Pub. L. 113-76, div. D, tit. III (as amended)

312.The Secretary of Energy shall submit to the congressional defense committees (as defined in U.S.C. 101(a)(16)), a report on each major warhead refurbishment program that reaches the Phase 6.3 milestone, and not later than April 1, 2014 for the B61-12 life extension program, that provides an analysis of alternatives which includes—(1)a full description of alternatives considered prior to the award of Phase 6.3;(2)a comparison of the costs and benefits of each of those alternatives, to include an analysis of trade-offs among cost, schedule, and performance objectives against each alternative considered;(3)identification of the cost and risk of critical technology elements associated with each alternative, including technology maturity, integration risk, manufacturing feasibility, and demonstration needs;(4)identification of the cost and risk of additional capital asset and infrastructure capabilities required to support production and certification of each alternative;(5)a comparative analysis of the risks, costs, and scheduling needs for any military requirement intended to enhance warhead safety, security, or maintainability, including any requirement to consolidate and/or integrate warhead systems or mods as compared to at least one other feasible refurbishment alternative the Nuclear Weapons Council considers appropriate; and(6)a life-cycle cost estimate for the alternative selected that details the overall cost, scope, and schedule planning assumptions. For the B61-12 life extension program, the life cycle cost estimate shall include an analysis of reduced life cycle costs for Option 3b, including cost savings from consolidating the different B61 variants.