US·Bill·115th Congress

S 1235

Died in committee

Smarter Approach to Nuclear Expenditures Act

Introduced 2017-05-25Last action 2017-05-25 — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.Committee Senate Committee on Armed Services

Sponsor

Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA]D

Cosponsors (3)

Franken, Al(D-MN)Merkley, Jeff(D-OR)Sanders, Bernard(I-VT)

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Died in committee

The 115th Congress ended on 2019-01-03. This bill was in committee when the session adjourned and did not advance to enactment.

Legislative Progress

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Introduced

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In Committee

Passed Chamber

Enacted / Signed

Action History

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.

2017-05-25 · Senate

Introduced in Senate

2017-05-25 · Library of Congress

Summary

Smarter Approach to Nuclear Expenditures Act

This bill prohibits the obligation or expenditure of Department of Defense (DOD) funds: (1) for procuring more than eight Columbia-class submarines; (2) to maintain more than 150 deployed intercontinental ballistic missiles; or (3) through FY2024, for the research, development, test, and evaluation (RDT&E) or the procurement of the B-21 long-range penetrating bomber aircraft.

The bill prohibits the obligation or expenditure of DOD or Department of Energy (DOE) funds:

to maintain more than 1,000 deployed strategic warheads, as counted under the New START Treaty;
to make the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter aircraft capable of carrying nuclear weapons;
for extending the life of tactical versions of the B61 gravity bomb;
for the RDT&E or procurement of a new air-launched cruise missile or for the W80 warhead life extension program;
for the RDT&E or procurement of the ground-based strategic deterrent or any new intercontinental ballistic missile;
for the IW-1 life extension program;
for the Mixed Oxide Fuel Fabrication Facility project at the Savannah River Site, Aiken, South Carolina; or
for the Uranium Processing Facility located at the Y-12 National Security Complex, Oak Ridge, Tennessee.

DOD and DOE must report to Congress on the plans for, and the estimated cost savings from, carrying out this bill.

Full Bill Text

https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/s/1235

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