; and (ii) notify the congressional defense committees that the assessment has been submitted to the Chairman of the Nuclear Weapons Council. (B) Submission to Congress Not later than 15 days after the Chairman of the Nuclear Weapons Council receives an assessment required by paragraph (1), the Chairman shall transmit the assessment, without change, to the congressional defense committees. . 1634. Matters relating to the acquisition and deployment of the Sentinel intercontinental ballistic missile weapon system (a) Modifications to the Intercontinental Ballistic Missile Site Activation Task Force Section 1638 of the James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 ( Public Law 117–263 ) is amended— (1) in subsection (b)(1), by inserting , who shall report directly to the Commander of Air Force Global Strike Command after Modernization ; and (2) by striking subsection (d)(1) and inserting the following: (1) Weapon system For purposes of nomenclature and acquisition life cycle activities ranging from development through sustainment and demilitarization, each wing level configuration of the LGM–35A Sentinel intercontinental ballistic missile shall be a weapon system. . (b) Assessment for needed or modified acquisition authorities (1) Assessment required The Secretary of the Air Force shall conduct an assessment of the Sentinel weapon system program to determine if any existing, modified, or new acquisition authorities could be used in future years to— (A) ensure the program meets current timelines