12 2 STA T .579PUBLIC LA W 11 0– 1 8 1 —J A N .28 , 2008 Subti t leC—O t h e rMa tter sSEC.312 1.S TUDYON US I N G E X ISTING P ITS F O R T H ERE L I AB LE REPLACE M ENT W ARHEAD PROGRAM. (a)STUDYREQ U IR ED .—TheAdmin i str at o r f or Nucl ear Securit y, in consultation w ith the Nuclear W ea p ons C ouncil, shall carry out a study analy z in g the feasi b ility of using e x isting pits in the Reliable Replacement Warhead program. (b) RE PO RT.— ( 1 ) ING ENER AL .—Not later six months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the results of the study. The report shall be in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex. ( 2 ) M ATTER S IN C LUDED.—The report shall contain the assessment of the Administrator of the results of the study, including— (A) an assessment of— (i) whether using existing pits in the program is technically feasible
(ii) whether using existing pits in the program is more ad v antageous than using newly manufactured pits in the program; (iii) the number of existing pits suitable for such use; (iv) whether proceeding to use existing pits in the program before using newly manufactured pits in the program is desirable; and (v) the extent to which using existing pits, as com - pared to using newly manufactured pits, in the pro- gram would reduce future re q uirements for new pit production, and how such use of existing pits would affect the schedule and scope for new pit production; and ( B ) a comparison of the requirements for certifying— (i) reliable replacement warheads using existing pits; (ii) reliable replacement warheads using newly manufactured pits; and (iii) warheads maintained by the Stoc k pile L ife E xtension P rogram. (c) F UNDING.— O f the amounts made available pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section 3 1 0 1(a)(1), such funds as may be necessary shall be available to carry out this section. SEC. 3122. REPORT ON RETIREMENT AND DISMANTLEMENT OF NUCLEAR WARHEADS. Not later than March 1, 200 8 , the Administrator for Nuclear Security, in consultation with the Nuclear Weapons Council, shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the retirement and dismantlement of the nuclear warheads that will not be part of the enduring stockpile as of D ecember 31, 2012, but that have not yet been retired or dismantled. The report shall include— (1) the existing plan and schedule for retiring and disman- tling those warheads;
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