---
kind: "section"
citation: "10 U.S.C. § 6104"
title: "10"
title_heading: "Armed Forces"
number: "6104"
heading: "Monitoring of industrial base for nuclear weapons components, subsystems, and materials"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/10/6104"
units:
  - "Subtitle A — General Military Law"
  - "Part VI — Elements of Department of Defense and Other Matters"
  - "Subpart B — Atomic Energy Defense"
  - "Chapter 601 — Organizational Matters"
---

# §6104. Monitoring of industrial base for nuclear weapons components, subsystems, and materials

- (a) **Designation of Official.—** Not later than March 1, 2021, the [Administrator](/usc/10/6101.md?p=2) shall designate a senior official within the [Administration](/usc/10/6101.md?p=1) to be responsible for monitoring the industrial base that supports the nuclear weapons [components](/usc/10/3011.md?p=13), subsystems, and materials of the [Administration](/usc/10/6101.md?p=1), including—
  - (1) the consistent monitoring of the current status of the industrial base;
  - (2) tracking of industrial base issues over time; and
  - (3) proactively identifying gaps or risks in specific areas relating to the industrial base.
- (b) **Provision of Resources.—** The [Administrator](/usc/10/6101.md?p=2) shall ensure that the official designated under [subsection (a)](#a) is provided with resources sufficient to conduct the monitoring required by that subsection.
- (c) **Consultations.—** The [Administrator](/usc/10/6101.md?p=2), acting through the official designated under [subsection (a)](#a), shall, to the extent practicable and beneficial, in conducting the monitoring required by that subsection, consult with—
  - (1) officials of the [Department](/usc/10/101.md?p=a-6) of Defense who are members of the [Nuclear Weapons Council](/usc/10/6101.md?p=7) established under [section 179](/usc/10/179.md);
  - (2) officials of the [Department](/usc/10/101.md?p=a-6) of Defense responsible for the defense industrial base; and
  - (3) other [components](/usc/10/3011.md?p=13) of the [Department](/usc/10/101.md?p=a-6) of Energy that rely on similar [components](/usc/10/3011.md?p=13), subsystems, or materials.
- (d) **Briefings.—**
  - (1) Not later than April 1, 2021, the [Administrator](/usc/10/6101.md?p=2) shall provide to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a briefing on the designation of the official required by [subsection (a)](#a), including on—
    - (A) the responsibilities assigned to that official; and
    - (B) the plan for providing that official with resources sufficient to conduct the monitoring required by [subsection (a)](#a).
  - (2) Not later than April 1, 2022, and annually thereafter through 2024, the [Administrator](/usc/10/6101.md?p=2) shall provide to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a briefing on activities carried out under this section that [includes](/usc/10/101.md?p=g-4) an assessment of the progress made by the official designated under [subsection (a)](#a) in conducting the monitoring required by that subsection.
- (e) **Reports.—** The [Administrator](/usc/10/6101.md?p=2), acting through the official designated under [subsection (a)](#a), shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives, contemporaneously with each briefing required by [subsection (d)(2)](#d-2), a report—
  - (1) identifying actual or potential risks to or specific gaps in any element of the industrial base that supports the nuclear weapons [components](/usc/10/3011.md?p=13), subsystems, or materials of the [Administration](/usc/10/6101.md?p=1);
  - (2) describing the actions the [Administration](/usc/10/6101.md?p=1) is taking to further assess, characterize, and prioritize such risks and gaps;
  - (3) describing mitigating actions, if any, the [Administration](/usc/10/6101.md?p=1) has underway or planned to mitigate any such risks or gaps;
  - (4) setting forth the anticipated timelines and resources needed for such mitigating actions; and
  - (5) describing the nature of any coordination with or burden sharing by other [departments](/usc/10/101.md?p=a-6) or [agencies](/usc/10/3451.md?p=3) of the Federal Government or the private sector to address such risks and gaps.

## Source credit

(Added and amended Pub. L. 119–60, div. C, title XXXI, § 3111(a), (d)(2), Dec. 18, 2025, 139 Stat. 1341, 1462.)

## Notes

### Editorial Notes

### Prior Provisions

Provisions similar to those in this section were contained in section 3113 of Pub. L. 116–283, which was set out as a note under section 2512 of Title 50, War and National Defense, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 119–60, § 3111(b)(8).

### Amendments

2025—Pub. L. 119–60, § 3111(d)(2)(B), realigned margins.

Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 119–60, § 3111(d)(2)(A), struck out pars. (1) and (2) headings which read as follows: “Initial briefing” and “Subsequent briefings”, respectively.