At the request of Congress, this report presents findings and recommendations related to governance of the U.S. government's monitoring, detection, and verification (MDV) enterprise and offers findings and recommendations related to technical MDV capabilities and research, development, test, and evaluation efforts, focused in particular on the nuclear fuel cycle, nuclear test explosions, and arms control.

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Front Matter
Summary
1 Introduction
2 Governance of the MDV Enterprise
3 Technical MDV Capabilities and Research and Development
4 Conclusion
Appendix A: Statement of Task
Appendix B: List of Findings and Recommendations
Appendix C: Summary of the Defense Science Board Task Force Report: Assessment of Nuclear Monitoring and Verification Technologies
Appendix D: Summary of the 2018 Plan for Verification, Detection, and Monitoring of Nuclear Weapons and Fissile Material
Appendix E: Table of Technology Readiness Levels
Appendix F: NNSA DNN (NA-20) Organizational Chart
Appendix G: MDV at the Department of Energy National Laboratories
Appendix H: NNSA's Over the Horizon Initiative
Appendix I: Example Charter for the National Security Council's External Advisory Board for Monitoring, Detection, and Verification Assessment
Appendix J: Table of Relevant Technical and Program Reviews
Appendix K: Summary of Currently Funded NNSA/DNN R&D University Consortia
Appendix L: Table of MDV R&D Technical Capabilities Needed for the Nuclear Fuel Cycle, Nuclear Test Explosions, and Arms Control
Appendix M: MDV R&D Priorities Listed in the NDRD Strategic Plan for FY20202024
Appendix N: Committee Biographies
Appendix O: List of Committee Meetings and Briefings