,,ii  #aahth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #dagg  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,april #ah1    
#bjbd,mrs4 ,fischer 7for herself1 ,mr4  
,wicker1 and ,mr4 ,king7 introduced the 
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,armed   
,services  ,a ,,bill  ,to implement the 
recommendations of the final report of  
the ,congressional ,commission on the   
,strategic ,posture of the ,united      
,states1 and for other purposes4  #a4   
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,restoring ,american ,deterrence    
,act of #bjbd4  #b4 ,findings ,congress 
finds the following3 7#a7 ,on ,october  
#ab1 #bjbc1 the ,congressional          
,commission on the ,strategic ,posture  
of the ,united ,states 7referred to in  
this section as the ,commission7        
released a final report entitled        
,america's ,strategic ,posture4  7#b7   
,the report1 the consensus product of a 
#ab-person bipartisan commission led by 
the ,honorable ,madelyn ,creedon and    

former ,senator ,jon ,kyl-- 7,a7        
examined the latest intelligence        
available on current and projected      
global strategic threats2  7,b7 assessed
 the adequacy of existing ,united       
,states strategies1 policies1 and       
capabilities for addressing such        
threats2 and  7,c7 provided a series of 
findings and recommendations1 which were
 subsequently made available to the     
,president1 ,congress1 and the general  
public4  7#c7 ,the findings of the      
,commission reflect a rapidly           
deteriorating international security    
situation that is becoming far more     
dangerous for the ,united ,states and   
its allies and partners4  7#d7 ,the     
rapid and unprecedented growth of the   
nuclear arsenal of the ,people's        
,republic of ,china and the massive     
expansion of the armed forces of the    
,people's ,republic of ,china across all
 domains have forever altered the global
 balance of power4  7#e7 ,the various   
arms of the ,people's ,liberation ,army 

can no longer be dismissed as an        
afterthought1 and increasingly          
aggressive behavior by the ,people's    
,republic of ,china1 particularly with  
regard to the ,united ,states and its   
allies and partners in the              
,asia-,pacific region1 offers little    
assurance that the rise of the ,people's
 ,republic of ,china will remain        
peaceful4  7#f7 ,the ,government of the 
,russian ,federation owns1 and will     
likely maintain for the foreseeable     
future1 the largest nuclear arsenal on  
,earth4  7#g7 ,while the war following  
the unprovoked invasion of ,ukraine by  
the ,russian ,federation has diminished 
the conventional armed forces of the    
,russian ,federation1 the ,government of
 the ,russian ,federation-- 7,a7        
continues to expand and diversify the   
nuclear arsenal1 air and missile        
defenses1 and space1 cyber1 biological1 
and chemical weapons capabilities of the
 ,russian ,federation2 and  7,b7        
regularly flaunts such capabilities as  

to threaten and intimidate regional     
neighbors4  7#h7 ,continued efforts by  
the ,democratic ,people's ,republic of  
,korea to expand and diversify its      
nuclear arsenal1 long-range missile     
systems1 and chemical and biological    
weapons programs and the clear          
willingness to leverage such systems and
 programs to threaten and intimidate    
regional neighbors poses a growing      
danger to stability in ,northeast ,asia4
  7#i7 ,the growth of the               
intercontinental ballistic missile      
forces of the ,democratic ,people's     
,republic of ,korea presents an acute   
danger to the people of the ,united     
,states1 considering such systems may   
soon be capable of overwhelming the     
mainland missile defenses of the ,united
 ,states4  7#aj7 ,the long history of   
aggression and support for global       
terrorism by the ,islamic ,republic of  
,iran1 including through recent use of  
,hamas proxies to brutally attack       
,israeli and ,united ,states citizens1  

demonstrates that the ,islamic ,republic
 of ,iran has no interest in the goals  
of international stability and peaceful 
coexistence4  7#aa7 ,the ,islamic       
,republic of ,iran is committed to a    
long-term goal of further developing    
increasingly destabilizing missile      
technologies and acquiring nuclear      
weapons to dominate the greater ,middle 
,east4  7#ab7 ,taken together1 such     
findings reflect a global security      
environment very different from any the 
,united ,states has ever encountered4   
7#ac7 ,while the ,united ,states served 
as a bulwark against the ,soviet ,union1
 enduring the distant existential threat
 the ,government of the ,soviet ,union  
posed for decades1 and defied the       
persistent daily threat of terrorism    
from the earliest days of the #bast     
century1 the ,united ,states has never  
faced a more complex set of global      
threats than are arrayed before it as of
 the date of the enactment of this ,act4
  7#ad7 ,the ,united ,states1 in order  

to maintain its position in the         
international order1 or quite possibly  
its very survival1 must recognize this  
new threat environment1 and urgently    
take prompt1 decisive action to         
transform its aging array of defenses1  
renovate long-neglected industrial      
capabilities1 rebuild a strong and      
vibrant workforce1 rebuild allied       
confidence in the support and leadership
 of the ,united ,states1 and craft a    
common1 unifying vision of purpose for  
all ,united ,states citizens4  #c4      
,statement of policy ,it is the policy  
of the ,united ,states-- 7#a7 that the  
deterrence of strategic attacks1 and in 
particular nuclear attacks1 against the 
,united ,states and its allies is the   
highest defense priority of the ,united 
,states2 and  7#b7 to marshal the full  
weight of statutory and regulatory      
measures available to the ,united       
,states ,government to ensure that the  
,secretary of ,defense and the          
,secretary of ,energy are provided with 

all necessary authorities and resources 
required to ensure the maintenance of a 
modern1 effective strategic deterrent to
 meet the emerging suite of             
unprecedented strategic threats against 
the ,united ,states4  #d4 ,assessment of
 updated force sizing requirements  7a7 
,in general ,not later than #a year     
after the date of the enactment of this 
,act1 the ,secretary of ,defense and the
 ,chairman of the ,joint ,chiefs of     
,staff shall submit to the congressional
 defense committees a strategy that     
enables the ,united ,states to          
concurrently-- 7#a7 achieve the nuclear 
employment objectives of the ,president 
against any adversary that conducts a   
strategic attack against the ,united    
,states or its allies2  7#b7 hold at    
risk all classes of adversary targets   
described in the nuclear weapons        
employment guidance issued by the       
,president as of the date of the        
enactment of this ,act2  7#c7 defeat the
 conventional military aggression of a  

major adversary in one geographic       
theater1 while simultaneously providing 
a credible conventional deterrent to    
opportunistic aggression in a separate  
geographic theater2  7#d7 provide a     
credible defense against limited        
long-range strikes against the ,united  
,states homeland2  7#e7 satisfy         
requirements of the combatant commands  
for the presence of surface and         
subsurface ,navy forces at rates of #hj 
percent or more2 and  7#f7 maintain the 
capacity to regularly place a portion of
 the strategic bomber fleets of the     
,united ,states on alert while not      
substantially undermining the           
requirements of the combatant commands  
for the presence of conventional        
bombers4  7b7 ,elements ,the strategy   
required by subsection 7a7 shall include
 the following elements3 7#a7 ,an       
assessment of the amount of nuclear and 
conventional forces necessary to        
implement such strategy4  7#b7 ,a       
description of the classes of targets   

necessary to hold at risk via nuclear   
forces in order to achieve the          
requirements of the ,united ,states     
,strategic ,command and the deterrence  
and assurance objectives of the ,united 
,states4  7#c7 ,a comparison of the     
quantity of targets held at risk via the
 nuclear forces of the ,united ,states  
at the end of each presidential         
administration since ,january #ba1      
#aigg1 and targets that are held at risk
 as of the date of the submission of the
 strategy4  7#d7 ,a projection of the   
planned growth in potential target      
quantities due to the expansion and     
diversification of likely adversary     
capabilities during the period beginning
 on the date of the enactment of this   
,act and ending on the date that is #aj 
years after the date of the enactment of
 this ,act4  7#e7 ,a comparison of the  
quantities and various employment       
options available in the nuclear weapons
 stockpile of the ,united ,states at the
 end of each presidential administration

 since ,january #ba1 #aigg1 and options 
that are available as of the date of the
 submission of the strategy4  7#f7 ,a   
projection of the planned quantities and
 employment options that will be        
available in the nuclear weapons        
stockpile of the ,united ,states during 
the period beginning on the date of the 
enactment of this ,act and ending on the
 date that is #aj years after the date  
of the enactment of this ,act4  7#g7 ,an
 assessment of the impact of delays in  
ongoing or planned modernization        
programs of nuclear1 missile defense1   
space1 or conventional military forces  
of the ,united ,states4  7#h7 ,any other
 factors the ,secretary or the ,chairman
 believe pertinent for assessing force  
sizing requirements4  7c7 ,form ,the    
strategy required by subsection 7a7     
shall be submitted in classified form   
and shall include a unclassified        
summary4  7d7 ,congressional defense    
committees defined ,in this section1 the
 term congressional defense committees  

means-- 7#a7 the ,committee on ,armed   
,services and the ,committee on         
,appropriations of the ,senate2 and     
7#b7 the ,committee on ,armed ,services 
and the ,committee on ,appropriations of
 the ,house of ,representatives4  #e4   
,modernization of the integrated        
tactical warning and attack assessment  
system  7a7 ,in general ,not later than 
#abj days after the date of the         
enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary  
of ,defense and the ,chairman of the    
,joint ,chiefs of ,staff1 in            
coordination with the ,commander of     
,united ,states ,strategic ,command1 the
 ,commander of the ,united ,states      
,space ,command1 and the ,commander of  
the ,united ,states ,northern ,command1 
shall develop a plan for the            
comprehensive modernization of the      
,united ,states integrated tactical     
warning and attack assessment system    
7referred to in this section as the     
system74  7b7 ,inclusion of             
nontraditional sensors ,the plan        

required by subsection 7a7 shall include
 a strategy for incorporating           
information from nontraditional data    
streams of the system1 including sensor 
architectures designed for missile      
defenses1 to provide ,federal           
,government officials with greater      
fidelity and improved threat            
characterization1 while minimizing      
potential degradation in system         
reliability and integrity4  7c7 ,report 
required ,not later than #cj days after 
concluding the development of the plan  
required by subsection 7a71 the         
,secretary of ,defense shall submit to  
the congressional defense committees--  
7#a7 a report summarizing the plan2 and 
7#b7 initial acquisition cost estimates 
and timelines necessary to implement the
 plan4  7d7 ,format ,the report required
 by subsection 7c7 shall be submitted in
 a classified form and shall include an 
unclassified summary4  7e7              
,congressional defense committees       
defined ,in this section1 the term      

congressional defense committees means--
 7#a7 the ,committee on ,armed ,services
 and the ,committee on ,appropriations  
of the ,senate2 and  7#b7 the ,committee
 on ,armed ,services and the ,committee 
on ,appropriations of the ,house of     
,representatives4  #f4 ,national        
workforce development strategy  7a7 ,in 
general ,not later than #ij days after  
the date of the enactment of this ,act1 
the ,secretary of ,defense1 in          
coordination with the ,secretary of     
,energy1 the ,secretary of the          
,treasury1 the ,secretary of ,labor1 the
 ,secretary of ,education1 and the      
,secretary of ,commerce1 shall develop a
 strategy for collaborating with ,state 
and local governments to promote the    
development of a skilled manufacturing  
and high-demand vocational trade        
workforce to support the expansion of   
the national technology and industrial  
base and nuclear security enterprise4   
7b7 ,reports required  7#a7 ,strategy   
implementation ,not later than #abj days

 after the development of the strategy  
described in subsection 7a71 the        
,secretary of ,defense shall submit to  
,congress a report that outlines the    
strategy and includes a detailed        
description of measures to implement the
 strategy1 including planned schedules  
and progress milestones4  7#b7 ,annual  
implementation progress ,not later than 
,november #ae1 #bjbd1 and annually      
thereafter1 the ,secretary of ,defense  
shall submit to ,congress a report on   
any progress made in implementing the   
strategy4  7c7 ,definitions ,in this    
section3 7#a7 ,national technology and  
industrial base ,the term national      
technology and industrial base has the  
meaning given that term in section #dhja
 of title #aj1 ,united ,states ,code4   
7#b7 ,nuclear security enterprise ,the  
term nuclear security enterprise has the
 meaning given that term in section     
#djjb of the ,atomic ,energy ,defense   
,act 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #beja74  #g4        
,establishment of a national integrated 

air and missile defense architecture for
 the ,united ,states  7a7 ,in general   
,not later than #ahj days after the date
 of the enactment of this ,act1 the     
,secretary of ,defense and the ,chairman
 of the ,joint ,chiefs of ,staff1 in    
consultation with the ,commander of the 
,united ,states ,northern ,command1 the 
,commander of the ,united ,states ,space
 ,command1 and the ,director of the     
,missile ,defense ,agency1 shall develop
 a comprehensive integrated architecture
 for defending the ,united ,states      
against all forms of missile attacks4   
7b7 ,elements ,the architecture required
 by subsection 7a7 shall include the    
following elements3 7#a7 ,an            
identification of terrestrial1 maritime1
 orbital1 and cyber technological       
capabilities to address nonballistic and
 ballistic missile threats to the       
,united ,states1 including the sensor1  
command and control1 and missile defeat 
systems that the ,secretary and         
,chairman determine are required for the

 operation of an integrated missile     
defense architecture for the ,united    
,states during the #aj-year period      
beginning on the date of the enactment  
of this ,act4  7#b7 ,the technological  
requirements to ensure compatibility    
with the integrated air and missile     
defense capabilities of the ,north      
,atlantic ,treaty ,organization and     
integrated air and missile defense      
architecture in the ,indo-,pacific      
region that is under development as of  
the date of the enactment of this ,act4 
7#c7 ,an integrated1 time-phased        
development1 procurement1 and deployment
 schedule for the systems comprising the
 specified architecture4  7#d7 ,the     
development and integration risk of the 
proposed architecture4  7#e7 ,the       
personnel required to operate the       
proposed architecture1 including        
opportunities for reducing the          
anticipated personnel requirements      
through increased use of automation4    
7#f7 ,any other matters the ,secretary  

of ,defense and the ,chairman of the    
,joint ,chiefs of ,staff consider       
appropriate4  7c7 ,designation of       
official responsible for architecture   
development  7#a7 ,designation ,not     
later than #ij days after the date of   
the enactment of this ,act1 the         
,secretary of ,defense shall designate a
 senior official of the ,department of  
,defense who shall be responsible for   
the architecture specified in subsection
 7a74  7#b7 ,duties ,the duties of the  
official designated under paragraph 7#a7
 shall include the following3 7,a7      
,designing the defensive architecture   
for the ,united ,states4  7,b7          
,overseeing development of an integrated
 missile defense acquisition strategy   
for the ,united ,states4  7,c7 ,ensuring
 the budgets of each military department
 and defense agency are appropriate for 
the architecture required by subsection 
7a74  7,d7 ,siting the integrated       
missile defense systems comprising the  
architecture described in subsection    

7a74  7,e7 ,overseeing long-term        
acquisition and sustainment of the      
architecture4  7,f7 ,such other duties  
as the ,secretary determines            
appropriate4  7#c7 ,report required     
,concurrent with the submission of each 
budget of the ,president under section  
#aaje7;a7 of title #ca1 ,united ,states 
,code1 until the end of the period      
specified in paragraph 7#d71 the        
official designated under paragraph 7#a7
 shall submit to the congressional      
defense committees a report on the      
actions taken by the official to carry  
out the duties set forth under paragraph
 7#b74  7#d7 ,termination ,the authority
 of this subsection shall terminate on  
the date that is #c years after the date
 on which the official designated under 
paragraph 7#a7 determines that the      
integrated missile defense architecture 
described in subsection 7a7 has achieved
 initial operational capability4  7d7   
,congressional defense committees       
defined ,in this section1 the term      

congressional defense committees means--
 7#a7 the ,committee on ,armed ,services
 and the ,committee on ,appropriations  
of the ,senate2 and  7#b7 the ,committee
 on ,armed ,services and the ,committee 
on ,appropriations of the ,house of     
,representatives4  #h4 ,preparations for
 possible deployment of additional      
intercontinental ballistic missiles  7a7
 ,activation plan ,not later than #abj  
days after the date of the enactment of 
this ,act1 the ,secretary of the ,air   
,force1 in coordination with the ,under 
,secretary of ,defense for ,acquisition 
and ,sustainment and the ,commander of  
,united ,states ,strategic ,command1    
shall develop a plan for deploying not  
more than #ej ,sentinel intercontinental
 ballistic missiles in addition to the  
#djj ,minuteman ,,iii intercontinental  
ballistic missiles currently deployed1  
during the planned life of the ,sentinel
 intercontinental ballistic missile     
weapon system4  7b7 ,alternative        
acquisition strategy ,in developing the 

plan required by subsection 7a71 the    
,secretary shall direct the ,program    
,executive ,officer for                 
,intercontinental ,ballistic ,missiles  
to prepare an alternative acquisition   
strategy for the ,sentinel              
intercontinental ballistic missile      
weapon system that accommodates the     
deployment of not more than #ej         
additional ,sentinel intercontinental   
ballistic missiles1 which shall         
include-- 7#a7 a plan to procure booster
 sets that will accommodate the         
deployment of at least #dej ,sentinel   
intercontinental ballistic missiles     
during the planned life of the system   
and satisfy anticipated testing         
requirements2  7#b7 a plan develop and  
to procure reentry vehicles necessary to
 support the planned life of the weapon 
system and satisfy anticipated testing  
requirements2  7#c7 a plan develop and  
to procure countermeasures to support   
the deployment of at least #dej         
,sentinel intercontinental ballistic    

missiles during the planned life of the 
system and satisfy anticipated testing  
requirements2  7#d7 a plan to procure   
ground support and maintenance equipment
 to support the deployment of at least  
#dej ,sentinel intercontinental         
ballistic missiles during the planned   
life of the system2 and  7#e7           
recommendations for adjustments to the  
baseline acquisition strategy as the    
,program ,executive ,officer determines 
necessary to achieve the plan required  
by subsection 7a74  7c7 ,report required
 ,not later than #cj days after the     
development of the plan required by     
subsection 7a71 the ,secretary of the   
,air ,force shall submit to the         
congressional defense committees a      
report containing a summary of the plan 
and initial acquisition cost estimates  
and timelines for executing the plan4   
7d7 ,congressional defense committees   
defined ,in this section1 the term      
congressional defense committees means--
 7#a7 the ,committee on ,armed ,services

 and the ,committee on ,appropriations  
of the ,senate2 and  7#b7 the ,committee
 on ,armed ,services and the ,committee 
on ,appropriations of the ,house of     
,representatives4  #i4 ,office of the   
,secretary of ,defense ,management and  
,process ,improvements  7a7             
,establishment of ,assistant ,secretary 
of ,defense for ,nuclear ,deterrence    
,policy and ,programs ,section          
#ach7;b77#d7 of title #aj1 ,united      
,states ,code1 is amended to read as    
follows3  7#d7 ,one of the ,assistant   
,secretaries is the ,assistant          
,secretary of ,defense for ,nuclear     
,deterrence ,policy and ,programs4 ,the 
principal duty of the ,assistant        
,secretary shall be the overall         
supervision 7including oversight of     
policy and resources7 of nuclear        
deterrence activities of the ,department
 of ,defense4 ,the ,assistant ,secretary
 is the principal civilian adviser to   
the ,secretary of ,defense on nuclear   
deterrence policies1 operations1 and    

associated programs within the senior   
management of the ,department of        
,defense4 7,a7 ,subject to the          
authority1 direction1 and control of the
 ,secretary of ,defense1 the ,assistant 
,secretary shall-- 7i7 advise and assist
 the ,secretary of ,defense1 the ,under 
,secretary of ,defense for ,acquisition 
and ,sustainment1 and the ,under        
,secretary of ,defense for ,policy in   
the development and supervision of      
policy1 program planning and execution1 
and allocation and use of resources for 
the activities of the ,department of    
,defense on all matters relating to the 
sustainment1 operation1 and             
modernization of ,united ,states nuclear
 forces2  7ii7 communicate views on     
issues within the responsibility of the 
,assistant ,secretary directly to the   
,secretary of ,defense and the ,deputy  
,secretary of ,defense without obtaining
 the approval or concurrence of any     
other official within the ,department of
 ,defense2  7iii7 serve as the ,staff   

,director of the ,nuclear ,weapons      
,council established by section #agi of 
this title2  7iv7 serve as the principal
 interface with the ,department of      
,energy on issues relating to nuclear   
fuels1 and in coordination with the     
,assistant ,secretary of ,defense for   
,energy1 ,installations1 and            
,environment1 advise the ,secretary of  
,defense on nuclear energy matters2 and 
7v7 advise the ,secretary of ,defense1  
the ,under ,secretary of ,defense for   
,acquisition and ,sustainment1 and the  
,under ,secretary of ,defense for       
,policy on all matters relating to      
defending against chemical1 biological1 
and other weapons of mass destruction4  
7,b7 ,in the discharge of the           
responsibilities specified in           
subparagraph 7,a71 the ,assistant       
,secretary is immediately subordinate to
 the ,secretary of ,defense4 ,unless    
otherwise directed by the ,president or 
statute1 no officer other than those    
specified in subparagraph 7,a77i7 may   

intervene to exercise authority1        
direction1 or control over the          
,assistant ,secretary in the discharge  
of such responsibilities4  4  7b7       
,modification of duties for ,under      
,secretary of ,defense for ,acquisition 
and ,sustainment ,section #acc;b of     
title #aj1 ,united ,states ,code1 is    
amended-- 7#a7 in paragraph 7#e7-- 7,a7 
in subparagraph 7,b71 by striking 2 and 
and inserting a semicolon2 and  7,b7 by 
adding after subparagraph 7,c71 the     
following3  7,d7 chairman of the        
,nuclear ,weapons ,council established  
by section #agi of this title2 and  7,e7
 co-chairman of the ,council on         
,oversight of the ,national ,leadership 
,command1 ,control1 and ,communications 
,system established by section #aga;a of
 this title2  2 and  7#b7 by amending   
paragraph 7#f7 to read as follows3  7#f7
 overseeing-- 7,a7 the sustainment and  
modernization of ,united ,states nuclear
 forces1 including the nuclear command1 
control1 and communications system2 and 

7,b7 military department and ,defense   
,agency programs to develop capabilities
 to counter weapons of mass destruction2
  4  7c7 ,conforming amendments ,section
 #agi of title #aj1 ,united ,states     
,code1 is amended by striking ,nuclear1 
,chemical1 and ,biological ,defense     
,programs each place it appears and     
inserting ,nuclear ,deterrence ,policy  
and ,programs4  #aj4 ,national ,nuclear 
,security ,administration management and
 process improvements  7a7              
,modifications to ,national ,nuclear    
,security ,administration ,act ,the     
,national ,nuclear ,security            
,administration ,act 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4     
#bdja et seq47 is amended-- 7#a7 in     
section #cbaa-- 7,a7 by amending        
subsection 7b77#b7 to read as follows3  
7#b7 ,to support the deterrence of      
strategic attacks against the ,united   
,states by maintaining and enhancing the
 performance1 reliability1 security1 and
 safety of the ,united ,states nuclear  
weapons stockpile1 including the ability

 to design1 produce1 and test nuclear   
weapons as necessary in order to meet   
national security requirements4  2 and  
7,b7 in subsection 7c71 by redesignating
 paragraphs 7#a7 through 7#c7 as        
paragraphs 7#b7 through 7#d71           
respectively1 and inserting the         
following new paragraph 7#a73  7#a7     
fulfilling1 to the maximum extent       
possible1 the requirements for nuclear  
weapons of the ,department of ,defense2 
2  7#b7 in section #cbac7;a77#b71 by    
inserting infrastructure construction   
and maintenance1 after nuclear weapons12
  7#c7 by amending section #cbad7;b77#a7
 to read as follows3  7#a7 ,supporting  
the deterrence of strategic attacks by  
maintaining and enhancing the           
performance1 reliability1 and security  
of the ,united ,states nuclear weapons  
stockpile1 including the ability to     
design1 produce1 and test as necessary  
in order to meet national security      
requirements4  2 and  7#d7 in section   
#cbfd1 by striking for the use and      

inserting for the cost-reimbursable use4
  7b7 ,modifications to nonproliferation
 and national security scholarship and  
fellowship programs ,section #caac of   
the ,duncan ,hunter ,national ,defense  
,authorization ,act for ,fiscal ,year   
#bjji 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #bddd7 is amended--
 7#a7 by striking ,department of ,energy
 each place it appears and inserting    
,national ,nuclear ,security            
,administration2 and  7#b7 by striking  
of the ,department each place it appears
 and inserting of the ,administration2  
7c7 ,modifications to certain nuclear   
weapons stockpile matters ,the ,atomic  
,energy ,defense ,act 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4    
#beja et seq47 is amended-- 7#a7 in     
section #dbja7;b7-- 7,a7 by striking    
paragraph 7#e72  7,b7 by redesignating  
paragraphs 7#a7 through 7#d7 as         
paragraphs 7#b7 through 7#e71           
respectively2  7,c7 by inserting after  
the matter preceding paragraph 7#b71 as 
so redesignated1 the following new      
paragraph 7#a73  7#a7 ,an increased     

level of effort for the construction of 
new facilities and the modernization of 
existing facilities with production and 
manufacturing capabilities that are     
necessary to support the deterrence of  
strategic attacks against the ,united   
,states by maintaining and enhancing the
 performance1 reliability1 and security 
of the ,united ,states nuclear weapons  
stockpile1 including-- 7,a7 the nuclear 
weapons production facilities2 and  7,b7
 production and manufacturing           
capabilities resident in the national   
security laboratories4  2  7,d7 in      
paragraph 7#b71 as so redesignated1 by  
striking ,an increased level of effort  
and inserting ,support2  7,e7 in        
paragraph 7#c71 as so redesignated1 by  
striking ,an increased level of effort  
and inserting ,support2 and  7,f7 by    
amending paragraph 7#d71 as so          
redesignated1 to read as follows3  7#d7 
,support for the modernization of       
facilities and projects that contribute 
to the experimental capabilities of the 

,united ,states that support the        
sustainment and modernization of the    
,united ,states nuclear weapons         
stockpile and the capabilities required 
to assess nuclear weapons effects4  2   
7#b7 in section #dbjd-- 7,a7 in         
subsection 7a7-- 7i7 in the matter      
preceding paragraph 7#a7-- 7,i7 by      
inserting 1 modernization1 and          
replacement1 as required1 after         
effective management2 and  7,,ii7 by    
striking 1 including the extension of   
the effective life of such weapons2     
7ii7 in paragraph 7#a71 by striking     
increase the reliability1 safety1 and   
security and inserting enhance the      
performance and reliability2  7iii7 by  
redesignating paragraphs 7#c71 7#d71 and
 7#e7 as paragraphs 7#d71 7#e71 and     
7#f71 respectively2  7iv7 by inserting  
after paragraph 7#b7 the following new  
paragraph 7#c73  7#c7 ,to maintain the  
safety and security of the nuclear      
weapons stockpile4  2 and  7v7 by       
amending paragraph 7#d71 as so          

redesignated1 to read as follows3  7#d7 
,to optimize the future size of the     
nuclear weapons stockpile4  2 and  7,b7 
in subsection 7b7-- 7i7 in paragraph    
7#a7-- 7,i7 by striking made to achieve 
and inserting consistent with2 and      
7,,ii7 by striking 2 and and inserting a
 semicolon2  7ii7 by redesignating      
paragraph 7#b7 as paragraph 7#c72  7iii7
 by inserting after paragraph 7#a7 the  
following new paragraph 7#b73  7#b7 any 
changes made to the stockpile consistent
 with the objectives identified in      
subsection 7a7 are carried out in a cost
 effective manner2 and  2 and  7iv7 in  
paragraph 7#c7-- 7,i7 by amending       
subparagraph 7,a7 to read as follows3   
7,a7 are well understood and certifiable
 without the need to resume underground 
nuclear weapons testing  2 and  7,,ii7  
by adding at the end the following new  
subparagraph3  7,c7 develop future      
generations of design1 certification1   
and production expertise in the nuclear 
security enterprise to support the      

fulfillment of mission requirements of  
the future stockpile4  2  7#c7 in       
section #dbji7;a77#a71 in the matter    
preceding subparagraph 7,a71 by striking
 phase #a or phase #f4a and inserting   
phase #b or phase #f4b2  7#d7 in section
 #dbab-- 7,a7 in subsection 7a77#a71 by 
striking1 as specified in the most      
recent ,nuclear ,posture ,review2  7,b7 
in subsection 7b7-- 7i7 in paragraph    
7#a71 by inserting and high explosives  
manufacturing after weapons assembly2   
7ii7 in paragraph 7#c71 by striking     
fissile materials components processing 
and fabrication and inserting           
processing2  7iii7 by redesignating     
paragraph 7#d7 as paragraph 7#e72 and   
7iv7 by inserting after paragraph 7#c71 
the following new paragraph 7#d73  7#d7 
,the fissile material component         
processing and fabrication capabilities 
of the ,savannah ,river ,plutonium      
,processing ,facility and the ,los      
,alamos ,national ,laboratory4  2 and   
7,c7 by striking subsection 7c72  7#e7  

by striking section #dbaf2  7#f7 in     
section #ddje-- 7,a7 by amending        
subsection 7a7 to read as follows3  7a7 
,accelerated cleanup ,the ,secretary of 
,energy shall accelerate the schedule   
for defense environmental cleanup       
activities and projects for a site at a 
,department of ,energy defense nuclear  
facility if the ,secretary determines   
that such an accelerated schedule will  
accelerate the recapitalization1        
modernization1 or replacement of        
,national ,nuclear ,security            
,administration facilities supporting   
the nuclear weapons stockpile1 achieve  
meaningful1 long-term cost savings to   
the ,federal ,government1 or could      
substantially accelerate the release of 
land for local reuse without undermining
 national security objectives4  2 and   
7,b7 in subsection 7b7-- 7i7 by         
redesignating paragraphs 7#a7 through   
7#d7 as paragraphs 7#b7 through 7#e71   
respectively2 and  7ii7 by inserting    
after the matter preceding paragraph    

7#b71 as so redesignated1 the following 
new paragraph 7#a73  7#a7 ,the extent to
 which accelerated cleanup schedules can
 contribute to a more rapid             
modernization of ,national ,nuclear     
,security ,administration facilities4  2
 and  7#g7 in section #dgac-- 7,a7 in   
the heading of subsection 7a77#a71 by   
inserting and new nuclear weapon program
 after extension2 and  7,b7 by inserting
 or new nuclear weapon program after    
stockpile life extension each place it  
appears4  #aa4 ,matters relating to the 
,defense ,production ,act ,the ,defense 
,production ,act of #aiej 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4
 #deja et seq47 is amended-- 7#a7 in    
section #cja-- 7,a7 in                  
subsection7a77#c77;,a77i71 by striking 1
 in advance12 and  7,b7 in subsection   
7d77#a77;,a71 by striking #ej1jjj1jjj   
and inserting #aej1jjj1jjj2 and  7#b7 in
 section #cjd7;e71 by striking          
#gej1jjj1jjj each place it appears and  
inserting #a1ejj1jjj1jjj4  #ab4         
,restoration of a domestic uranium      

enrichment capability  7a7 ,sense of    
,congress ,it is the ,sense of ,congress
 that-- 7#a7 the inability of the       
,united ,states to domestically produce 
unencumbered enriched uranium undermines
 the national security of the ,united   
,states and represents an unnecessary   
hurdle on the path to energy            
independence of the ,united ,states2    
7#b7 existing programs within the       
,department of ,energy to explore       
various enrichment technologies are not 
advancing on a pace to rectify such     
inability with any apparent urgency2 and
  7#c7 without clear statutory guidance 
to the contrary1 bureaucratic inertia   
will prevail and continue to drag out   
the to domestically produce unencumbered
 enriched uranium for another decade or 
longer with little demonstrable progress
 toward restoring a scalable domestic   
uranium enrichment capability4  7b7 ,in 
general ,not later than #ij days after  
the date of the enactment of this ,act1 
the ,secretary of ,energy shall conduct 

an assessment to evaluate at least #b1  
but not more than #d1 geographically    
disparate possible locations in the     
,united ,states that would be best      
suited to host a modular1 scalable      
facility for the domestic enrichment of 
unencumbered uranium1 including         
highly-enriched uranium suitable for    
defense applications4  7c7              
,environmental documentation ,once a    
location has been selected pursuant to  
subsection 7d77#b71 the ,secretary shall
 issue a notice of intent to prepare an 
environmental document in accordance    
with the ,national ,environmental       
,policy ,act of #aifi 7#db ,u4,s4,c4    
#dcba et seq474  7d7 ,report required   
,not later than #aej days after         
commencing the assessment required by   
subsection 7b71 the ,secretary of       
,energy shall submit to the             
congressional defense committees a      
report outlining the results of such    
assessment1 including-- 7#a7 an initial 
cost assessment for the construction at 

least one facility2 and  7#b7 a         
statement declaring a preferred location
 or locations from among the locations  
evaluated pursuant to subsection 7b74   
7e7 ,congressional defense committees   
defined ,in this section1 the term      
congressional defense committees means--
 7#a7 the ,committee on ,armed ,services
 and the ,committee on ,appropriations  
of the ,senate2 and  7#b7 the ,committee
 on ,armed ,services and the ,committee 
on ,appropriations of the ,house of     
,representatives4