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Raw OLRC USLM XML zips @ release 119-100 (retrieved 2026-07-04 via Atlas depot), ingested with the standard pipeline: raw snapshot -> per-section OKF markdown -> manifest + checksums. Title 52 untouched. LegalText: 171 -> 11,221. Titles 12-54 await a clean OLRC retry. Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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title: "10 U.S.C. § 492b"
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description: "Biannual briefing on nuclear weapons and related activities"
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title_number: 10
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title_name: "ARMED FORCES"
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chapter_number: "24"
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chapter_name: "NUCLEAR POSTURE"
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section: "492b"
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# 10 U.S.C. § 492b - Biannual briefing on nuclear weapons and related activities
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## Text
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(a) In General.— On or about May 1 and November 1 of each year, the officials specified in subsection (b) shall provide to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a briefing on matters relating to nuclear weapons policies, operations, technology development, and other similar topics as requested by such committees.
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(b) Officials Specified.— The officials specified in this subsection are the following:
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(1) The Assistant Secretary of Defense for Acquisition.
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(2) The Assistant Secretary of Defense for Nuclear Deterrence, Chemical, and Biological Defense Policy and Programs.
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(3) The Assistant Secretary of Defense for Space Policy.
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(4) The Deputy Administrator for Defense Programs of the National Nuclear Security Administration.
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(5) The Director for Strategy, Plans, and Policy of the Joint Staff.
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(6) The Director for Capability and Resource Integration for the United States Strategic Command.
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(c) Delegation.— An official specified in subsection (b) may delegate the authority to provide a briefing under subsection (a) to a member of the Senior Executive Service who reports to the official.
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(d) Termination.— The requirement to provide a briefing under subsection (a) shall terminate on January 1, 2028.
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(Added Pub. L. 117–263, div. A, title XVI, § 1631, Dec. 23, 2022, 136 Stat. 2934; amended Pub. L. 118–159, div. A, title XVI, § 1621(d)(2), Dec. 23, 2024, 138 Stat. 2171.)
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## Notes
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Editorial Notes
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Codification As enacted by Pub. L. 117–263, “SEC.” preceding section designation and catchline text were editorially conformed to the style used in this title.
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Amendments2024—Subsec. (b)(2). Pub. L. 118–159 substituted “Nuclear Deterrence, Chemical, and Biological Defense Policy and Programs” for “Nuclear, Chemical, and Biological Defense Programs”.
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