10 U.S.C. § 6127: Notification of certain…

§6127 Notification of Certain Regulations That Impact the National Nuclear Security Administration

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 › § 6127

Last updated Sep 22, 2026|Official source

Summary

If a director at one of the Administration’s national security labs decides a federal rule would make it harder for the Administrator to keep the nuclear weapons stockpile safe, secure, or effective without using explosive nuclear testing, the director must tell Congress within 15 days. The notice must be unclassified, but it can come with a separate classified annex.

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(a)In General.—

If a director of a national security laboratory of the Administration determines that a Federal regulation could inhibit the ability of the Administrator to maintain the safety, security, or effectiveness of the nuclear weapons stockpile without engaging in explosive nuclear testing, such director, not later than 15 days after making such determination, shall submit to Congress a notification of such determination.

(b)Form.—

Each notification required by subsection (a) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex.

Editorial Notes

Prior Provisions

Provisions similar to those in this section were contained in section 3125 of Pub. L. 118–159, which was set out as a note under section 2538 of Title 50, War and National Defense, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 119–60, § 3111(b)(12).

§6127 Notification of Certain Regulations That Impact the National Nuclear Security Administration

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