S. 3053 requires the Administrator for Nuclear Security to develop a comprehensive plan within 90 days to modernize the nation's nuclear security infrastructure, with a focus on replacing outdated and overused facilities used for material staging. The plan must include detailed descriptions of all phases and cost estimates needed to execute the modernization work. The administrator must also accelerate key decision-making milestones scheduled for fiscal year 2026 while simultaneously carrying out a separate infrastructure modernization program for high explosives capabilities, including construction of the High Explosives Synthesis Formulation and Production facility. Within 180 days of the bill's enactment, the Nuclear Security Administrator must brief relevant congressional committees—including the Senate and House Armed Services and Appropriations committees—on the material staging capabilities plan. The bill does not specify funding amounts but directs these planning and briefing activities to align modernization efforts across the nuclear security enterprise.
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