Jim Cooper: “I think this hearing is important because this is the first formal institutional recognition that I have seen that…”

The gentleman's time has expired.

I request the witnesses keep their opening remarks to no more than 5 minutes, and that members respect the same time limit for their questioning.

NNSA is undertaking a strategic review of the Office of Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation's mission, organization, scope of efforts, and integration with other parts of NNSA, among other things.

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