,,ii  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #bgbg  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,octob] #bi1 #bjai,mr4 
,m>key 7= himself & ,mr4 ,s&]s7         
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,arm$ 
,s]vices  ,a ,,bill  ,to r$uce sp5d+ on 
nucle> weapons & relat$ def5se sp5d+ &  
to prohibit ! procurem5t & deploym5t (  
l[-yield nucle> w>heads1 & = o!r        
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,sm>t] ,approa*es to       
,nucle> ,exp5ditures ,act4  #b4 ,f9d+s  
,congress f9ds ! foll[+3 7#a7 ,! ,b]l9  
,wall fell 9 #aihi1 ! ,soviet ,union no 
long] exi/s1 & ! ,cold ,w> is ov]4 ,!   
nature ( ?reats to ! national security &
 milit>y int]e/s ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates has  
*ang$4 ,h[ev]1 ! ,unit$ ,/ates cont9ues 
to ma9ta9 an excessively l>ge & co/ly   
ars5al ( nucle> deliv]y sy/ems & w>heads
 t are a holdov] f ! ,cold ,w>4  7#b7 ,!
 curr5t nucle> ars5al ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates 
includes approximately #c1hjj total     
nucle> w>heads 9 its milit>y /ockpile1 (

 :i* approximately #a1gej are deploy$ ) 
five deliv]y compon5ts3 l&-bas$         
int]cont95tal balli/ic missiles1        
subm>9e-laun*$ balli/ic missiles1       
long-range /rategic bomb] aircraft arm$ 
) nucle> gravity bombs1 long-range      
/rategic bomb] aircraft arm$ )          
nucle>-arm$ air-laun*$ cruise missiles1 
& %ort-range fight] aircraft t c deliv] 
nucle> gravity bombs4 ,! /rategic bomb] 
fleet ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates comprises #hg   
,b-#eb & #bj ,b-#b aircraft1 ov] #fj (  
:i* contribute to ! nucle> mission4 ,!  
,unit$ ,/ates also ma9ta9s #djj         
int]cont95tal balli/ic missiles & #ad   
,ohio-class subm>9es1 up to #ab ( :i*   
are deploy$4 ,ea* ( ^? subm>9es is arm$ 
) approximately #ij nucle> w>heads4     
7#c7 ,! ma9t5ance ( ?is =ce comes at    
significant co/4 ,betwe5 fiscal ye>s    
#bjai & #bjbh1 ! ,unit$ ,/ates w sp5d   
#did1jjj1jjj1jjj to ma9ta9 &            
recapitalize its nucle> =ce1 accord+ to 
a ,janu>y #bjai e/imate f !             
,congressional ,budget ,(fice4 ,?is is  

#id1jjj1jjj1jjj high] ?an !             
,congressional ,budget ,(fice's #bjag   
e/imate1 ) additional co/ driv5 9 "p by 
! new nucle> weapons call$ = 9 ! #bjah  
,nucle> ,po/ure ,review4 ,ov] ! next #cj
 ye>s1 ! price tag is likely to exce$   
#a1ejj1jjj1jjj1jjj & c\ld ev5 approa*   
#b1jjj1jjj1jjj1jjj4  7#d7 ,num]\s ,unit$
 ,/ates ,gov]nm5t (ficials h w>n$ ( !   
af=dability problem pos$ by ! curr5t    
nucle> weapons su/a9m5t plans1 caution+ 
t ^! plans _c be execut$ 9 ! abs5ce (   
significant long-t]m increases to def5se
 sp5d+ or cuts to o!r milit>y           
priorities4 ,= example1 ,brian ,mc,keon1
 =m] ,pr9cipal ,deputy ,"u ,secret>y (  
,def5se /at$ 9 ,octob] #bjae t3 ,we're  
look+ at t big b[ wave 9 nucle> weapons 
sp5d+ & wond]+ h[ ! heck we're go+ to   
pay = x1 & probably ?ank+ our lucky />s 
we won't be "h to answ] ! "q4 ,project$ 
sp5d+ on ! nucle> weapons budget has    
gr[n ev5 l>g] s9ce #bjae4  7#e7 ,!      
project$ gr[? 9 nucle> weapons sp5d+ is 
com+ due z ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se is     

seek+ to replace l>ge portions ( its    
conv5tional =ces to bett] compete ) !   
,russian ,f$]ation & ! ,p's ,republic ( 
,*9a & z int]nal & ext]nal fiscal       
pressures are likely to limit ! gr[? (1 
& p]haps r$uce1 milit>y sp5d+4 ,we're   
go+ to h enorm\s pressure on r$uc+ !    
debt :i* means t def5se sp5d+--,i'd l to
 tell y x's go+ to keep go+ up--b ,i'm n
 t]ribly optimi/ic41 ,alan ,%aff]1      
,deputy ,"u ,secret>y ( ,def5se =       
,acquisition & ,su/a9m5t1 said 9        
,febru>y #bjai4  7#f7 ,a sub/antial     
decrease 9 sp5d+ on ! nucle> ars5al ( ! 
,unit$ ,/ates is prud5t = bo? ! budget &
 = national security4 ,! ,dep>tm5t (    
,def5se's ,june #bjac nucle> policy     
guidance entitl$ ,report on ,nucle>     
,employm5t ,/rategy ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates   
f\nd t =ce levels "u ! ,april #bjaj     
,treaty on ,measures = ! ,fur!r         
,r$uction & ,limitation ( ,/rategic     
,(f5sive ,arms betwe5 ! ,unit$ ,/ates & 
! ,russian ,f$]ation 7commonly kn[n z ! 
,new ,,/>t ,treaty7 are m ?an adequate =

 :at ! ,unit$ ,/ates ne$s to fulfill its
 national security objectives & c be    
r$uc$ by up to #a_/c bel[ levels "u !   
,new ,,/>t ,treaty to #a1jjj to #a1ajj  
w>heads4  7#g7 ,a ,decemb] #bjah        
,congressional ,budget ,(fice analysis  
%[$ t ! project$ co/s ( nucle> =ces ov] 
! next decade c be r$uc$ by             
#h1jjj1jjj1jjj to #i1jjj1jjj1jjj by     
trimm+ back curr5t plans1 :ile /ill     
ma9ta9+ a triad ( deliv]y sy/ems4 ,ev5  
l>g] sav+s w\ld accrue ov] ! subsequ5t  
decade4  7#h7 ,ev5 )\t additional       
r$uctions bel[ ! ,new ,,/>t ,treaty     
limit ( #a1eej deploy$ /rategic w>heads1
 ! ,unit$ ,/ates c save t5s ( billions (
 doll>s by deploy+ ^? w>heads m         
effici5tly on deliv]y sy/ems & by def]r+
 production ( new deliv]y sy/ems until  
!y are ne$$4  7#i7 ,presid5t ,donald    
,trump is propos+ to exp& ! role (1 &   
sp5d+ on1 nucle> weapons 9 ,unit$ ,/ates
 policy at ! same "t t ! ,presid5t has  
und]m9$ critical arms control &         
nonprolif]ation agreem5ts4 ,! ,presid5t 

has provid$ no cle> indication t !      
,presid5t int5ds to ext5d ! ,new ,,/>t  
,treaty4 ,! pot5tial expiration ( t     
treaty w remove all limits on ! size ( !
 ,unit$ ,/ates & ,russian nucle>        
ars5als1 height5+ fur!r ! risk (        
uncon/ra9$ nucle> weapons competition & 
ev5 great] sp5d+ on nucle> weapons4  #c4
 ,r$uctions 9 nucle> =ces  7a7 ,r$uction
 ( nucle>-,arm$ subm>9es ,not)/&+ any   
o!r provision ( law1 none ( ! funds     
au?oriz$ to be appropriat$ or o!rwise   
made available = fiscal ye> #bjbj or any
 fiscal ye> !reaft] = ! ,dep>tm5t (     
,def5se may be obligat$ or exp5d$ =     
pur*as+ m ?an eight ,columbia-class     
subm>9es4  7b7 ,r$uction ( gr\nd-,bas$  
missiles ,not)/&+ any o!r provision (   
law1 beg9n+ 9 fiscal ye> #bjbj1 ! =ces (
 ! ,air ,=ce %all include n m ?an #aej  
int]cont95tal balli/ic missiles4  7c7   
,r$uction ( deploy$ /rategic w>heads    
,not)/&+ any o!r provision ( law1 beg9n+
 9 fiscal ye> #bjbj1 ! =ces ( ! ,unit$  
,/ates ,milit>y %all include n m ?an    

#a1jjj deploy$ /rategic w>heads1 z t t]m
 is def9$ 9 ! ,new ,,/>t ,treaty4  7d7  
,limitation on new long-,range p5etrat+ 
bomb] aircraft ,not)/&+ any o!r         
provision ( law1 none ( ! funds au?oriz$
 to be appropriat$ or o!rwise made      
available = any ( fiscal ye>s #bjbj     
?r\gh #bjbh = ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se may 
be obligat$ or exp5d$ = pur*as+ m ?an   
#hj ,b-#ba long-range p5etrat+ bomb]    
aircraft4  7e7 ,prohibition on ,f-#ce   
nucle> mission ,not)/&+ any o!r         
provision ( law1 none ( ! funds au?oriz$
 to be appropriat$ or o!rwise made      
available = fiscal ye> #bjbj or any     
fiscal ye> !reaft] = ! ,dep>tm5t (      
,def5se or ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,en]gy may be  
us$ to make ! ,f-#ce ,jo9t ,/rike       
,fight] aircraft capable ( c>ry+ nucle> 
weapons4  7f7 ,prohibition on new       
air-,laun*$ cruise missile ,not)/&+ any 
o!r provision ( law1 none ( ! funds     
au?oriz$ to be appropriat$ or o!rwise   
made available = fiscal ye> #bjbj or any
 fiscal ye> !reaft] = ! ,dep>tm5t (     

,def5se or ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,en]gy may be  
obligat$ or exp5d$ = ! rese>*1          
developm5t1 te/1 & evaluation or        
procurem5t ( ! long-range /&-(f weapon  
or any o!r new air-laun*$ cruise missile
 or = ! ,w#hj w>head life ext5sion      
program4  7g7 ,prohibition on new       
int]cont95tal balli/ic missile ,not)/&+ 
any o!r provision ( law1 none ( ! funds 
au?oriz$ to be appropriat$ or o!rwise   
made available = fiscal ye> #bjbj or any
 fiscal ye> !reaft] = ! ,dep>tm5t (     
,def5se may be obligat$ or exp5d$ = !   
rese>*1 developm5t1 te/1 & evaluation or
 procurem5t ( ! gr\nd-bas$ /rategic     
det]r5t or any new int]cont95tal        
balli/ic missile4  7h7 ,t]m9ation (     
uranium process+ facility ,not)/&+ any  
o!r provision ( law1 none ( ! funds     
au?oriz$ to be appropriat$ or o!rwise   
made available = fiscal ye> #bjbj or any
 fiscal ye> !reaft] = ! ,dep>tm5t (     
,def5se or ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,en]gy may be  
obligat$ or exp5d$ = ! ,uranium         
,process+ ,facility locat$ at ! ,y-#ab  

,national ,security ,complex1 ,oak      
,ridge1 ,t5nessee4  7i7 ,prohibition on 
procurem5t & deploym5t ( new l[-,yield  
w>head ,not)/&+ any o!r provision ( law1
 none ( ! funds au?oriz$ to be          
appropriat$ or o!rwise made available = 
fiscal ye> #bjbj or any fiscal ye>      
!reaft] = ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se or !    
,dep>tm5t ( ,en]gy may be obligat$ or   
exp5d$ to procure or deploy ! ,w#gf-b   
l[-yield nucle> w>head or any o!r       
l[-yield or non/rategic nucle> w>head4  
7j7 ,prohibition on new subm>9e-,laun*$ 
cruise missile ,not)/&+ any o!r         
provision ( law1 none ( ! funds au?oriz$
 to be appropriat$ or o!rwise made      
available = fiscal ye> #bjbj or any     
fiscal ye> !reaft] = ! ,dep>tm5t (      
,def5se or ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,en]gy may be  
obligat$ or exp5d$ = ! rese>*1          
developm5t1 te/1 & evaluation or        
procurem5t ( a new subm>9e-laun*$ cruise
 missile capable ( c>ry+ a l[-yield or  
non/rategic nucle> w>head4  7k7         
,limitation on plutonium pit production 

,not)/&+ any o!r provision ( law1 none (
 ! funds au?oriz$ to be appropriat$ or  
o!rwise made available = fiscal ye>     
#bjbj or any fiscal ye> !reaft] = !     
,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se or ! ,dep>tm5t (    
,en]gy may be obligat$ or exp5d$ =      
a*iev+ production ( m ?an #cj plutonium 
pits p] ye> at ,los ,alamos ,national   
,laboratory1 ,los ,alamos1 ,new ,mexico4
  7l7 ,limitation on ,w#hg-a w>head     
procurem5t & deploym5t ,not)/&+ any o!r 
provision ( law1 none ( ! funds au?oriz$
 to be appropriat$ or o!rwise made      
available = fiscal ye> #bjbj or any     
fiscal ye> !reaft] = ! ,dep>tm5t (      
,def5se or ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,en]gy may be  
obligat$ or exp5d$ = ! procurem5t or    
deploym5t ( ! ,w#hg-a w>head = use on   
any missile t c feasibly employ a ,w#hg 
w>head4  7m7 ,limitation on su/a9m5t (  
,b#hc-a bomb ,not)/&+ o!r provision (   
law1 none ( ! funds au?oriz$ to be      
appropriat$ or o!rwise made available = 
fiscal ye> #bjbj or any fiscal ye>      
!reaft] = ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se or !    

,dep>tm5t ( ,en]gy may be obligat$ or   
exp5d$ = ! su/a9m5t ( ! ,b#hc-a bomb    
beyond ! "t at :i* confid5ce 9 !        
,b#fa-ab /ockpile is ga9$4  7n7         
,prohibition on space-,bas$ missile     
def5se ,not)/&+ o!r provision ( law1    
none ( ! funds au?oriz$ to be           
appropriat$ or o!rwise made available = 
fiscal ye> #bjbj or any fiscal ye>      
!reaft] = ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se or !    
,dep>tm5t ( ,en]gy may be obligat$ or   
exp5d$ = ! rese>*1 developm5t1 te/1 &   
evaluation or procurem5t ( a space-bas$ 
missile def5se sy/em4  #d4 ,reports     
requir$  7a7 ,initial report ,n lat] ?an
 #ahj days aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t (   
?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y ( ,def5se & !     
,secret>y ( ,en]gy %all jo9tly submit to
 ! appropriate committees ( ,congress a 
report outl9+ ! plan ( ea* ,secret>y to 
c>ry out section #c4  7b7 ,annual report
 ,n lat] ?an ,m>* #a1 #bjba1 & annually 
!reaft]1 ! ,secret>y ( ,def5se & !      
,secret>y ( ,en]gy %all jo9tly submit to
 ! appropriate committees ( ,congress a 

report outl9+ ! plan ( ea* ,secret>y to 
c>ry out section #c1 includ+ any updates
 to previ\sly submitt$ reports4  7c7    
,annual nucle> weapons acc\nt+ ,n lat]  
?an ,septemb] #cj1 #bjbj1 & annually    
!reaft]1 ! ,presid5t %all transmit to ! 
appropriate committees ( ,congress a    
report conta9+ a compreh5sive acc\nt+ by
 ! ,director ( ! ,(fice ( ,managem5t &  
,budget ( ! am\nts obligat$ & exp5d$ by 
! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t = ea* nucle> weapon &
 relat$ nucle> program dur+--  7#a7 !   
fiscal ye> cov]$ by ! report2 &  7#b7 ! 
life cycle ( su* weapon or program4  7d7
 ,co/ e/imate report ,n lat] ?an #ahj   
days aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is     
,act1 ! ,secret>y ( ,def5se & !         
,secret>y ( ,en]gy %all jo9tly submit to
 ! appropriate committees ( ,congress a 
report outl9+ ! e/imat$ co/ sav+s t     
result f c>ry+ out section #c4  7e7     
,report on fund+ ,national ,def5se      
,/rategy ,n lat] ?an #ahj days aft] !   
date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 !         
,secret>y ( ,def5se %all submit to !    

appropriate committees ( ,congress a    
report expla9+ h[ ! ,secret>y proposes  
to fund ! #bjah ,national ,def5se       
,/rategy "u diff]5t levels ( project$   
def5se sp5d+1 includ+ sc5>ios 9 :i*--   
7#a7 anticipat$ co/ sav+s f re=m d n    
mat]ialize2 or  7#b7 def5se sp5d+       
decreases to ! levels specifi$ by !     
,budget ,control ,act ( #bjaa 7,public  
,law #aab-be2 #abe ,/at4 #bdj74  7f7    
,modification ( p]iod ,to be cov]$ by   
e/imates ( co/s relat+ to nucle> weapons
 ,section #ajdc ( ! ,national ,def5se   
,au?orization ,act = ,fiscal ,ye> #bjab 
7,public ,law #aab-ha2 #abe ,/at4       
#aegf71 z mo/ rec5tly am5d$ by section  
#afgj ( ! ,john ,s4 ,mc,cain ,national  
,def5se ,au?orization ,act = ,fiscal    
,ye> #bjai 7,public ,law #aae-bcb2 #acb 
,/at4 #baeg71 is fur!r am5d$ 9          
subsections 7a77#b77;,f7 & 7b77#a77;,a7 
by /rik+ #aj-ye> p]iod ea* place x      
appe>s & ins]t+ #be-ye> p]iod4  7g7     
,appropriate committees ( ,congress     
def9$ ,9 ?is section1 ! t]m appropriate 

committees ( ,congress means-- 7#a7 !   
,committee on ,arm$ ,s]vices1 !         
,committee on ,=eign ,relations1 !      
,committee on ,appropriations1 & !      
,committee on ,en]gy & ,natural         
,res\rces ( ! ,s5ate2 &  7#b7 !         
,committee on ,arm$ ,s]vices1 !         
,committee on ,=eign ,affairs1 !        
,committee on ,appropriations1 !        
,committee on ,en]gy & ,comm]ce1 & !    
,committee on ,natural ,res\rces ( !    
,h\se ( ,repres5tatives4