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 PUBLIC LAW 99-661—NOV. 14, 1986

100 STAT. 4065

(1) the Secretary's comments on such findings and recommendations; and (2) a description (including cost assessments) of plans of the Secretary to correct any technical problems described in the report or to carry out recommendations set forth in the report. SEC. 3137. IMPLEMENTATION OF THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE PRESIDENT'S BLUE RIBBON TASK GROUP ON NUCLEAR WEAPONS PROGRAM MANAGEMENT

(a) ESTABLISHMENT OF COUNCIL.—(1) Chapter 7 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section: "§ 179. Nuclear Weapons Council 10 USC 179. "(a) There is a Joint Nuclear Weapons Council (hereinafter in this section referred to as the 'Council') composed of three members as follows: "(1) The Director of Defense Research and Engineering. "(2) The Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. "(3) One senior representative of the Department of Energy appointed by the Secretary of Energy. "(b)(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), the Chairman of the Council shall be the member appointed under subsection (a)(1). "(2) A meeting of the Council shall be chaired by the representative appointed under subsection (a)(3) whenever the matter under consideration is within the primary responsibility or concern of the Department of Energy, as determined by majority vote of the Council. "(c)(1) The Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Energy shall enter into an agreement with the Council to furnish necessary staff and administrative services to the Council. "(2) The Assistant to the Secretary of Defense for Atomic Energy shall be the Staff Director of the Council. "(d) The Council shall be responsible for the following matters: "(1) Preparing the annual Nuclear Weapons Stockpile Memorandum. "(2) Developing nuclear weapons stockpiles options and the costs of such options. "(3) Coordinating programming and budget matters pertaining to nuclear weapons programs between the Department of Defense and the Department of Energy. "(4) Identifying various options for cost-effective schedules for ^„., nuclear weapons production. "(5) Considering safety, security, and control issues for existing weapons and for proposed new weapon program starts. "(6) Ensuring that adequate consideration is given to design, performance, and cost tradeoffs for all proposed new nuclear weapons programs. "(7) Providing broad guidance regarding priorities for research on nuclear weapons. ' "(8) Preparing comments on annual proposals for budget levels for research on nuclear weapons and transmitting those comments to the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Energy before the preparation of the annual budget requests by the Secretaries of those departments. "(9) Providing—

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