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 PUBLIC LAW 107-314—DEC. 2, 2002 116 STAT. 2731 or military effectiveness of that nuclear weapon type, complete an assessment of the safety, reliability, performance, or military effectiveness (as the case may be) of that nuclear weapon type. (b) COVERED OFFICIALS.— The officials referred to in subsection (a) are the following: (1) The head of each national security laboratory. (2) The commander of the United States Strategic Command. (c) USE OF TEAMS OF EXPERTS FOR ASSESSMENTS.— The head of each national security laboratory shall establish and use one or more teams of experts, known as "red teams", to assist in the assessments required by subsection (a). Each such team shall include experts from both of the other national security laboratories. Each such team for a national security laboratory shall— (1) review the matters covered by the assessments under subsection (a) performed by the head of that laboratory; (2) subject such matters to challenge; and (3) submit the results of such review and challenge, together with the findings and recommendations of such team with respect to such review and challenge, to the head of that laboratory. (d) REPORT ON ASSESSMENTS. —Not later than December 1 of Deadline, each year, each official specified in subsection (b) shall submit to the Secretary concerned, and to the Nuclear Weapons Council, a report on the assessments that such official was required by subsection (a) to complete. The report shall include the following: (1) The results of each such assessment. (2)(A) Such official's determination as to whether or not one or more underground nuclear tests are necessary to resolve any issues identified in the assessments and, if so— (i) an identification of the specific underground nuclear tests that are necessary to resolve such issues; and (ii) a discussion of why options other than an underground nuclear test are not available or would not resolve such issues. (B) An identification of the specific underground nuclear tests which, while not necessary, might have value in resolving any such issues and a discussion of the anticipated value of conducting such tests. (C) Such official's determination as to the readiness of the United States to conduct the underground nuclear tests identified under subparagraphs (A)(i) and (B), if directed by the President to do so. (3) In the case of a report submitted by the head of a national security laboratory— (A) a concise statement regarding the adequacy of the science-based tools and methods being used to determine the matters covered by the assessments; (B) a concise statement regarding the adequacy of the tools and methods employed by the manufacturing infrastructure required by section 3137 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1996 (42 U.S.C. 2121 note) to identify and fix any inadequacy with respect to the matters covered by the assessments; and (C) a concise summary of the findings and recommendations of any teams under subsection (c) that relate

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