,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #abdi  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,february #ad1       
#bjai,ms4 ,gabbard 7for herself1 ,ms4   
,omar1 ,mr4 ,mc,govern1 and ,mr4 ,pocan7
 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     
prohibit the ,secretary of ,defense from
 obligating or expending funds for      
missiles banned by the ,,inf ,treaty4   
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,,inf ,treaty ,compliance ,act  
of #bjai4  #b4 ,statement of policy ,it 
is the policy of the ,united ,states to 
uphold the ,treaty on the               
,non-,proliferation of ,nuclear         
,weapons1 entered into force with       
respect to the ,united ,states on ,march

 #e1 #aigj1 which commits the ,united   
,states as a ,state ,party to pursue    
negotiations in good faith on effective 
measures relating to cessation of the   
nuclear arms race at an early date and  
to nuclear disarmament1 and on a treaty 
on general and complete disarmament     
under strict and effective international
 control1 including through such        
measures as the ,,inf ,treaty4  #c4     
,prohibition on availability of funds   
for missiles banned by the ,,inf ,treaty
  7a7 ,prohibition ,none of the funds   
authorized to be appropriated or        
otherwise made available for the        
,department of ,defense for fiscal year 
#bjbj or any fiscal year thereafter may 
be obligated or expended for the testing
 and evaluation1 procurement1 or        
fielding of any missile prohibited under
 the ,,inf ,treaty 7as if such treaty is
 in force74  7b7 ,definitions ,in this  
,act3 7#a7 ,the term ,,inf ,treaty means
 the ,treaty ,between the ,united       
,states of ,america and the ,union of   

,soviet ,socialist ,republics on the    
,elimination of ,their                  
,intermediate-,range and ,shorter-,range
 ,missiles1 commonly referred to as the 
8,intermediate-,range ,nuclear ,forces  
7,,inf7 ,treaty01 signed at ,washington 
,december #h1 #aihg1 and entered into   
force ,june #a1 #aihh4