10 USC § 6118 - Form of certifications regarding the safety or reliability of the nuclear weapons stockpile

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title: "10 USC § 6118 - Form of certifications regarding the safety or reliability of the nuclear weapons stockpile"
title_number: 10
title_name: "ARMED FORCES"
section_number: "6118"
section_name: "Form of certifications regarding the safety or reliability of the nuclear weapons stockpile"
chapter_number: 602
chapter_name: "NUCLEAR WEAPONS STOCKPILE MATTERS"
subchapter_number: "I"
subchapter_name: "STOCKPILE STEWARDSHIP AND WEAPONS PRODUCTION"
part_number: "VI"
part_name: "ELEMENTS OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AND OTHER MATTERS"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Added Pub. L. 119–60, div. C, title XXXI, § 3111(a), Dec. 18, 2025, 139 Stat. 1356.)"
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# § 6118. Form of certifications regarding the safety or reliability of the nuclear weapons stockpile

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.

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

## Editorial Notes

### Prior Provisions

Provisions similar to those in this section were contained in , War and National Defense, prior to repeal by .