(a) Notification.—Not less than 90 days before the date on which the Secretary of Defense reduces or consolidates the dual-capable aircraft of the United States that are based in Europe, the Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense committees a notification of such planned reduction or consolidation, including the following:(1) The reasons for such planned reduction or consolidation.
(2) Any effects of such planned reduction or consolidation on the extended deterrence mission of the United States.
(3) The manner in which the military requirements of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) will continue to be met in light of such planned reduction or consolidation.
(4) A statement by the Secretary on the response of NATO to such planned reduction or consolidation.
(5) Whether there is any change in the force posture of the Russian Federation as a result of such planned reduction or consolidation, including with respect to the nonstrategic nuclear weapons of Russia that are within range of the member states of NATO.
(b) Dual-capable Aircraft Defined.—In this section, the term “dual-capable aircraft” means aircraft that can perform both conventional and nuclear missions.
Structure US Code
Subtitle A— General Military Law
PART I— ORGANIZATION AND GENERAL MILITARY POWERS
§ 491. Nuclear weapons employment strategy of the United States: reports on modification of strategy
§ 492b. Biannual briefing on nuclear weapons and related activities
§ 493a. Industrial base monitoring for B–21 and Sentinel programs
§ 494. Nuclear force reductions
§ 495. Strategic delivery systems
§ 496. Consideration of expansion of nuclear forces of other countries
§ 498. Unilateral change in nuclear weapons stockpile of the United States
§ 499. Annual assessment of cyber resiliency of nuclear command and control system
§ 499b. Participation in United States Strategic Command strategic deterrence exercises