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PUBLIC LAW 99-145—NOV. 8, 1985 (2) A description of the release procedures and circumstances under which release would be authorized for employment of the SM-2(N). (3) An analysis of conventional alternatives to the SM-2(N), including any necessary modification to the SM-2 or alternative to the Standard Missile or warhead, and the associated costs of those alternatives. (4) A summary of all studies previously conducted analyzing the impact of the use of nuclear naval surface-to-air missiles on our own vessels and electronics. (5) A list of all United States ships which may receive the SM-2(N). (6) The number of additional conventional armed missiles which could be carried by United States ships if the SM-2(N) were not deployed and the impact on fleet air defense from that reduced conventional load. (7) Any plans or programs for the development of a nuclear naval surface-to-air or air-to-air missile for fleet defense other than the SM-2(N). (c) REPORT ON REQUIREMENTS FOR SPECIAL NUCLEAR MATERIALS.—

(1) Not later than March 1, 1986, the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Energy, after consultation with the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the Director of the Arms Control and Disarmament Agency, shall submit a report to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives detailing the military requirements for special nuclear materials through fiscal year 1991. The report shall include findings and recommendations concerning— (A) requirements for production of plutonium, highly enriched uranium, and other special nuclear materials; and (B) the recovery of special nuclear materials for military uses that have been transferred from military uses to civilian research and development uses. (2) The report should also— (A) address the availability of special nuclear materials to be derived from the retirement of existing nuclear weapons; (B) address the feasibility of meeting military needs for special nuclear materials through the blending of high grade and low grade materials stocks; (C) assess the impact of new materials separation, purification, and production technologies on nuclear proliferation; and (D) contain the views of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the Director of the Arms Control and Disarmament Agency. PART D—MISCELLANEOUS REPORTING REQUIREMENTS SEC.

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46 USC app. 1120 Section 1536 of the Department of Defense Authorization Act, note. 1985 (Public Law 98-525; 98 Stat. 2633), is amended— (1) by striking out "on September 30, 1985, and September 30, 1986" in subsection (b) and inserting in lieu thereof "12 months after the date of the enactment of the law first providing funds for the Commission and 24 months after such date"; (2) in subsection (g)—

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