,i  #aag? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #cfec  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,june #a1 #bjba,mr4   
,blum5au] 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,huffman1    
,mr4 ,mc,govern1 ,ms4 ,norton1 ,mr4     
,de,fazio1 ,ms4 ,bonamici1 ,ms4         
,s*ak[sky1 & ,ms4 ,lee ( ,cali=nia7     
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 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 makes ! foll[+ f9d+s3 7#a7 ,! 
,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 #a1hjj 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 ,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 ,(fice1 an       
increase ( #id1jjj1jjj1jjj f !          
,congressional ,budget ,(fice's #bjag   
e/imate1 ) additional co/ driv5 9 "p by 

! new nucle> weapons call$ = 9 =m]      
,presid5t ,donald ,trump's #bjah ,nucle>
 ,po/ure ,review4  7#d7 ,adju/$ =       
inflation1 ! ,congressional ,budget     
,(fice e/imates t ! ,unit$ ,/ates w sp5d
 #a1gjj1jjj1jjj1jjj ?r\gh fiscal ye>    
#bjdf on new nucle> weapons &           
mod]nization & infra/ructure programs4  
7#e7 ,inaccurate budget =eca/+ is likely
 to cont9ue to plague ! ,dep>tm5t (     
,def5se & ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,en]gy1 z       
evid5c$ by ! fiscal ye> #bjba budget    
reque/ ( ! ,presid5t = ! ,national      
,nucle> ,security ,adm9i/ration ,weapon 
,activities acc\nt1 :i* f> exce$$ :at ! 
,national ,nucle> ,security             
,adm9i/ration _h project$ 9 its fiscal  
ye> #bjbj reque/ & :at x _h project$ 9  
previ\s ye>s4  7#f7 ,! 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$uce1 milit>y 
sp5d+4 ,z !n-,air ,=ce ,*ief ( ,/aff    
,g5]al ,dave ,goldfe9 said 9 #bjbj1 ,i  
?9k a debate is t ?is w be ! fir/ "t t !
 nation has tri$ to simultane\sly       
mod]nize ! nucle> ent]prise :ile x's    
try+ to mod]nize an ag+ conv5tional     
ent]prise4 ,! curr5t budget does n all[ 
y to d bo?44  7#g7 ,9 #bjag1 ! ,gov]nm5t
 ,acc\ntability ,(fice conclud$ t       
,national ,nucle> ,security             
,adm9i/ration's budget =eca/s = out-ye> 
sp5d+ d[nplay$ ! fact t ! ag5cy lack$ ! 
res\rces to complete multiple1          
simultane\s billion doll> mod]nization  
projects & recomm5d$ t ! ,national      
,nucle> ,security ,adm9i/ration consid] 
def]r+ ! />t ( or cancell+ specific     
mod]nization programs4  7#h7 ,accord+ to
 ! ,gov]nm5t ,acc\ntability ,(fice1 !   
,national ,nucle> ,security             
,adm9i/ration has /ill n factor$        
af=dability conc]ns into its plann+ z 0 
recomm5d$ by ! ,gov]nm5t ,acc\ntability 
,(fice 9 #bjag1 ) ! w>n+ t x is ess5tial

 = ,,nnsa to pres5t in=mation to        
,congress & o!r key decision mak]       
indicat+ :e!r ! ag5cy has prioritiz$    
c]ta9 mod]nization programs or consid]$ 
trade-(fs 7su* z def]r+ or cancell+     
specific mod]nization programs74  7#i7  
,a ,decemb] #bjbj ,congressional ,budget
 ,(fice analysis %[$ t ! project$ co/s (
 nucle> =ces ov] ! next decade c be     
r$uc$ by #ab1djj1jjj1jjj to             
#ac1fjj1jjj1jjj 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#aj7 ,!
 ,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#aa7 ,=m] ,presid5t   
,trump exp&$ ! role (1 & sp5d+ on1      
nucle> weapons 9 ,unit$ ,/ates policy at
 ! same "t t he )drew f1 unsign$1 or    
o!rwise t]m9at$ a s]ies ( important arms
 control & nonprolif]ation agreem5ts4   
#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>     
#bjbb 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>   
#bjbb1 ! =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>    
#bjbb1 ! =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 #bjbb ?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>     
#bjbb 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> #bjbb 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> #bjbb 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> #bjbb 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> #bjbb or any fiscal ye>      
!reaft] = ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se or !    
,dep>tm5t ( ,en]gy may be obligat$ or   
exp5d$ to 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> #bjbb 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>     
#bjbb 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> #bjbb 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> #bjbb 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> #bjbb 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  7o7 ,prohibition 
on ! ,w-#ic w>head ,not)/&+ any o!r     
provision ( law1 none ( ! funds au?oriz$
 to be appropriat$ or o!rwise made      
available = fiscal ye> #bjbb or any     
fiscal ye> !reaft] = ! ,dep>tm5t (      
,def5se or ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,en]gy may be  
obligat$ or exp5d$ = ! procurem5t &     
deploym5t ( a ,w-#ic w>head on a subm>9e
 laun*$ balli/ic missile4  #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 #bjbb1 & 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 #bjbb1 & 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+ ! life cycle 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] !   
publication ( a ,national ,def5se       
,/rategy "u section #aac7;g7 ( title    
#aj1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 ! ,secret>y ( 
,def5se %all submit to ! appropriate    
committees ( ,congress a report expla9+ 
h[ ! ,secret>y proposes to fund !       
,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