Briefings on nuclear-related autonomous or remotely-piloted aircraft incursions
Division C — Department of Energy national security authorizations and other authorizations › Title XXXI — Department of Energy national security programs › Subtitle B — Program authorizations, restrictions, and limitations
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(a) Briefings Beginning not later than September 1, 2026, and occurring not less than once every 90 days thereafter, the Administrator for Nuclear Security, in coordination with the Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Nuclear Deterrence, Chemical and Biological Defense Policy and Programs, shall brief the congressional defense committees on all instances occurring over the previous calendar year of remotely-piloted or autonomous system incursions into secured areas or airspace in or around— (1) facilities, installations, or transportation equipment owned by the National Nuclear Security Administration; (2) facilities, installations, or transportation equipment leased by or operated pursuant to contracts with the National Nuclear Security Administration; (3) facilities or installations owned by the Department of Defense that support operational missions assigned to United States Strategic Command; (4) facilities or installations leased by, or operated pursuant to contracts with, the Department of Defense that support operational missions assigned to United States Strategic Command; and (5) facilities or installations leased by, or operated pursuant to contracts with, the Department of Defense that support military department programs or activities conducted as part or in support of nuclear force operations, nuclear force program sustainment activities, or nuclear force modernization programs. (b) Substitution Completion of the annual and semiannual reporting requirements of the Secretary of Defense described in subsections (h) and (i) of section 130i of Title 10, United States Code, may be used to fulfill any two of the briefings required by paragraphs (3), (4), or (5) of subsection (a) in any calendar year. (c) Termination The briefing requirement described by subsection (a) shall terminate on August 31, 2031.