Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 122.djvu/605

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12 2 STA T .58 2 PUBLIC LA W 11 0– 181 —J A N .28 , 2008 computing o f t heNa tiona l Nuclea rS ecurit yAd mini s tration

and (2) not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act , su b mit to the congressional defense committees a report containing the results of the e v aluation described in paragraph ( 1 ) . (b) ELEM E NTS . —T he evaluation described in subsection (a)(1) shall include the follo w ing

(1) An assessment of— (A) the ade q uacy of the strategic plan in supporting the Stoc k pile Stewardship P rogram; ( B ) the role of research into, and development of, high - performance computing supported by the National Nuclear Security Administration in fulfilling the mission of the National Nuclear Security Administration and in maintaining the leadership of the U nited States in high- performance computing; and ( C ) the impacts of changes in investment levels or research and development strategies on fulfilling the mis- sions of the National Nuclear Security Administration. (2) An assessment of the efforts of the D epartment of Energy to— (A) coordinate high-performance computing work within the Department, in particular between the National Nuclear Security Administration and the O ffice of Science; (B) develop j oint strategies with other F ederal agencies and private industry groups for the development of high- performance computing; and (C) share high-performance computing developments with private industry and capitali z e on innovations in pri- vate industry in high-performance computing. SEC.3126 .SE N SE OF CON GR ESS ON TH EN U C L E A R NON -P ROL I FERA- TION POLIC Y OF THE UNITE D STATES AND THE RELI- A B LE REPLACE M ENT W ARHEAD PROGRAM. I t is the sense of Congress that— (1) the United States should maintain its commitment to Article V I of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear W eapons, done at Washington, L ondon, and M oscow J uly 1, 1 968 , and entered into force March 5 ,19 70 (in this section referred to as the ‘ ‘Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty ’ ’); (2) the United States should initiate talks with R ussia to reduce the number of nonstrategic nuclear weapons and further reduce the number of strategic nuclear weapons in the respective nuclear weapons stockpiles of the United States and Russia in a transparent and verifiable fashion and in a manner consistent with the security of the United States; ( 3 ) the United States and other declared nuclear weapons state parties to the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, together with weapons states that are not parties to the Treaty, should work to reduce the total number of nuclear weapons in the respective stockpiles and related delivery systems of such states; ( 4 ) the United States, Russia, and other states should work to negotiate, and then sign and ratify, a treaty setting forth a date for the cessation of the production of fissile mate- rial; Deadlin e .R e ports .