,i  #aagth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #hijb  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,september #ai1      
#bjbb,ms4 ,slotkin 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 direct the ,secretary of 
,defense to notify ,congress before     
carrying out an order to use a nuclear  
weapon without a declaration of war by  
,congress4  #a4 ,notification           
requirement regarding use of nuclear    
weapons without declaration of war by   
,congress  7a7 ,sense of ,congress ,it  
is the sense of ,congress that-- 7#a7   
nuclear deterrence is the bedrock of    
,united ,states national security2  7#b7
 the ability for the ,united ,states to 
quickly and decisively respond to acts  

of aggression against the ,united       
,states and the allies and partners of  
the ,united ,states1 including nuclear  
attacks1 deters actors from acting      
against the ,united ,states in the first
 place2  7#c7 as currently structured1  
responsibility and authority for the    
release of nuclear weapons resides      
solely with the ,president2  7#d7 any   
,presidential order for a nuclear strike
 must be verified by a senior official  
of the ,department of ,defense or       
military officer to ensure that a lawful
 order was in fact issued by the        
,president2  7#e7 neither a senior      
official of the ,department nor a       
military officer in the chain of command
 has veto power and1 therefore1 must    
comply with a lawful order or resign2   
7#f7 however1 entrusting an individual  
with the authority to order the use of  
nuclear weapons raises the possibility1 
however small1 of their accidental or   
inappropriate use that risks            
catastrophic loss of life and potential 

escalation into nuclear war2 and  7#g7  
the chain of command established under  
section #afb7;b7 of title #aj1 ,united  
,states ,code1 applies to ,presidential 
orders regarding the use of nuclear     
weapons4  7b7 ,notification  7#a7       
,requirement ,upon the receipt of an    
order described in paragraph 7#b7 and   
before carrying out such order1 the     
,secretary of ,defense1 or any other    
senior official of the ,department of   
,defense or military officer that is in 
direct receipt of such order1 shall     
notify the congressional defense        
committees1 the ,speaker of the ,house  
of ,representatives1 the majority leader
 of the ,senate1 the minority leader of 
the ,house of ,representatives1 and the 
minority leader of the ,senate of such  
order4  7#b7 ,order described ,an order 
described in this paragraph is a        
verified order by the ,president to use 
nuclear weapons without a declaration of
 war by ,congress4