{"data":{"id":"us/10-u.s.c.-6115","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"10 U.S.C. § 6115","heading":"Major warhead refurbishment program","body":"In fiscal year 2015 and subsequent fiscal years, the Secretary of Energy shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report, on each major warhead refurbishment program that reaches the Phase 6.3 milestone, that provides an analysis of alternatives. Such report shall include—(1) a full description of alternatives considered prior to the award of Phase 6.3; (2) 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; (3) identification of the cost and risk of critical technology elements associated with each alternative, including technology maturity, integration risk, manufacturing feasibility, and demonstration needs; (4) identification of the cost and risk of additional capital asset and infrastructure capabilities required to support production and certification of each alternative; (5) a comparative analysis of the risks, costs, and scheduling needs for any military requirement intended to enhance warhead safety, security, or maintainability, including any requirement to consolidate and/or integrate warhead systems or mods as compared to at least one other feasible refurbishment alternative the Nuclear Weapons Council considers appropriate; and (6) a life-cycle cost estimate for the alternative selected that details the overall cost, scope, and schedule planning assumptions.","path":["Title 10—ARMED FORCES","CHAPTER 602—NUCLEAR WEAPONS STOCKPILE MATTERS"],"source_url":"https://uscode.house.gov/download/releasepoints/us/pl/119/103/xml_usc10@119-103.zip","current_through":"Public Law 119-103 (09/02/2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-10T05:56:10Z","sha256":"e983b4fe4753f0116536e809c2619c9a5f2b4adef4fa4b3f7cdd229d1a7b72a9","source_id":"us","stale":false,"prev":"us/10-u.s.c.-6114","next":"us/10-u.s.c.-6116"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}