,,ii  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #bicj  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,septemb] #bi1         
#bjbe,mr4 ,m>key 7= himself & ,mr4      
,s&]s7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0   
read twice & 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 #c1gdh total nucle>      
w>heads 9 its milit>y /ockpile1 ( :i*   
approximately #a1ggj 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] #ff ( :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 ,accord+ to ! ,congressional       
,budget ,(fice1 ! project$ co/ to su/a9 
& mod]nize ! ,unit$ ,/ates nucle> ars5al
 has increas$ significantly4 ,f #bjbe to
 #bjcd1 ! ,congressional ,budget ,(fice 
e/imates t ! co/ w be #idf1jjj1jjj1jjj  
to op]ate1 su/a91 & mod]nize curr5t     
nucle> =ces1 an av]age ( #ie1jjj1jjj1jjj
 annually4 ,:5 acc\nt+ = inflation &    
ris+ program exp5ses1 ! co/ c\ld easily 
surpass #a1jjj1jjj1jjj1jjj 9 ! #aj ye>  

p]iod aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is    
,act4 ,curr5t e/imates f !              
,congressional ,budget ,(fice = ! p]iod 
betwe5 #bjbe & #bjcd h already balloon$ 
by #be p]c5t1 or #aij1jjj1jjj1jjj1 m ?an
 ! #bjbc e/imate = ! p]iod betwe5 #bjbc 
& #bjcb4 ,fur!r calls to increase !     
nucle> ars5al w\ld increase ^!          
projections4  7#d7 ,accord+ to !        
,gov]nm5t ,acc\ntability ,(fice1 !      
,national ,nucle> ,security             
,adm9i/ration 7,,nnsa7 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]s 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 ,in/ead1 ! budget e/imate ( !
 ,dep>tm5t ( ,en]gy = nucle>            
mod]nization activities dur+ ! p]iod (  
fiscal ye>s #bjba ?r\gh #bjbe 0         

#hc1fai1jjj1jjj--ae1daj1jjj1jjj m ?an ! 
#bjbj budget e/imate ( ! ,dep>tm5t = !  
same p]iod4  7#e7 ,a ,decemb] #bjbj     
,congressional ,budget ,(fice analysis  
%[$ t ! project$ co/s ( nucle> =ces ov] 
! next decade c be r$uc$ by             
#ae1chj1jjj1jjj to #af1hgj1jjj1jjj 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#f7 ,! ,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 #ac bel[ levels "u ! ,new
 ,,/>t ,treaty to #a1jjj to #a1ajj      
w>heads4  7#g7 ,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> #bjbf 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> #bjbf1 ! =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> #bjbf1 ! =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 #bjbd     
?r\gh #bjcj = ! ,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> #bjbf 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> #bjbf 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> #bjbf or any
 fiscal ye> !reaft] = ! ,dep>tm5t (     
,def5se may be obligat$ or exp5d$ = !   
rese>*1 developm5t1 te/1 & evaluation or
 procurem5t ( ! ,,lgm-#ce ,s5t9el1      
previ\sly kn[n z ! gr\nd-bas$ /rategic  
det]r5t1 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> #bjbf 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> #bjbf 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> #bjbf 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>head1 z ! #bjbb    
,nucle> ,po/ure ,review f\nd ?is sy/em  
no long] necess>y4  7k7 ,limitation on  
plutonium pit production  7#a7 ,9 g5]al 

,not)/&+ any o!r provision ( law1 none (
 ! funds au?oriz$ to be appropriat$ or  
o!rwise made available = fiscal ye>     
#bjbf or any fiscal ye> !reaft] = !     
,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se or ! ,dep>tm5t (    
,en]gy may be obligat$ or exp5d$ = exp&+
 production ( plutonium pits at ! ,los  
,alamos ,national ,laboratory1 ,los     
,alamos1 ,new ,mexico1 or ! ,savannah   
,riv] ,site1 ,s\? ,c>ol9a1 until !      
,adm9i/rator = ,nucle> ,security submits
 to ! appropriate committees ( ,congress
 an integrat$ ma/] s*$ule & total       
e/imat$ co/ = ! ,national ,nucle>       
,security ,adm9i/ration's ov]all        
plutonium pit production ef=t dur+ !    
p]iod ( #bjbf ?r\gh #bjcf4  7#b7        
,requirem5ts = s*$ule ,! s*$ule requir$ 
to be submitt$ "u p>agraph 7#a7 %all--  
7,a7 include timel9es1 res\rces1 &      
budgets = plann$ "w2 &  7,b7 be consi/5t
 ) mod]n managem5t /&>ds & be/ practices
 z describ$ 9 guidel9es ( ! ,gov]nm5t   
,acc\ntability ,(fice4  7l7 ,prohibition
 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> #bjbf or any
 fiscal ye> !reaft] = ! ,dep>tm5t (     
,def5se or ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,en]gy may be  
obligat$ or exp5d$ = ! su/a9m5t ( !     
,b#hc-a bomb1 z ! #bjbb ,nucle> ,po/ure 
,review decl>$ ! ,b#hc-a w be retir$4   
7m7 ,prohibition on space-,bas$ missile 
def5se ,not)/&+ o!r provision ( law1    
none ( ! funds au?oriz$ to be           
appropriat$ or o!rwise made available = 
fiscal ye> #bjbf 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  7n7 ,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> #bjbf 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 #bjbf1 & 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 #bjbf1 & 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+ ! e/imat$ co/ sav+s t     
result f c>ry+ out section #c4  #e4     
,appropriate committees ( ,congress     
def9$ ,9 ?is ,act1 ! 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