Program

Nuclear Weapons Activities

Department: DOE

The cabinet-level department or independent agency responsible for the program

Agency: National Nuclear Security Administration

The specific agency or sub-agency that administers the program

Program Type:Procurement / Operations

The functional category of the program

In Official FIP? Not represented

(National security operational/procurement program family, not assistance-style listing.)

Confidence Level: Medium

Authorizing Statute: 50 U.S.C. 2401 et seq.

Funding Status: Annual appropriations

Primary Source: https://uscode.house.gov/download/download.shtml

Notes: Maintenance, modernization, and support of the nuclear deterrent.

Additional details about data sources and custom mapping of data are available on the Data Details page.

Outlays (millions)

Actual money spent in FY2024

$16276.26

Source: Replaced/confirmed with DOE long-tail account-group mapping (see LongTail_Accounts/LongTail_Crosswalk).

Obligations (millions)

Money the government committed to spend in FY2024

$17090.07

Source: Replaced/confirmed with DOE long-tail account-group mapping (see LongTail_Accounts/LongTail_Crosswalk).

Budget Authority (millions)

The amount Congress authorized agencies to commit

$17431.87

Source: Estimate: budget authority proxied at 102% of obligations for discretionary/operations programs; see Fiscal Method.

Revenue Loss (millions)

Estimated revenue not collected due to tax policy (tax expenditures)

$0

Source: Replaced/confirmed with DOE long-tail account-group mapping (see LongTail_Accounts/LongTail_Crosswalk).

Primary Amount

The primary fiscal measure used for the program

$16276.26

Dollar Basis

The primary fiscal measure used for the program

Outlays

Note: Primary basis is outlays; value is exact where available, otherwise an estimate anchored to agency/program FY2024 scale. Reconciliation round: estimated outlay-bearing rows were scaled proportionally so the primary-basis FY2024 outlays subtotal equals the reference federal outlay total.

Dollar Quality

How directly the dollar amount reflects observed data

Estimated

Actual = reported or observed spending, Estimated = derived from modeling or mapping, Carry-Zero = structural row with no direct dollars