PUBLIC LAW 106-398—APPENDIX 114 STAT. 1654A-263
(b) ELEMENTS OF PLAN. —The plan specified under subsection
(a) shall include the Secretary's plans, if any, for the sustainment
and modernization of the following:
(1) Land-based and sea-based strategic ballistic missiles,
including any plans for developing replacements for the Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile and the Trident II
sea-launched ballistic missile and plans for common ballistic
missile technology development.
(2) Strategic nuclear bombers, including any plans for a
B-2 follow-on, a B-52 replacement, and any new air-launched
weapon systems.
(3) Appropriate warheads to outfit the strategic nuclear
delivery systems referred to in paragraphs (1) and (2) to satisfy
evolving military requirements.
(c) SUBMITTAL OF PLAN.— The plan specified under subsection
(a) shall be submitted to Congress not later than April 15, 2001.
The plan shall be submitted in unclassified and classified forms,
as necessary.
SEC. 1043. MODIFICATION OF SCOPE OF WAIVER AUTHORITY FOR
LIMITATION ON RETIREMENT OR DISMANTLEMENT OF
STRATEGIC NUCLEAR DELIVERY SYSTEMS.
Section 1302(b) of the National Defense Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 1998 (Public Law 105-85; 111 Stat. 1948), as amended
by section 1501(a) of the National Defense Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 2000 (Public Law 106-65; 113 Stat. 806), is further
amended by striking "the application of the limitation in effect
under paragraph (1)(B) or (3) of subsection (a), as the case may
be," and inserting "the application of the limitation in effect under
subsection (a) to a strategic nuclear delivery system".
SEC. 1044. REPORT ON THE DEFEAT OF HARDENED AND DEEPLY
BURIED TARGETS.
(a) STUDY.— The Secretary of Defense shall, in conjunction with
the Secretary of Energy, conduct a study relating to the defeat
of hardened and deeply buried targets. Under the study, the Secretaries shall—
(1) review—
(A) the requirements of the United States to defeat
hardened and deeply buried targets and stockpiles of chemical and biological agents and related capabilities; and
(B) current and future plans to meet those requirements;
(2) determine if those plans adequately address all such
requirements;
(3) identify potential future hardened and deeply buried
targets and other related targets;
(4) determine what resources and research and development efforts are needed to defeat the targets identified under
paragraph (3) as well as other requirements to defeat stockpiles
of chemical and biological agents and related capabilities;
(5) assess both current and future options to defeat hardened and deeply buried targets as well as concepts to defeat
stockpiles of chemical and biological agents and related capabilities; and
(6) determine the capability and cost of each option
assessed under paragraph (5).
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