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,,repres5tatives  ,septemb] #ai1        
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bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on   
,arm$ ,s]vices1 & 9 addition to !       
,committee on ,=eign ,affairs1 = a p]iod
 to be subsequ5tly det]m9$ by ! ,speak]1
 9 ea* case = consid]ation ( su*        
provisions z fall )9 ! jurisdiction ( ! 
committee conc]n$  ,a ,,bill  ,to direct
 ! ,secret>y ( ,def5se to notify        
,congress be=e c>ry+ out an ord] to use 
a nucle> weapon )\t a decl>ation ( w> by
 ,congress4  #a4 ,notification          
requirem5t reg>d+ use ( nucle> weapons  
)\t decl>ation ( w> by ,congress  7a7   
,s5se ( ,congress ,x is ! s5se (        
,congress t-- 7#a7 nucle> det]r5ce is ! 
b$rock ( ,unit$ ,/ates national         
security2  7#b7 ! ability = ! ,unit$    
,/ates to quickly & decisively respond  
to acts ( aggression aga9/ ! ,unit$     
,/ates & ! allies & p>tn]s ( ! ,unit$   
,/ates1 includ+ nucle> attacks1 det]s   

actors f act+ aga9/ ! ,unit$ ,/ates 9 ! 
fir/ place2  7#c7 z curr5tly /ructur$1  
responsibility & au?ority = ! release ( 
nucle> weapons resides solely ) !       
,presid5t2  7#d7 any ,presid5tial ord] =
 a nucle> /rike mu/ be v]ifi$ by a s5ior
 (ficial ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se or     
milit>y (fic] to ensure t a lawful ord] 
0 9 fact issu$ by ! ,presid5t2  7#e7    
nei!r a s5ior (ficial ( ! ,dep>tm5t nor 
a milit>y (fic] 9 ! *a9 ( comm& has veto
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ord] or resign2  7#f7 h[ev]1 entru/+ an 
individual ) ! au?ority to ord] ! use ( 
nucle> weapons raises ! possibility1    
h[ev] small1 ( _! accid5tal or          
inappropriate use t risks cata/rophic   
loss ( life & pot5tial escalation into  
nucle> w>2 &  7#g7 ! *a9 ( comm&        
e/abli%$ "u section #afb7;b7 ( title    
#aj1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 applies to    
,presid5tial ord]s reg>d+ ! use ( nucle>
 weapons4  7b7 ,notification  7#a7      
,requirem5t ,^u ! receipt ( an ord]     
describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#b7 & be=e c>ry+   

out su* ord]1 ! ,secret>y ( ,def5se1 or 
any o!r s5ior (ficial ( ! ,dep>tm5t (   
,def5se or milit>y (fic] t is 9 direct  
receipt ( su* ord]1 %all notify !       
congressional def5se committees1 !      
,speak] ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives1 !  
majority lead] ( ! ,s5ate1 ! m9ority    
lead] ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives1 & !  
m9ority lead] ( ! ,s5ate ( su* ord]4    
7#b7 ,ord] describ$ ,an ord] describ$ 9 
?is p>agraph is a v]ifi$ ord] by !      
,presid5t to use nucle> weapons )\t a   
decl>ation ( w> by ,congress4