,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #djii  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,june #bi1     
#bjbj,ms4 ,cortez ,masto 7for herself1  
,ms4 ,rosen1 and ,mr4 ,coons7 introduced
 the following bill2 which was read     
twice and referred to the ,committee on 
,armed ,services  ,a ,,bill  ,to require
 the approval of ,congress before       
explosive nuclear testing may be        
resumed4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act   
may be cited as the ,no ,nuclear        
,testing ,without ,approval ,act4  #b4  
,requirement for approval of ,congress  
for conduct of explosive nuclear testing
 ,section #dbaj7;a7 of the ,atomic      
,energy ,defense ,act 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4    
#becj7;a77 is amended to read as        
follows3  7a7 ,explosive nuclear testing
  7#a7 ,in general ,no explosive nuclear
 testing may be conducted by the ,united
 ,states after the date of the enactment
 of the ,national ,defense              
,authorization ,act for ,fiscal ,year   
#bjba1 and none of the funds described  

in paragraph 7#b7 may be obligated or   
expended to conduct such testing1       
unless-- 7,a7 7i7 a foreign state       
conducts a nuclear test after that date2
 or  7ii7 there is a technical need for 
such testing2  7,b7 not less than #ahj  
days before the date proposed to conduct
 such testing1 the ,president submits to
 ,congress a notification described in  
paragraph 7#c7 with respect to such     
testing2 and  7,c7 a joint resolution   
approving the testing with respect to   
which the notification is submitted     
under subparagraph 7,b7 is enacted into 
law-- 7i7 in the case of testing        
proposed to be conducted after a foreign
 state conducts a nuclear test-- 7,i7   
without use of expedited procedures     
under paragraph 7#d72 but  7,,ii7       
requiring1 for passage in the ,senate1  
the affirmative vote of two-thirds of   
,senators1 duly chosen and sworn2 or    
7ii7 in the case of testing proposed to 
be conducted because there is a         
technical need for such testing1        

pursuant to paragraph 7#d74  7#b7 ,funds
 described ,the funds described in this 
paragraph are funds-- 7,a7 authorized to
 be appropriated or otherwise made      
available for fiscal year #bjba or any  
fiscal year thereafter2 or  7,b7        
authorized to be appropriated or        
otherwise made available for any fiscal 
year before fiscal year #bjba and       
available for obligation as of the date 
of the enactment of the ,national       
,defense ,authorization ,act for ,fiscal
 ,year #bjba4  7#c7 ,notification       
described  7,a7 ,in general ,a          
notification described in this paragraph
 with respect to a proposal to conduct  
explosive nuclear testing shall         
include-- 7i7 a description of the      
testing proposed to be conducted2  7ii7 
a statement of the reasons for          
conducting the testing1 including-- 7,i7
 whether or not there is a technical    
need for conducting the testing2  7,,ii7
 if there is a technical need for       
conducting the testing-- 7aa7 a         

description of the technical need2  7bb7
 an assessment of alternative options   
for addressing the need2 and  7cc7 an   
explanation of why those options were   
not selected2 and  7,,iii7 if the reason
 for conducting the testing is in       
response to a geopolitical event under  
the responsibility of the ,president    
acting as the ,commander in ,chief of   
the ,armed ,forces1 a detailed          
explanation of why the testing would be 
in the supreme national interest of the 
,united ,states2  7iii7 an estimate of  
the timelines and costs of conducting   
the testing2 and  7iv7 any other        
information the ,president considers    
relevant4  7,b7 ,form ,a notification   
described in subparagraph 7,a7 shall be 
submitted in unclassified form but may  
include a classified annex4  7#d7 ,joint
 resolution of approval for explosive   
nuclear testing for which there is a    
technical need  7,a7 ,joint resolution  
of approval defined ,in this paragraph1 
the term joint resolution of approval   

means a joint resolution of either      
,house of ,congress the sole matter     
after the resolving clause of which is  
the following3 ,congress approves of the
 proposal of the ,president to conduct  
explosive nuclear testing for which     
there is a technical need1 notice of    
which was submitted to ,congress under  
section #dbaj7;a7 of the ,atomic ,energy
 ,defense ,act 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #becj7;a77
 on 41 with the blank space being filled
 with the appropriate date4  7,b7       
,introduction2 referral ,a joint        
resolution of approval-- 7i7 may be     
introduced in either ,house by any      
member2 and  7ii7 shall be referred--   
7,i7 in the ,senate1 to the ,committee  
on ,armed ,services of the ,senate2 and 
7,,ii7 in the ,house of                 
,representatives1 to the ,committee on  
,armed ,services of the ,house of       
,representatives4  7,c7 ,consideration  
in ,house of ,representatives  7i7      
,reporting and discharge ,the ,committee
 on ,armed ,services of the ,house of   

,representatives shall report a joint   
resolution of approval to the ,house not
 later than #fj calendar days after the 
date of receipt of the notification     
submitted under paragraph 7#a77;,b74 ,if
 the committee fails to report the joint
 resolution within that period1 the     
committee shall be discharged from      
further consideration of the joint      
resolution and the joint resolution     
shall be referred to the appropriate    
calendar4  7ii7 ,proceeding to          
consideration ,after the ,committee on  
,armed ,services of the ,house of       
,representatives reports the joint      
resolution of approval to the ,house or 
has been discharged from its            
consideration1 it shall be in order1 not
 later than the #abjth day after        
,congress receives the notification     
submitted under paragraph 7#a77;,b71 to 
move to proceed to consider the joint   
resolution in the ,house4 ,all points of
 order against the motion are waived4   
,such a motion shall not be in order    

after the ,house has disposed of a      
motion to proceed on the joint          
resolution4 ,the previous question shall
 be considered as ordered on the motion 
to its adoption without intervening     
motion4 ,the motion shall not be        
debatable4 ,a motion to reconsider the  
vote by which the motion is disposed of 
shall not be in order4  7iii7           
,consideration ,the joint resolution of 
approval shall be considered as read4   
,all points of order against the joint  
resolution and against its consideration
 are waived4 ,the previous question     
shall be considered as ordered on the   
joint resolution to its passage without 
intervening motion except #bd hours of  
debate equally divided and controlled by
 the proponent and an opponent4 ,a      
motion to reconsider the vote on passage
 of the joint resolution shall not be in
 order4  7,d7 ,consideration in ,senate 
7i7 ,reporting and discharge ,the       
,committee on ,armed ,services of the   
,senate shall report a joint resolution 

of approval to the ,senate not later    
than #fj calendar days after the date of
 receipt of the notification submitted  
under paragraph 7#a77;,b74 ,if the      
committee fails to report the joint     
resolution within that period1 the      
committee shall be discharged from      
further consideration of the joint      
resolution and the joint resolution     
shall be placed on the ,calendar of     
,business4  7ii7 ,floor consideration   
7,i7 ,in general ,notwithstanding ,rule 
,,xxii of the ,standing ,rules of the   
,senate1 it is in order at any time     
after the ,committee on ,armed ,services
 reports a joint resolution of approval 
or is discharged from consideration of a
 joint resolution of approval to move to
 proceed to the consideration of the    
joint resolution1 and all points of     
order against the motion to proceed to  
the joint resolution 7and against       
consideration of the joint resolution7  
are waived4 ,the motion to proceed is   
not debatable4 ,the motion is not       

subject to a motion to postpone4 ,a     
motion to reconsider the vote by which  
the motion is agreed to or disagreed to 
shall not be in order4 ,if a motion to  
proceed to the consideration of the     
resolution is agreed to1 the joint      
resolution shall remain the unfinished  
business until disposed of4  7,,ii7     
,consideration ,consideration of a joint
 resolution of approval1 and on all     
debatable motions in connection         
therewith1 shall be limited to not more 
than #aj hours1 which shall be divided  
equally between the majority and        
minority leaders or their designees4 ,a 
motion further to limit debate is in    
order and not debatable4 ,an amendment  
to1 a motion to postpone1 or a motion to
 proceed to the consideration of other  
business1 or a motion to recommit the   
joint resolution is not in order4       
7,,iii7 ,vote on passage ,the vote on   
passage shall occur immediately         
following the conclusion of the debate  
on a joint resolution of approval1 and a

 single quorum call at the conclusion of
 the debate if requested in accordance  
with the rules of the ,senate4 ,passage 
of the joint resolution shall require   
the affirmative vote of two-thirds of   
,senators1 duly chosen and sworn4       
7,,iv7 ,rulings of the chair on         
procedure ,appeals from the decisions of
 the ,chair relating to the application 
of the rules of the ,senate1 as the case
 may be1 to the procedure relating to a 
joint resolution of approval shall be   
decided without debate4  7,e7 ,rules    
relating to senate and house of         
representatives  7i7 ,coordination with 
action by other house ,if1 before the   
passage by one ,house of a joint        
resolution of that ,house1 that ,house  
receives from the other ,house a joint  
resolution of approval that is identical
 to the joint resolution of the ,house  
receiving the resolution1 then the      
following procedures shall apply3 7,i7  
,the joint resolution of the other      
,house shall not be referred to a       

committee4  7,,ii7 ,with respect to a   
joint resolution of the ,house receiving
 the resolution-- 7aa7 the procedure in 
that ,house shall be the same as if no  
joint resolution had been received from 
the other ,house2 but  7bb7 the vote on 
passage shall-- 7,,aa7 require the      
affirmative vote of two-thirds of       
,senators1 duly chosen and sworn1 for   
passage2 and 7,,bb7 be on the joint     
resolution of the other ,house4  7ii7   
,treatment of joint resolution of other 
house ,if one ,house fails to introduce 
or consider a joint resolution under    
this section1 the joint resolution of   
the other ,house shall be entitled to   
expedited floor procedures under this   
paragraph4  7iii7 ,treatment of         
companion measures ,if1 following       
passage of the joint resolution in the  
,senate1 the ,senate then receives an   
identical resolution from the ,house of 
,representatives1 the resolution of the 
,house shall not be debatable4  7iv7    
,consideration of veto messages ,if the 

,president vetoes a joint resolution of 
approval1 debate on a veto message in   
the ,senate shall be #a hour equally    
divided between the majority and        
minority leaders or their designees4    
7,f7 ,rules of ,house of                
,representatives and ,senate ,this      
paragraph enacted by the ,senate and the
 ,house of ,representatives-- 7i7 as an 
exercise of the rulemaking power of the 
,senate and ,house1 respectively1 and as
 such it is deemed a part of the rules  
of each ,house1 respectively1 but       
applicable only with respect to the     
procedure to be followed in that ,house 
in the case of a joint resolution of    
approval1 and it supersedes other rules 
only to the extent that it is           
inconsistent with such rules2 and  7ii7 
with full recognition of the            
constitutional right of either ,house to
 change the rules 7so far as relating to
 the procedure of that ,house7 at any   
time1 in the same manner1 and to the    
same extent as in the case of any other 

rule of that ,house4  7#e7 ,definitions 
,in this subsection3 7,a7 ,explosive    
nuclear testing ,the term explosive     
nuclear testing-- 7i7 means testing     
involving the explosive compression or  
assembly of fissile material to exceed  
critical mass with the attendant release
 of any nuclear energy from fission     
processes2 and  7ii7 does not include   
subcritical experiments carried out as  
part of the stockpile stewardship       
program under section #dbja1 laser      
fusion experiments1 or other inertial   
confinement fusion experiments however  
driven4  7,b7 ,technical need ,the term 
technical need1 with respect to         
explosive nuclear testing1 means that   
all officials specified in section      
#dbje7;b7 determine that an explosive   
nuclear test is necessary to resolve an 
issue with respect to the safety1       
reliability1 performance1 or military   
effectiveness of a nuclear weapon type4 
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