2018 US Code
Title 50 - War and National Defense
Chapter 41 - National Nuclear Security Administration
Subchapter IV - Budget and Financial Management
Sec. 2455 - Comptroller General assessment of adequacy of budget requests with respect to the modernization and refurbishment of the nuclear weapons stockpile

(1) For the nuclear security budget materials submitted in each fiscal year by the Administrator, the Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct a study on whether both the budget for the fiscal year following the fiscal year in which such budget materials are submitted and the future-years nuclear security program submitted to Congress in relation to such budget under section 2453 of this title provide for funding of the nuclear security enterprise at a level that is sufficient for the modernization and refurbishment of the nuclear security enterprise.

(2) Not later than 90 days after the date on which the Administrator submits the nuclear security budget materials in an even-numbered year, and not later than 150 days after the date on which the Administrator submits such materials in an odd-numbered year, the Comptroller General shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the study under paragraph (1), including—

The requirements of subsection (a) shall not apply with respect to the nuclear security budget materials submitted for fiscal year 2018 or 2019.

In this section:

(Pub. L. 106–65, div. C, title XXXII, §3255, as added Pub. L. 111–84, div. C, title XXXI, §3116(a), Oct. 28, 2009, 123 Stat. 2707; amended Pub. L. 111–383, div. C, title XXXI, §3113(a), Jan. 7, 2011, 124 Stat. 4509; Pub. L. 112–239, div. C, title XXXI, §3132(a)(2), Jan. 2, 2013, 126 Stat. 2185; Pub. L. 114–92, div. A, title X, §1062(a), Nov. 25, 2015, 129 Stat. 988; Pub. L. 114–328, div. C, title XXXI, §3137(c), Dec. 23, 2016, 130 Stat. 2771.)

2016—Subsecs. (b), (c). Pub. L. 114–328 added subsec. (b) and redesignated former subsec. (b) as (c).

2015—Subsec. (a)(2). Pub. L. 114–92 inserted "in an even-numbered year, and not later than 150 days after the date on which the Administrator submits such materials in an odd-numbered year" before ", the Comptroller General" in introductory provisions.

2013—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 112–239, §3132(a)(2)(A), substituted "nuclear security enterprise" for "nuclear security complex" wherever appearing.

Subsec. (b)(3). Pub. L. 112–239, §3132(a)(2)(B), struck out par. (3), which defined "nuclear security complex".

2011—Pub. L. 111–383 amended section generally. Prior to amendment, section related to biennial plan and budget assessment on the modernization and refurbishment of the nuclear security complex.