§ 2529.
(c)
Notification and briefing of noncovered activities
In any fiscal year after fiscal year 2022, the Secretary of Energy, acting through the Administrator, in conjunction with the annual submission of the budget of the President to Congress pursuant to
section 1105 of title 31, shall notify the congressional defense committees of—
(1)
any activities described in subsection (a)(2) relating to the development of a new nuclear weapon or modified nuclear weapon that, during the calendar year prior to the budget submission, were carried out prior to phase 2 or phase 6.2 (as the case may be) of the nuclear weapon acquisition process; and
(2)
any plans to carry out, prior to phase 2 or phase 6.2 (as the case may be) of the nuclear weapon acquisition process, activities described in subsection (a)(2) relating to the development of a new nuclear weapon or modified nuclear weapon during the fiscal year covered by that budget.
([Pub. L. 107–314, div. D, title XLII, § 4209], formerly div. C, title XXXI, § 3143, Dec. 2, 2002, [116 Stat. 2733]; renumbered div. D, title XLII, § 4209, by [Pub. L. 108–136, div. C, title XXXI, § 3141(e)(10)], Nov. 24, 2003, [117 Stat. 1759]; [Pub. L. 111–84, div. C, title XXXI, § 3115], Oct. 28, 2009, [123 Stat. 2707]; [Pub. L. 113–66, div. C, title XXXI, § 3146(c)(5)], Dec. 26, 2013, [127 Stat. 1074]; [Pub. L. 115–232, div. C, title XXXI, § 3111(c)], Aug. 13, 2018, [132 Stat. 2289]; [Pub. L. 117–263, div. C, title XXXI, § 3111], Dec. 23, 2022, [136 Stat. 3051]; [Pub. L. 118–159, div. C, title XXXI, § 3111(c)(3)], Dec. 23, 2024, [138 Stat. 2295].)