10 U.S.C. § 6362 — University-based defense nuclear policy collaboration program

(a) The Administrator^* must run a program establishing a policy-research consortium of higher-education institutions and nonprofits to support implementation and innovation in the Administration's defense nuclear policy programs. The program must be run in a manner similar to the program in section 6338. (b) The consortium's purposes are (1) shaping policy formulation and use through research and analysis; (2) maintaining open databases about defense nuclear nonproliferation, arms control, nuclear deterrence, foreign nuclear programs, and nuclear security; and (3) helping centers of excellence collaborate so expertise is better assigned to particular threats, issues, and scenarios. (c) (1) The Administrator must ensure support through nongovernmental fellowships, scholarships, research internships, workshops, short courses, summer schools, and research grants. (2) Supported people are graduate students, academics, and policy specialists focused on innovation concerning (A) nonproliferation; (B) arms control; (C) deterrence; (D) foreign nuclear programs; (E) nuclear security; or (F) educating and training the next generation of defense nuclear policy experts.