StacksVerified U.S. federal law reference

10 U.S.C. § 6113 — Stockpile stewardship criteria

Verified against govinfo.gov as of June 20, 2026View official text on govinfo.gov ↗
  1. (a)Requirement for CriteriaThe Secretary of Energy shall develop clear and specific criteria for judging whether the science-based tools being used by the Department of Energy for determining the safety and reliability of the nuclear weapons stockpile are performing in a manner that will provide an adequate degree of certainty that the stockpile is safe and reliable.
  2. (b)Coordination With Secretary of DefenseThe Secretary of Energy, in developing the criteria required by subsection (a), shall coordinate with the Secretary of Defense.