Amendment changes section 311 requiring the Secretary of Energy to submit only a report that provides an analysis of alternatives for each major warhead refurbishment program that reaches Phase 6.3.

1. Rewrites section 311

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   Removes section 311 of the printed bill. See that page

   Inserted: Sec. 311. The Secretary of Energy shall submit to the congressional defense committees (as defined in 10 U.S.C. 101(a)(16)) not later than December 1, 2013, a report that provides an analysis of alternatives for each major warhead refurbishment program that reaches Phase 6.3, including--

   Inserted: (1) a summary of the overall cost, scope, and schedule planning assumptions for the major refurbishment activity;

   Inserted: (2) a full description of alternatives considered prior to the award of Phase 6.3;

   Inserted: (3) a comparison of the costs and benefits of each of those alternatives, to include an analysis of trade-offs among cost, schedule, and performance objectives against each alternative considered;

   Inserted: (4) an assessment of the risks, costs, and scheduling needs for each military requirement established by the Department of Defense or any requirement established to enhance safety, security, or maintainability;

   Inserted: (5) identification of the cost and risk of critical technology elements associated with each refurbishment alternative, including technology maturity, integration risk, manufacturing feasibility, and demonstration needs; and

   Inserted: (6) identification of the cost and risk of capital asset and infrastructure capabilities required to support production and certification of each refurbishment alternative.

   Original wording

   Page 46, beginning on line 16, amend section 311 to read as follows:

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