S.Amdt. 5460

1. Adds SEC. 3116. STUDY ON SURVEILLANCE OF THE NUCLEAR WEAPONS STOCKPILE at the end of subtitle B of title XXXI

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   In S. 3001 · Placed on Calendar Senate

   (c) Limitation on Funding for Global Nuclear Energy Partnership.-- None of the amounts authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2009 by section 3101(a)(2) for defense nuclear nonproliferation activities and available for the Global Initiatives for Proliferation Prevention program may be used for projects related to energy security that could promote the Global Nuclear Energy Partnership.

   Inserted: SEC. 3116. STUDY ON SURVEILLANCE OF THE NUCLEAR WEAPONS STOCKPILE.

   Inserted: (a) Study.--

   Inserted: (1) In general.--The Administrator for Nuclear Security shall enter into a contract with the private scientific advisory group known as JASON to conduct an independent technical study of the efforts of the National Nuclear Security Administration to monitor the aging of, and to detect defects related to aging in, nuclear weapons components and materials that could affect the reliability of nuclear weapons currently in the nuclear weapons stockpile.

   Inserted: (2) Availability of information.--The Administrator shall make available to JASON all information necessary to complete the study on a timely basis.

   Inserted: (b) Elements.--The study required under subsection (a) shall include an assessment of the following:

   Inserted: (1) The ability of the National Nuclear Security Administration to monitor and measure the effects of aging on, and defects relating to aging in, nuclear weapons components and materials, other than plutonium pits, that could affect the reliability of nuclear weapons in the nuclear weapons stockpile.

   Inserted: (2) Available methods for addressing such effects.

   Inserted: (c) Report.--

   Inserted: (1) In general.--Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator for Nuclear Security shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report containing--

   Inserted: (A) the findings of the study; and

   Inserted: (B) recommendations for improving efforts within the Directed Stockpile Work Program, the Science Campaign, and the Engineering Campaign of the National Nuclear Security Administration to monitor the effects of aging on, and to detect defects related to aging in, the nuclear weapons stockpile between fiscal year 2009 and fiscal year 2014.

   Inserted: (2) Form of report.--The report required under paragraph (1) shall be submitted in an unclassified form, but may include a classified annex.

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   At the end of subtitle B of title XXXI, add the following:

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