50 U.S.C. § 2521...2523 (WAR AND NATIONAL DEFENSE)
§§ 2521 to 2523. Repealed. Pub. L. 119–60, div. C, title XXXI, § 3111(b)(1), Dec. 18, 2025, 139 Stat. 1458
text: Section 2521, Pub. L. 107–314, div. D, title XLII, § 4201, formerly Pub. L. 103–160, div. C, title XXXI, § 3138, Nov. 30, 1993, 107 Stat. 1946; Pub. L. 105–85, div. C, title XXXI, § 3152(e), Nov. 18, 1997, 111 Stat. 2042; renumbered Pub. L. 107–314, div. D, title XLII, § 4201, by Pub. L. 108–136, div. C, title XXXI, § 3141(e)(2), Nov. 24, 2003, 117 Stat. 1758; Pub. L. 111–84, div. C, title XXXI, § 3111, Oct. 28, 2009, 123 Stat. 2702; Pub. L. 112–239, div. C, title XXXI, § 3131(b), (bb)(1)(C), Jan. 2, 2013, 126 Stat. 2180, 2185; Pub. L. 113–66, div. C, title XXXI, § 3146(c)(1), Dec. 26, 2013, 127 Stat. 1073; Pub. L. 118–159, div. C, title XXXI, § 3111(c)(1), Dec. 23, 2024, 138 Stat. 2293, related to establishment of a stockpile stewardship program. See section 6111 of Title 10, Armed Forces.
text: Section 2522, Pub. L. 107–314, div. D, title XLII, § 4202, formerly Pub. L. 105–261, div. C, title XXXI, § 3158, Oct. 17, 1998, 112 Stat. 2257; Pub. L. 106–65, div. A, title X, § 1067(3), Oct. 5, 1999, 113 Stat. 774; renumbered Pub. L. 107–314, div. D, title XLII, § 4202, by Pub. L. 108–136, div. C, title XXXI, § 3141(e)(3), Nov. 24, 2003, 117 Stat. 1758; Pub. L. 111–84, div. C, title XXXI, § 3112, Oct. 28, 2009, 123 Stat. 2703; Pub. L. 112–239, div. C, title XXXI, § 3133(b)(1), (2), Jan. 2, 2013, 126 Stat. 2192, related to development of criteria to assess safety and reliability of the nuclear weapons stockpile. See section 6113 of Title 10, Armed Forces.
text: Section 2523, Pub. L. 107–314, div. D, title XLII, § 4203, formerly Pub. L. 105–85, div. C, title XXXI, § 3151, Nov. 18, 1997, 111 Stat. 2041; renumbered Pub. L. 107–314, div. D, title XLII, § 4203, by Pub. L. 108–136, div. C, title XXXI, § 3141(e)(4), Nov. 24, 2003, 117 Stat. 1758; amended Pub. L. 108–375, div. C, title XXXI, § 3115, Oct. 28, 2004, 118 Stat. 2162; Pub. L. 112–239, div. C, title XXXI, § 3133(a)(1), Jan. 2, 2013, 126 Stat. 2187; Pub. L. 113–66, div. C, title XXXI, §§ 3123, 3146(a)(2)(A), Dec. 26, 2013, 127 Stat. 1061, 1072; Pub. L. 113–291, div. C, title XXXI, § 3142(c), Dec. 19, 2014, 128 Stat. 3900; Pub. L. 114–92, div. C, title XXXI, § 3112(c)(1), Nov. 25, 2015, 129 Stat. 1190; Pub. L. 115–91, div. C, title XXXI, §§ 3111(c), 3133(c)(1), 3134, 3135(a), Dec. 12, 2017, 131 Stat. 1882, 1896, 1898; Pub. L. 116–92, div. C, title XXXI, § 3139(b)(2), Dec. 20, 2019, 133 Stat. 1962, related to development and annual updating of a nuclear weapons stockpile stewardship, management, and responsiveness plan. See section 6114 of Title 10, Armed Forces.
heading: Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
heading: Portfolio Management Framework for National Nuclear Security Administration
text: Pub. L. 117–81, div. C, title XXXI, § 3121, Dec. 27, 2021, 135 Stat. 2228, as amended by Pub. L. 119–60, div. C, title XXXI, § 3111(c)(2)(G), Dec. 18, 2025, 139 Stat. 1460, which required development and implementation of a portfolio management framework for the National Nuclear Security Administration, was repealed by Pub. L. 119–60, div. C, title XXXI, § 3111(b)(10), Dec. 18, 2025, 139 Stat. 1459. See section 6112 of Title 10, Armed Forces.
heading: Nuclear Warhead Design Competition
text: Pub. L. 115–91, div. C, title XXXI, § 3118, Dec. 12, 2017, 131 Stat. 1890, required the Administrator for Nuclear Security, in coordination with the Chairman of the Nuclear Weapons Council, to carry out a design competition for a nuclear warhead that could be employed on ballistic missiles of the United States by 2030, with a plan for the competition to be developed during fiscal year 2018 and implemented during fiscal year 2019.
heading: Plan for Developing Exascale Computing and Incorporating Such Computing Into the Stockpile Stewardship Program
text: Pub. L. 113–66, div. C, title XXXI, § 3129, Dec. 26, 2013, 127 Stat. 1066, which required development of a plan to develop exascale computing and incorporate such computing into the stockpile stewardship program, was transferred and is set out as a note under section 6111 of Title 10, Armed Forces.
heading: Report on the Plan for the Nuclear Weapons Stockpile, Nuclear Weapons Complex, and Delivery Platforms and Sense of Congress on Follow-on Negotiations to START Treaty
text: Pub. L. 111–84, div. A, title XII, § 1251, Oct. 28, 2009, 123 Stat. 2549, which was set out as a note under section 2523 of this title and required a report on the plan for the nuclear weapons stockpile, nuclear weapons complex, and delivery platforms, was transferred and is set out as a note under section 6114 of Title 10, Armed Forces.