§492b Biannual Briefing on Nuclear Weapons and Related Activities

Summary

On or about May 1 and November 1 each year, certain senior Defense and NNSA officials must brief the House and Senate Committees on Armed Services about nuclear weapons policy, operations, technology development, and other related topics the committees ask for. The officials are three Assistant Secretaries of Defense (Acquisition; Nuclear Deterrence, Chemical, and Biological Defense Policy and Programs; and Space Policy), the NNSA Deputy Administrator for Defense Programs, the Joint Staff Director for Strategy, Plans, and Policy, and the U.S. Strategic Command Director for Capability and Resource Integration. Each official may have a Senior Executive Service member who reports to them give the briefing. The requirement ends on January 1, 2028.