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# 10 U.S.C. § 6118 - Form of certifications regarding the safety or reliability of the nuclear weapons stockpile

## Text

Any certification submitted to the President by the Secretary of Defense or the Secretary of Energy regarding confidence in the safety or reliability of a nuclear weapon type in the United States nuclear weapons stockpile shall be submitted in classified form only.

(Added Pub. L. 119–60, div. C, title XXXI, § 3111(a), Dec. 18, 2025, 139 Stat. 1356.)

## Notes

Editorial Notes

Prior ProvisionsProvisions similar to those in this section were contained in section 2526 of Title 50, War and National Defense, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 119–60, § 3111(b)(1).