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title: "10 U.S.C. § 6115"
description: "Major warhead refurbishment program"
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title_name: "ARMED FORCES"
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chapter_name: "NUCLEAR WEAPONS STOCKPILE MATTERS"
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citation: "10 U.S.C. § 6115"
status: "current"
release_point: "119-100"
release_date: "2026-06-26"
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# 10 U.S.C. § 6115 - Major warhead refurbishment program

## Text

In fiscal year 2015 and subsequent fiscal years, the Secretary of Energy shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report, on each major warhead refurbishment program that reaches the Phase 6.3 milestone, that provides an analysis of alternatives. Such report shall include—

(1) a full description of alternatives considered prior to the award of Phase 6.3;

(2) a comparison of the costs and benefits of each of those alternatives, to include an analysis of trade-offs among cost, schedule, and performance objectives against each alternative considered;

(3) identification of the cost and risk of critical technology elements associated with each alternative, including technology maturity, integration risk, manufacturing feasibility, and demonstration needs;

(4) identification of the cost and risk of additional capital asset and infrastructure capabilities required to support production and certification of each alternative;

(5) a comparative analysis of the risks, costs, and scheduling needs for any military requirement intended to enhance warhead safety, security, or maintainability, including any requirement to consolidate and/or integrate warhead systems or mods as compared to at least one other feasible refurbishment alternative the Nuclear Weapons Council considers appropriate; and

(6) a life-cycle cost estimate for the alternative selected that details the overall cost, scope, and schedule planning assumptions.

(Added Pub. L. 119–60, div. C, title XXXI, § 3111(a), Dec. 18, 2025, 139 Stat. 1352.)

## Notes

Editorial Notes

Prior ProvisionsA prior section 6115, act Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 382, prescribed a time limit for filing claims for drill pay and for the uniform gratuity. Section was also amended by Pub. L. 85–861, § 33(a)(31), which amended catchline by substituting “uniform gratuity” for “unform gratuity”, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 85–861, § 36B(17), Sept. 2, 1958, 72 Stat. 1571. Provisions similar to those in this section were contained in section 2523c of Title 50, War and National Defense, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 119–60, § 3111(b)(3).