Pub. L. 104-201, div. C, tit. XXXI, subtit. C, sec. 3132

MANUFACTURING INFRASTRUCTURE FOR NUCLEAR WEAPONS STOCKPILE.

EnactedYear: 1996Length: 247 wordsOfficial source
SEC. 3132. MANUFACTURING INFRASTRUCTURE FOR NUCLEAR WEAPONS STOCKPILE. (a) General Program Requirements.— Subsection (a) of section 3137 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1996 (Public Law 104–106; 110 Stat. 620; 42 U.S.C. 2121 note) is amended— (1) by inserting “(1)” before “The Secretary of Energy”; (2) by redesignating paragraphs (1) through (5) as subparagraphs (A) through (E), respectively; and (3) by adding at the end the following: “(2) The purpose of the program carried out under paragraph (1) shall also be to develop manufacturing capabilities and capacities necessary to meet the requirements specified in the annual Nuclear Weapons Stockpile Review.”. (b) Required Capabilities.— Subsection (b)(3) of such section is amended to read as follows: “(3) The capabilities of the Savannah River Site relating to tritium recycling and fissile materials components processing and fabrication.”. (c) Plan and Report.— Not later than March 1, 1997, the Secretary of Energy shall submit to Congress a report containing a plan for carrying out the program established under section 3137(a) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1996, as amended by this section. The report shall set forth the obligations that the Secretary has incurred, and proposes to incur, during fiscal year 1997 in carrying out the program. (d) Funding.— Of the funds authorized to be appropriated pursuant to section 3101, $90,000,000 shall be available for carrying out the program established under section 3137(a) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1996, as so amended.