10 USC 6113: Stockpile stewardship criteria

10 USC 6113: Stockpile stewardship criteria Text contains those laws in effect on April 16, 2026

From Title 10-ARMED FORCESSubtitle A-General Military LawPART VI-ELEMENTS OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AND OTHER MATTERSSubpart B-Atomic Energy DefenseCHAPTER 602-NUCLEAR WEAPONS STOCKPILE MATTERSSUBCHAPTER I-STOCKPILE STEWARDSHIP AND WEAPONS PRODUCTION

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§6113. Stockpile stewardship criteria

(a) Requirement for Criteria.-The Secretary of Energy shall develop clear and specific criteria for judging whether the science-based tools being used by the Department of Energy for determining the safety and reliability of the nuclear weapons stockpile are performing in a manner that will provide an adequate degree of certainty that the stockpile is safe and reliable.

(b) Coordination With Secretary of Defense.-The Secretary of Energy, in developing the criteria required by subsection (a), shall coordinate with the Secretary of Defense.

(Added Pub. L. 119–60, div. C, title XXXI, §3111(a), Dec. 18, 2025, 139 Stat. 1345 .)

Editorial Notes

Prior Provisions

A prior section 6113 was renumbered section 8253 of this title.

Provisions similar to those in this section were contained in section 2522 of Title 50, War and National Defense, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 119–60, §3111(b)(1).