010 Nuclear Posture Review Implementation Study that would alter the nuclear weapons employment strategy, guidance, plans, or options of the United States, the President shall—

(1) ensure that the annual report required under section 1043(a)(1) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 (Public Law 112–81; 125 Stat. 1576) is transmitted to Congress, if so required;

(2) ensure that the report required under section 494(a)(2)(A) of this title is transmitted to Congress, if so required under such section; and

(3) transmit to the congressional defense committees a report providing the high-, medium-, and low- confidence assessments of the intelligence community (as defined in section 3(4) of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 401a (4))) as to whether the United States will have significant warning of a strategic surprise or breakout caused by foreign nuclear weapons developments.

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On the date on which the President issues a nuclear employment strategy of the United States that differs from the nuclear employment strategy of the United States then in force, the President shall submit to Congress a report setting forth the following:

(1) A description of the modifications to nuclear employment strategy of the United States made by the strategy so issued.

(2) An assessment of effects of such modification for the nuclear posture of the United States.

(3) The implication of such changes on the flexibility and resilience of the strategic forces of the United States and the ability of such forces to support the goals of the United States with respect to nuclear deterrence, extended deterrence, assurance, and defense.

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(Added Pub. L. 112–81, div. A, title X, § 1046(b)(1),Dec. 31, 2011, 125 Stat. 1579.)

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10 USC	Description of Change	Session Year	Public Law	Statutes at Large
§ 491	prec	2012	112-239 [Sec.] 1038(b)	126 Stat. 1927
§ 491	prec	2012	112-239 [Sec.] 1037(b)(2)	126 Stat. 1927
§ 491	prec	2012	112-239 [Sec.] 1036(b)	126 Stat. 1925
§ 491	prec	2012	112-239 [Sec.] 1035(b)	126 Stat. 1924
§ 491	prec	2012	112-239 [Sec.] 1033(b)(2)(A)	126 Stat. 1921
§ 491	prec	2012	112-239 [Sec.] 1031(b)(3)(C)(i)	126 Stat. 1919
§ 491		2012	112-239 [Sec.] 1032	126 Stat. 1919
§ 491	prec new	2012	112-239 [Sec.] 1031(b)(1)	126 Stat. 1918
§ 491		2012	112-239 [Sec.] 1031(a)	126 Stat. 1917

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