PRIOR NOTIFICATION WITH REGARD TO RETIREMENT OF STRATEGIC DELIVERY SYSTEMS.

SEC. 1042. PRIOR NOTIFICATION WITH REGARD TO RETIREMENT OF STRATEGIC DELIVERY SYSTEMS. (a) Prior Notification.—The President shall ensure that the Secretary of Defense submits to Congress the plan required by section 1042(a) of the National Defense Authorization Act of Fiscal Year 2012 (Public Law 112-81; 125 Stat. 1575) by not later than 60 days before the date on which the President carries out any reduction, conversion, or decommissioning of any strategic delivery system pursuant to the levels set forth for such systems under the New START Treaty. (b) Definitions.—In this section: (1) The term “New START Treaty” means the Treaty between the United States of America and the Russian Federation on Measures for the Further Reduction and Limitation of Strategic Offensive Arms, signed on April 8, 2010, and entered into force on February 5, 2011. (2) The term “strategic delivery system” means the following delivery platforms for nuclear weapons: (A) Land-based intercontinental ballistic missiles. (B) Submarine-launched ballistic missiles and associated ballistic missile submarines. (C) Nuclear-certified strategic bombers. (D) Nuclear-capable cruise missiles.