,,ii ,calendar ,no4 #bej #aagth         
,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,s4 #cdhj    
,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united 
,,states  ,january #aa 7legislative day1
 ,january #aj71 #bjbb,mr4 ,hoeven       
introduced the following bill2 which was
 read the first time  ,january #ah1     
#bjbb,read the second time and placed on
 the calendar  ,a ,,bill  ,to prohibit  
the use of funds to reduce the nuclear  
forces of the ,united ,states4  #a4     
,prohibition on the use of funds to     
reduce ,united ,states nuclear forces   
7a7 ,prohibition ,none of the funds     
authorized to be appropriated to the    
,department of ,defense or the ,national
 ,nuclear ,security ,administration for 
any of fiscal years #bjbb through #bjbg 
may be obligated or expended to reduce--
 7#a7 the total quantity of strategic   
delivery systems below the quantity of  
such systems as of ,january #a1 #bjba2  
7#b7 the quantity of deployed or        
non-deployed strategic delivery systems 
below the quantities described as the   

,final ,new ,,start ,treaty ,force      
,structure in the plan on the           
implementation of the ,new ,,start      
,treaty required by section #ajdb of the
 ,national ,defense ,authorization ,act 
for ,fiscal ,year #bjab 7,public ,law   
#aab-ha2 #abe ,stat4 #aege72 or  7#c7   
the size of the nuclear weapons         
stockpile below the size of the         
stockpile as of ,january #a1 #bjba4  7b7
 ,exceptions ,the prohibition under     
subsection 7a7 does not apply to-- 7#a7 
reductions made to ensure the safety1   
security1 reliability1 and credibility  
of the nuclear weapons stockpile and    
strategic delivery systems1 including   
activities related to surveillance1     
assessment1 certification1 testing1 and 
maintenance of nuclear weapons and      
strategic delivery systems2  7#b7       
temporary reductions in the quantity of 
nuclear weapons or deployed strategic   
delivery systems to facilitate the      
fielding of modernized replacements2    
7#c7 nuclear weapons that are retired or

 awaiting dismantlement as of ,january  
#a1 #bjba2 or  7#d7 reductions made     
pursuant to a treaty with respect to    
which the ,senate has provided its      
advice and consent pursuant to article  
,,ii1 section #b1 clause #b of the      
,constitution of the ,united ,states4   
7c7 ,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7 
,new ,,start ,treaty ,the term ,new     
,,start ,treaty means the ,treaty       
between the ,united ,states of ,america 
and the ,russian ,federation on         
,measures for the ,further ,reduction   
and ,limitation of ,strategic ,offensive
 ,arms1 signed on ,april #h1 #bjaj1 and 
entered into force on ,february #e1     
#bjaa4  7#b7 ,strategic delivery system 
,the term strategic delivery system     
means any of the following3 7,a7        
,,lgm-#cj;,g ,minuteman ,,iii           
intercontinental ballistic missiles and 
any associated reentry vehicles4  7,b7  
,launch facilities for ,,lgm-#cj;,g     
,minuteman ,,iii intercontinental       
ballistic missiles1 whether deployed or 

non-deployed4  7,c7 ,ohio-class fleet   
ballistic missile submarines4  7,d7     
,,ugm-#acc ,trident ,,ii                
submarine-launched ballistic missiles   
and any associated reentry vehicles4    
7,e7 ,b-#eb;,h ,stratofortress          
long-range heavy bombers4  7,f7 ,b-#b;,a
 ,spirit stealth bombers4  7,g7         
,,agm-#hf;,b air-launched cruise        
missiles4  ,january #ah1 #bjbb,read the 
second time and placed on the calendar