Annual Update to the Report Specified in Section 1251 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (Public Law 111-84)

This memorandum directs the Secretaries of Defense and Energy to jointly provide annual updates to the 1251 Report on nuclear weapons policy, beginning in 2011, with submissions timed to coincide with the President's budget each year. The Secretary of Defense is also directed to publish the memorandum in the Federal Register.

Federal Register Open PDF 76 FR 7477

Impact dates

Date TBD
First annual update to 1251 Report due concurrently with President's budget

Key directives

Secretaries of Defense and Energy to jointly provide annual updates to the 1251 Report
Submit annual update concurrently with the President's budget each year beginning in calendar year 2011
Secretary of Defense to publish this memorandum in the Federal Register

Who is ordered

Timeline

Immediate

Memorandum published in Federal Register
Annual update process initiated for 2011

Near term (90d)

First annual update due concurrently with President's FY2012 budget submission

Long term

Recurring annual updates tied to presidential budget cycle indefinitely

Risks & tensions

No explicit calendar deadline creates ambiguity on exact due date; 'concurrently with President's budget' ties timing to OMB schedule
Joint submission requirement may create interagency coordination friction between DOD and DOE