§179. Nuclear Weapons Council — Inbound Citations
10 U.S.C. § 179
Cited by 10 provisions in release 119-102.
Citations to 10 U.S.C. § 179 as a whole
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(D) chairman of the Nuclear Weapons Council established by section 179 of this title; and
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(iii) serve as the Staff Director of the Nuclear Weapons Council established by section 179 of this title;
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(c) If the annual naval vessel construction plan for a fiscal year under subsection (b) does not result in a force structure or capabilities that meet the requirements identified in subsection (b)(2)(B), the Secretary shall include with the defense budget materials for that fiscal year an assessment of the extent of the strategic and operational risk to national security associated with the reduced force structure of naval vessels over the period of time that the required force structure or capabilities are not achieved. Such assessment shall include an analysis of whether the risks are acceptable, and plans to mitigate such risks. Such assessment shall be coordinated in advance with the commanders of the combatant commands and the Nuclear Weapons Council under section 179 of this title.
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(1) Not later than December 1 of each even-numbered year, each covered official shall submit to the Secretary of Defense and the Nuclear Weapons Council established by section 179 of this title a report on the assessments conducted under subsection (a).
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(1) officials of the Department of Defense who are members of the Nuclear Weapons Council established under section 179;
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(1) in consultation with the Nuclear Weapons Council established under section 179, develop and implement a portfolio management framework for the nuclear security enterprise that—(A) defines the Administration’s portfolio of nuclear weapons stockpile and infrastructure maintenance and modernization programs;(B) establishes a portfolio governance structure, including portfolio-level selection criteria, prioritization criteria, and performance metrics;(C) outlines the approach of the Administration to managing that portfolio; and(D) incorporates the leading practices identified by the Comptroller General of the United States in the report titled “Nuclear Security Enterprise: NNSA Should Use Portfolio Management Leading Practices to Support Modernization Efforts” (GAO-21-398) and dated June 2021; and
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(2) The recruitment and training program shall be conducted in coordination with the Chairman of the Joint Nuclear Weapons Council established by section 179 and the directors of the laboratories referred to in paragraph (1).
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(e) The Administrator serves as a member of the Nuclear Weapons Council under section 179 of title 10.
Citations to §179(f)
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(2) The Council shall review each budget request transmitted to the Council under paragraph (1) in accordance with section 179(f).
Citations to §179(f)(2)(B)(i)
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(A) If the Council submits to the Secretary of Energy a written description under section 179(f)(2)(B)(i) with respect to the budget request of the Administration for a fiscal year, the Secretary shall include as an appendix to the budget request submitted to the Director of the Office of Management and Budget—(i) the funding levels and initiatives identified in that description; and(ii) any additional comments the Secretary considers appropriate.