Title 10, Armed ForcesRelease 119-110
§6113 Stockpile Stewardship Criteria
Title 10 › Subtitle A — General Military Law › PART VI — ELEMENTS OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AND OTHER MATTERS › Subpart B — Atomic Energy Defense › CHAPTER 602 — NUCLEAR WEAPONS STOCKPILE MATTERS › SUBCHAPTER I — STOCKPILE STEWARDSHIP AND WEAPONS PRODUCTION › § 6113
Summary
The Secretary of Energy must set clear standards that show the Department of Energy’s scientific tools keep the nuclear weapons stockpile safe, and must do this in coordination with the Secretary of Defense.
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Title 10, §6113
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(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.
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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).
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10 U.S.C. § 6113
Title 10, Armed Forces
Last Updated
Sep 22, 2026
Release point: 119-110