,i  #aaeth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ehdj  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,may #af1 #bjah,mr4  
,bilirakis 7for himself and ,mr4        
,sarbanes7 introduced the following     
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,armed ,services1 and in  
addition to the ,committee on ,foreign  
,affairs1 for a period to be            
subsequently determined by the ,speaker1
 in each case for consideration of such 
provisions as fall within the           
jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
,a ,,bill  ,to state the policy of the  
,united ,states with respect to the     
extended nuclear deterrence posture of  
the ,united ,states in support of ,,nato
 and to direct the ,secretary of        
,defense to provide ,congress a briefing
 on such posture4  #a4 ,extended nuclear
 deterrence posture in support of ,,nato
  7a7 ,statement of policy ,it is the   
policy of the ,united ,states to-- 7#a7 
maintain a modernized nuclear capability
 that provides for effective deterrence 

against peer1 near-peer1 and regional   
adversaries1 consistent with the        
national security interests of the      
,united ,states2  7#b7 extend the       
nuclear deterrent of the ,united ,states
 to deter aggression against close      
allies of the ,united ,states1 including
 members of the ,north ,atlantic ,treaty
 ,organization 7,,nato72 and  7#c7      
ensure the highest levels of            
reliability1 credibility1 safety1 and   
security for all nuclear weapons of the 
,united ,states1 including those        
forward-deployed in support of ,,nato4  
7b7 ,briefing ,not later than #ij days  
after the date of the enactment of this 
,act1 the ,secretary of ,defense shall  
provide to the ,committees on ,armed    
,services of the ,house of              
,representatives and the ,senate1 and to
 any other congressional defense        
committee 7as defined in section        
#aja7;a77#af7 of title #aj1 ,united     
,states ,code7 upon request1 a briefing 
regarding the current status of1 and    

future plans for1 the extended nuclear  
deterrence posture of the ,united       
,states in support of ,,nato4