,i #aacth ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,r4 #aejf ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,april #aa1 #bjac ,mr4 ,markey 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,bishop of ,new ,york1 ,mr4 ,blumenauer1 ,ms4 ,bonamici1 ,mrs4 ,christensen1 ,ms4 ,chu1 ,mr4 ,clay1 ,mr4 ,conyers1 ,ms4 ,edwards1 ,mr4 ,ellison1 ,ms4 ,eshoo1 ,mr4 ,farr1 ,mr4 ,grijalva1 ,mr4 ,hastings of ,florida1 ,mr4 ,holt1 ,mr4 ,honda1 ,mr4 ,huffman1 ,mr4 ,keating1 ,ms4 ,lee of ,california1 ,mr4 ,lewis1 ,mr4 ,lowenthal1 ,mrs4 ,carolyn ,b4 ,maloney of ,new ,york1 ,ms4 ,mc,collum1 ,mr4 ,mc,dermott1 ,mr4 ,mc,govern1 ,mr4 ,moran1 ,mr4 ,nadler1 ,mrs4 ,napolitano1 ,ms4 ,norton1 ,mr4 ,payne1 ,mr4 ,pocan1 ,mr4 ,polis1 ,mr4 ,price of ,north ,carolina1 ,mr4 ,rangel1 ,ms4 ,schakowsky1 ,ms4 ,slaughter1 ,ms4 ,speier1 ,mr4 ,tierney1 ,mr4 ,waxman1 and ,ms4 ,wilson of ,florida7 introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,armed ,services ,a ,,bill ,to reduce the number of nuclear-armed submarines operated by the ,navy1 to prohibit the development of a new long-range penetrating bomber aircraft1 to reduce the number of intercontinental ballistic missiles operated by the ,department of ,defense1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,smarter ,approach to ,nuclear ,expenditures ,act4 #b4 ,findings ,congress finds the following3 7#a7 ,the ,berlin ,wall fell in #aihi1 the ,u4,s4,s4,r4 no longer exists1 and the ,cold ,war is over4 ,the nature of threats to the national security and military interests of the ,united ,states has changed4 ,however1 the ,united ,states continues to maintain an enormous arsenal of nuclear weapons and delivery systems that were devised with the ,cold ,war in mind4 7#b7 ,the current nuclear arsenal of the ,united ,states includes approximately #e1jjj total nuclear warheads1 of which approximately #b1jjj are deployed with three delivery components3 long-range strategic bomber aircraft1 land-based intercontinental ballistic missiles1 and submarine-launched ballistic missiles4 ,the bomber fleet of the ,united ,states comprises #ic ,b-#eb and #bj ,b-#b aircraft4 ,the ,united ,states maintains #dej intercontinental ballistic missiles4 ,the ,united ,states also maintains #ad ,ohio-class submarines1 up to #ab of which are deployed at sea4 ,each of these submarines is armed with up to #if independently targetable nuclear warheads4 7#c7 ,this ,cold ,war-based approach to nuclear security comes at significant cost4 ,over the next #aj years1 the ,united ,states will spend hundreds of billions of dollars maintaining its nuclear force4 ,a substantial decrease in the nuclear arsenal of the ,united ,states is prudent for both the budget and national security4 7#d7 ,the national security interests of the ,united ,states can be well served by reducing the total number of deployed nuclear warheads and their delivery systems1 as suggested by the ,department of ,defense's ,january #bjab strategic guidance titled ,sustaining ,u4,s4 ,global ,leadership3 ,priorities for #bast ,century ,defense4 ,furthermore1 a number of arms control1 nuclear1 and national security experts have urged the ,united ,states to reduce the number of deployed nuclear warheads to no more than #a1jjj4 7#e7 ,economic security and national security are linked and both will be well served by smart defense spending4 ,admiral ,mike ,mullen1 ,chairman of the ,joint ,chiefs of ,staff1 stated on ,june #bd1 #bjaj1 that ,our national debt is our biggest national security threat and on ,august #b1 #bjaa1 stated that ,i haven't changed my view that the continually increasing debt is the biggest threat we have to our national security44 7#f7 ,the ,government ,accountability ,office has found that there is significant waste in the construction of the nuclear facilities of the ,national ,nuclear ,security ,administration of the ,department of ,energy4 #c4 ,reduction in nuclear forces 7a7 ,prohibition on use of ,b-#b and ,b-#eb aircraft for nuclear missions ,notwithstanding any other provision of law1 none of the funds authorized to be appropriated or otherwise made available for fiscal year #bjad or any fiscal year thereafter for the ,department of ,defense may be obligated or expended to arm a ,b-#b or ,b-#eb aircraft with a nuclear weapon4 7b7 ,prohibition on new long-,range penetrating bomber aircraft ,notwithstanding any other provision of law1 none of the funds authorized to be appropriated or otherwise made available for any of fiscal years #bjad through #bjbc for the ,department of ,defense may be obligated or expended for the research1 development1 test1 and evaluation or procurement of a long-range penetrating bomber aircraft4 7c7 ,prohibition on ,f-#ce nuclear mission ,notwithstanding any other provision of law1 none of the funds authorized to be appropriated or otherwise made available for fiscal year #bjad or any fiscal year thereafter for the ,department of ,defense or the ,department of ,energy may be used to make the ,f-#ce ,joint ,strike ,fighter aircraft capable of carrying nuclear weapons4 7d7 ,termination of ,b#fa ,,lep ,notwithstanding any other provision of law1 none of the funds authorized to be appropriated or otherwise made available for fiscal year #bjad or any fiscal year thereafter for the ,department of ,defense or the ,department of ,energy may be obligated or expended for the ,b#fa life extension program4 7e7 ,termination of ,w#gh ,,lep ,notwithstanding any other provision of law1 none of the funds authorized to be appropriated or otherwise made available for fiscal year #bjad or any fiscal year thereafter for the ,department of ,defense or the ,department of ,energy may be obligated or expended for the ,w#gh life extension program4 7f7 ,reduction of nuclear-,armed submarines ,notwithstanding any other provision of law1 beginning in fiscal year #bjad1 the forces of the ,navy shall include not more than eight operational ballistic-missile submarines available for deployment4 7g7 ,limitation on ,,ssbn-,x submarines ,notwithstanding any other provision of law-- 7#a7 none of the funds authorized to be appropriated or otherwise made available for any of fiscal years #bjad through #bjbc for the ,department of ,defense may be obligated or expended for the procurement of an ,,ssbn-,x submarine2 and 7#b7 none of the funds authorized to be appropriated or otherwise made available for fiscal year #bjbd or any fiscal year thereafter for the ,department of ,defense may be obligated or expended for the procurement of more than eight such submarines4 7h7 ,reduction of ,i,c,b,ms ,notwithstanding any other provision of law1 none of the funds authorized to be appropriated or otherwise made available for fiscal year #bjad or any fiscal year thereafter for the ,department of ,defense may be obligated or expended to maintain more than #bjj intercontinental ballistic missiles4 7i7 ,reduction of ,s,l,b,ms ,notwithstanding any other provision of law1 none of the funds authorized to be appropriated or otherwise made available for fiscal year #bjad or any fiscal year thereafter for the ,department of ,defense may be obligated or expended to maintain more than #bej submarine-launched ballistic missiles4 7j7 ,prohibition on new ,,icbm ,notwithstanding any other provision of law1 none of the funds authorized to be appropriated or otherwise made available for fiscal year #bjad or any fiscal year thereafter for the ,department of ,defense may be obligated or expended for the research1 development1 test1 and evaluation or procurement of a new intercontinental ballistic missile4 7k7 ,termination of ,,mox fuel plant project ,notwithstanding any other provision of law1 none of the funds authorized to be appropriated or otherwise made available for fiscal year #bjad or any fiscal year thereafter for the ,department of ,defense or the ,department of ,energy may be obligated or expended for the ,mixed ,oxide 7,,mox7 ,fuel ,fabrication ,facility project4 7l7 ,termination of ,,cmrr project ,notwithstanding section #dbae of the ,atomic ,energy ,defense ,act 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #bece7 or any other provision of law1 none of the funds authorized to be appropriated or otherwise made available for fiscal year #bjad or any fiscal year thereafter for the ,department of ,defense or the ,department of ,energy may be obligated or expended for the ,chemistry and ,metallurgy ,research ,replacement nuclear facility4 7m7 ,termination of ,,upf ,notwithstanding any other provision of law1 none of the funds authorized to be appropriated or otherwise made available for fiscal year #bjad or any fiscal year thereafter for the ,department of ,defense or the ,department of ,energy may be obligated or expended for the ,uranium ,processing ,facility located at the ,y-#ab ,national ,security ,complex4 7n7 ,termination of ,,meads ,notwithstanding any other provision of law1 none of the funds authorized to be appropriated or otherwise made available for fiscal year #bjad or any fiscal year thereafter for the ,department of ,defense may be obligated or expended for the medium extended air defense system4 #d4 ,reports required 7a7 ,initial report ,not later than #ahj days after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary of ,defense and the ,secretary of ,energy shall jointly submit to the appropriate committees of ,congress a report outlining the plan of each ,secretary to carry out section #c4 7b7 ,annual report ,not later than ,march #a1 #bjad1 and each year thereafter1 the ,secretary of ,defense and the ,secretary of ,energy shall jointly submit to the appropriate committees of ,congress a report outlining the plan of each ,secretary to carry out section #c1 including any updates to previously submitted reports4 7c7 ,annual nuclear weapons accounting ,not later than ,september #cj1 #bjad1 and each year thereafter1 the ,president shall transmit to the appropriate committees of ,congress a report containing a comprehensive accounting by the ,director of the ,office of ,management and ,budget of the amounts obligated and expended by the ,federal ,government for each nuclear weapon and related nuclear program during-- 7#a7 the fiscal year covered by the report2 and 7#b7 the life cycle of such weapon or program4 7d7 ,appropriate committees of ,congress defined ,in this section1 the term appropriate committees of ,congress means-- 7#a7 the ,committee on ,armed ,services1 the ,committee on ,foreign ,relations1 the ,committee on ,appropriations1 and the ,committee on ,energy and ,natural ,resources of the ,senate2 and 7#b7 the ,committee on ,armed ,services1 the ,committee on ,foreign ,affairs1 the ,committee on ,appropriations1 the ,committee on ,energy and ,commerce1 and the ,committee on ,natural ,resources of the ,house of ,representatives4