APPROVAL FOR CERTAIN NUCLEAR WEAPONS ACTIVITIES.

SEC. 3152. APPROVAL FOR CERTAIN NUCLEAR WEAPONS ACTIVITIES. (a) Approval by Joint Nuclear Weapons Council.— Subsection (d) of section 179 of title 10, United States Code, is amended— (1) by redesignating paragraphs (8) and (9) as paragraphs (9) and (10), respectively; and (2) by inserting after paragraph (7) the following new paragraph (8): “(8) Coordinating and approving activities conducted by the Department of Energy for the study, development, production, and retirement of nuclear warheads, including concept definition studies, feasibility studies, engineering development, hardware component fabrication, warhead production, and warhead retirement.”. (b) Report.— Such section is further amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: “(e) Each fiscal year, at the same time the President submits the budget pursuant to section 1105 of title 31, the Chairman of the Council, through the Secretary of Energy, shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services and Appropriations of the Senate and House of Representatives a report, in classified form, on the following: “(1) The effectiveness and efficiency of the Council, and of the deliberative and decisionmaking processes used by the Council, in carrying out the responsibilities described in subsection (d). “(2) A description of all activities conducted by the Department of Energy during that fiscal year, or planned to be conducted by the Department of Energy during the next fiscal year, for the study, development, production, and retirement of nuclear warheads and that have been approved by the Council, including a description of— “(A) the concept definition activities and feasibility studies conducted or planned to be conducted by the Department of Energy; “(B) the schedule for completion of each such activity or study; and “(C) the degree to which each such activity or study is consistent with United States policy for new nuclear warhead development or warhead modification and with established or projected military requirements.”. (c) Technical Amendment.— Subsections (a)(3) and (b) of such section are amended by striking out “appointed” each place it appears and inserting in lieu thereof “designated”.