,,ii  #aae? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #egd  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!       
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,m>* #h1 #bjag ,mr4    
,m>key 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,m]kley1 ,mrs4  
,fe9/e91 ,mr4 ,wyd51 ,mr4 ,leahy1 ,mr4  
,frank51 ,mr4 ,s&]s1 ,mr4 ,van ,holl51 &
 ,mr4 ,br[n7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2   
:i* 0 read twice & ref]r$ to !          
,committee on ,arm$ ,s]vices  ,a ,,bill 
,to re/rict ! use ( funds = ! long-range
 /&(f weapon until ! ,secret>y ( ,def5se
 completes a ,nucle> ,po/ure ,review t  
includes an assessm5t ( ! capabilities &
 effects ( ! use ( ! long-range /&(f    
weapon1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort    
title  ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,nucle>
 ,cruise ,missile ,reconsid]ation ,act (
 #bjag4  #b4 ,f9d+s ,congress makes !   
foll[+ f9d+s3 7#a7 ,! ,unit$ ,/ates is  
curr5tly develop+ a new nucle>-arm$     
air-laun*$ cruise missile1 ! long-range 
/&(f weapon4  7#b7 ,:5 ask$ by !        
,committee on ,arm$ ,s]vices ( ! ,s5ate 
be=e 8 confirmation he>+ ab\t 8 support 
= ! long-range /&(f weapon1 ,secret>y ( 

,def5se ,james ,n4 ,mattis /at$1 ,i w   
c>efully exam9e ! utility & advisability
 ( ?is program )9 exi/+ nucle> doctr9e44
  7#c7 ,:5 ask$ dur+ 8 confirmation he>+
 :e!r he w\ld commit to support cont9u$ 
developm5t ( ! long-range /&(f weapon1  
,secret>y ,mattis emphasiz$ ! ne$ to    
exam9e its det]r5t capability4  7#d7 ,! 
,unit$ ,/ates already plans to con/ruct 
a new fleet ( nucle>-capable p5etrat+   
long-range /rike bomb]s1 kn[n z !       
,b-#ba1 t w c>ry ! refurbi%$ ,b#fa      
nucle> gravity bomb4  7#e7 ,! range &   
le?ality ( exi/+ ,unit$ ,/ates /rategic 
bomb]s is be+ improv$ by ! addition ( ! 
,jo9t ,air to ,surface ,/&(f ,missile1 a
 long-range conv5tionally arm$          
air-laun*$ cruise missile4 ,! ,b-#ba    
bomb] w also be arm$ ) ?is missile4     
7#f7 ,accord+ to public reports1 !      
long-range /&(f weapon w be a f> m      
precise v]sion ( its pr$ecessor4  7#g7  
,g5]al ,james ,e4 ,c>twright1 =m] head (
 ,unit$ ,/ates ,/rategic ,comm&1 w>n$ 9 
#bjaf t br++ real precision to nucle>   

weapons c\ld make !m m usable4  7#h7 ,9 
a #bjad lett] to ! ,committee on        
,appropriations ( ! ,s5ate1 ,"u         
,secret>y ( ,def5se ,frank ,k5dall      
expla9$ t ! long-range /&(f weapon c\ld 
h utility beyond det]r5ce4  7#i7 ,9 a   
#bjaf /atem5t be=e ! ,subcommittee on   
,/rategic ,=ces ( ! ,committee on ,arm$ 
,s]vices ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives1   
,assi/ant ,secret>y ( ,def5se ,rob]t    
,s*] ass]t$ t ! long-range /&(f weapon  
w\ld provide ! ,unit$ ,/ates ) ! ability
 to respond proportionately to a limit$ 
nucle> attack4  7#aj7 ,9 a #bjac article
 9 ! ,telegraph1 ,philip ,hammond1      
!n-,def5se ,secret>y ( ! ,unit$ ,k+dom  
expla9$1 ,a cruise-bas$ det]r5t w\ld    
c>ry significant risk ( miscalculation &
 un9t5d$ escalation44  7#aa7 ,9 a #bjae 
article 9 ! ,wa%+ton ,po/1 =m] ,secret>y
 ( ,def5se ,william ,j4 ,p]ry & =m]     
,assi/ant ,secret>y ( ,def5se ,&rew     
,web] wrote1 ,because !y c be laun*$ )\t
 w>n+ & come 9 bo? nucle> & conv5tional 
v>iants1 cruise missiles are a uniquely 

de/abiliz+ type ( weapon44  #c4         
,re/riction on use ( funds = long-range 
/&(f weapon  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,not)/&+ any  
o!r provision ( law1 9 any fiscal ye>1 !
 ,secret>y ( ,def5se may n obligate or  
exp5d m ?an #ie1fjj1jjj on developm5t ( 
! long-range /&(f weapon or any o!r     
nucle>-capable air-laun*$ cruise        
missile1 & ! ,secret>y ( ,en]gy may n   
obligate or exp5d m ?an #bbj1bec1jjj on 
! life ext5sion program = ! ,w#hj-d     
w>head1 until ! ,secret>y ( ,def5se1 9  
consultation ) ! heads ( o!r relevant   
,f$]al ag5cies1 submits to ! appropriate
 congressional committees a ,nucle>     
,po/ure ,review t includes a detail$ &  
specific assessm5t ( ! foll[+3  7#a7 ,! 
anticipat$ capabilities ( ! long-range  
/&(f weapon to hold t>gets at risk      
beyond o!r already exi/+ & plann$       
nucle>-capable deliv]y sy/ems4  7#b7 ,! 
anticipat$ ability ( ! long-range /&(f  
weapon to elude adv]s>y integrat$ air & 
missile def5ses comp>$ to ! ,b-#ba      
bomb]4  7#c7 ,! anticipat$ effect ( !   

long-range /&(f weapon on /rategic      
/ability relative to o!r nucle>-arm$    
c\ntries4  7#d7 ,! anticipat$ effect ( !
 long-range /&(f weapon on ! (f5sive    
nucle> weapons capabilities & programs (
 o!r nucle>-arm$ c\ntries4  7#e7 ,!     
anticipat$ effect ( ! long-range /&(f   
weapon on ! response ( o!r nucle>-arm$  
c\ntries to proposals to decrease or    
halt ! gr[? ( _! nucle> /ockpiles4  7#f7
 ,! anticipat$ effect ( ! long-range    
/&(f weapon on ! ?re%old = ! use (      
nucle> weapons4  7b7 ,=m ,! ,nucle>     
,po/ure ,review requir$ by subsection   
7a7 %all be submitt$ 9 unclassifi$ =m b 
may include a classifi$ annex4  7c7     
,appropriate congressional committees   
def9$ ,9 ?is section1 ! t]m appropriate 
congressional committees means-- 7#a7 ! 
,committee on ,arm$ ,s]vices & !        
,committee on ,=eign ,relations ( !     
,s5ate2 &  7#b7 ! ,committee on ,arm$   
,s]vices & ! ,committee on ,=eign       
,affairs ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives4