50 USC 2576 – Information relating to certain defense nuclear nonproliferation programs
(a) Technologies and capabilities
The Administrator shall document, for efforts that are not focused on basic research, the technologies and capabilities of the defense nuclear nonproliferation research and development program that—
(1) are transitioned to end users for further development or deployment; and
(2) are deployed.
(b) Assessments of status
Terms Used In 50 USC 2576
- Baseline: Projection of the receipts, outlays, and other budget amounts that would ensue in the future without any change in existing policy. Baseline projections are used to gauge the extent to which proposed legislation, if enacted into law, would alter current spending and revenue levels.
(1) In assessing projects under the defense nuclear nonproliferation research and development program or the defense nuclear nonproliferation and arms control program, the Administrator shall compare the status of each such project, including with respect to the final results of such project, to the baseline targets and goals established in the initial project plan of such project.
(2) The Administrator may carry out paragraph (1) using a common template or such other means as the Administrator determines appropriate.