2022—Subsec. (a)(2). Pub. L. 117–263 inserted “or any successor system,” before “expressed in terms”.

2021—Subsec. (a)(2). Pub. L. 117–81 substituted “section 4351” for “section 2432”.

Subsec. (b)(1)(A)(i). Pub. L. 116–283, § 3111(b)(1)(A)(i), substituted “phase 6.2A or new weapon system at the completion of phase 2A” for “phase 6.2A”.

Subsec. (b)(1)(A)(ii). Pub. L. 116–283, § 3111(b)(1)(A)(ii), substituted “phase 6.3 or new weapon system at the completion of phase 3” for “phase 6.3”.

Subsec. (b)(1)(A)(iv) to (vi). Pub. L. 116–283, § 3111(b)(1)(A)(iii), (iv), added cl. (iv) and redesignated former cls. (iv) and (v) as (v) and (vi), respectively.

Subsec. (b)(1)(B). Pub. L. 116–283, § 3111(b)(1)(B), substituted “phase 6.2 or new weapon system at the completion of phase 2” for “phase 6.2”.

Subsec. (b)(4)(B). Pub. L. 116–283, § 3111(b)(2), substituted “subparagraph (A)(v)” for “subparagraph (A)(iv)”.

2017—Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 115–91, § 3133(d)(1), substituted “the first quarter of each fiscal year” for “each fiscal-year quarter” and “and each major” for “or a major” and inserted “during the preceding fiscal year” after “2753(a)(2) of this title)”.

Subsec. (a)(2). Pub. L. 115–91, § 3133(d)(2), substituted “a fiscal year” for “a fiscal-year quarter” and “each fiscal-year quarter in that fiscal year” for “such fiscal-year quarter”.

Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 115–91, § 3113, amended subsec. (b) generally. Prior to amendment, subsec. (b) related to independent cost estimates and reviews, consisting of three pars.

2015—Pub. L. 114–92, § 3113(b)(2)(A), substituted “certain programs and facilities” for “life extension programs and new nuclear facilities” in section catchline.

Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 114–92, § 3113(b)(1)(A), inserted “or a major alteration project (as defined in section 2753(a)(2) of this title)” after “life extension”.

Subsec. (b)(1)(A)(iv). Pub. L. 114–92, § 3113(b)(1)(B), added cl. (iv).

2014—Pub. L. 113–291, § 3114(b)(1), substituted “estimates and reviews of” for “estimates on” in section catchline.

Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 113–291, § 3114(b)(2)(A), inserted “and reviews” after “estimates” in heading.

Subsec. (b)(1). Pub. L. 113–291, § 3114(a)(3), struck out “an independent cost estimate of” after “Nuclear Weapons Council” in introductory provisions.

Pub. L. 113–291, § 3114(a)(1), (4), (5), inserted subpar. (A) designation and introductory provisions, redesignated former subpars. (A) to (C) as cls. (i) to (iii), respectively, of subpar. (A), and added subpar. (B).

Subsec. (b)(1)(A)(iii). Pub. L. 113–291, § 3114(a)(2), substituted “critical decision 1 and before such facility achieves critical decision 2” for “critical decision 2”.

Subsec. (b)(2), (3). Pub. L. 113–291, § 3114(b)(2)(B), inserted “or review” after “estimate”.

2013—Subsec. (b)(1). Pub. L. 113–66, § 3146(a)(2)(C), struck out “established under section 179 of title 10” after “Council” in introductory provisions.

Subsec. (b)(2). Pub. L. 113–66, § 3112(b)(1), substituted “submitted under this subsection before October 1, 2015,” for “for purposes of this subsection”.

Subsec. (b)(3). Pub. L. 113–66, § 3112(b)(2), added par. (3).