3.0.0 4178 2022-02-03T05:53:08Z 2022-02-03T05:53:08Z House H HR 2012-03-08 112 From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. TURNER of Ohio:H.R. 4178.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:The constitutional authority on which this bill rests isthe power of Congress ``to provide for the common Defence'',``to raise and support Armies'', ``to provide and maintain aNavy'' and ``to make Rules for the Government and Regulationof the land and naval Forces'' as enumerated in Article I,section 8 of the United States Constitution.[Page H1305]]]> hsas00 Armed Services Committee House Standing hsas29 Strategic Forces Subcommittee Referred to 2012-03-23T17:36:19Z Referred to 2012-03-08T15:00:30Z hsfa00 Foreign Affairs Committee House Standing Referred to 2012-03-08T15:00:35Z National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 112 4310 HR 2013-01-02 Became Public Law No: 112-239. Related bill CRS 2012-03-23 hsas29 Strategic Forces Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Strategic Forces. Committee 2012-03-08 Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsfa00 Foreign Affairs Committee 2012-03-08 Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsas00 Armed Services Committee 2012-03-08 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2012-03-08 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress T000463 Rep. Turner, Michael R. [R-OH-3] Michael Turner R OH R. 3 N B001274 Rep. Brooks, Mo [R-AL-5] Mo Brooks R AL 5 2012-03-08 True L000564 Rep. Lamborn, Doug [R-CO-5] Doug Lamborn R CO 5 2012-03-08 True F000448 Rep. Franks, Trent [R-AZ-2] Trent Franks R AZ 2 2012-03-08 True F000445 Rep. Forbes, J. Randy [R-VA-4] J. Forbes R VA Randy 4 2012-03-08 True F000456 Rep. Fleming, John [R-LA-4] John Fleming R LA 4 2012-03-08 True R000571 Rep. Rehberg, Denny [R-MT-At Large] DENNY REHBERG R MT 0 2012-03-08 True M001144 Rep. Miller, Jeff [R-FL-1] Jeff Miller R FL 1 2012-03-08 True M001134 Rep. Myrick, Sue Wilkins [R-NC-9] SUE MYRICK R NC WILKINS 9 2012-03-21 False C001077 Rep. Coffman, Mike [R-CO-6] Mike Coffman R CO 6 2012-03-27 False C001053 Rep. Cole, Tom [R-OK-4] Tom Cole R OK 4 2012-03-28 False Armed Forces and National Security Alliances Appropriations Arms control and nonproliferation Asia Building construction Chemistry China Congressional oversight Defense spending Department of Defense Europe Executive agency funding and structure International law and treaties Metals Military procurement, research, weapons development Military readiness Nuclear weapons Russia Armed Forces and National Security 00 2012-03-08 Introduced in House 2012-04-04T17:03:57Z Maintaining the President's Commitment to Our Nuclear Deterrent and National Security Act of 2012 - Expresses the sense of Congress that the United States is committed to: (1) ensuring the safety, security, reliability, and credibility of its nuclear forces; (2) proceeding with a robust stockpile stewardship program and maintaining and modernizing nuclear weapons production capabilities and capacities; (3) reinvigorating and sustaining its nuclear security laboratories and preserving their core nuclear weapons competencies; and (4) providing the resources needed to achieve these objectives.

Amends the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 to direct the President, upon determining that an appropriations Act fails to meet the resource levels needed to carry out the President's 10-year nuclear resources modernization plan, to submit to Congress a plan to remedy the shortfall, together with related information. Prohibits any reduction in the number of deployed nuclear warheads until 120 days after the President certifies that the identified shortfall has been addressed. Provides warhead reduction exceptions.

Prohibits, during FY2012-FY2021, any funds appropriated to the Department of Defense (DOD) from being used to carry out decisions made pursuant to the 2010 Nuclear Posture Review Implementation Study until the President certifies, among other things, inclusion in that year's budget of necessary resources to carry out such implementation, and that the resources have been provided in an appropriations Act.

Directs the President to annually certify to Congress whether plans to modernize or replace strategic delivery systems are fully resourced and being executed at planned levels.

Requires the President, during any year in which the President recommends to reduce by more than 1% the number of nuclear weapons in the active and inactive U.S. stockpiles, to certify to Congress whether such reduction will cause the number of such weapons to be fewer than the number of such weapons in the active and inactive stockpiles of the Russian Federation.

Prohibits, for FY2012 and thereafter, DOD or National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) funds from being used to carry out any reductions in nuclear forces unless the President includes in a report covering each country with nuclear weapons consideration of the expansion of the nuclear forces of any such country.

Requires the President, beginning with FY2013, to annually certify whether: (1) construction of both the Chemistry and Metallurgy Research Replacement building and the Uranium Processing Facility with be completed by no later than 2021, and (2) both facilities will be fully operational by no later than 2024.

Prohibits the use of DOD or NNSA funds for FY2012 or thereafter to reduce to only one the number of nuclear warheads contained on an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) unless the President certifies that the Russian Federation and China are both carrying out a similar reduction. Provides an exception.

Expresses U.S. policy on the reduction of Russian nonstrategic nuclear weapons and the U.S. extended deterrence commitment to Europe. Provides a limitation, for FY2012 and thereafter, on the reduction, consolidation, or withdrawal of U.S. nuclear forces based in Europe.

]]> Maintaining the President's Commitment to Our Nuclear Deterrent and National Security Act of 2012 Short Titles as Introduced Maintaining the President's Commitment to Our Nuclear Deterrent and National Security Act of 2012 Display Title Maintaining the President's Commitment to Our Nuclear Deterrent and National Security Act of 2012 Official Title as Introduced To strengthen the strategic force posture of the United States by ensuring the safety, security, reliability, and credibility of the nuclear weapons stockpile. Introduced in House 2012-03-08T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-112hr4178ih/xml/BILLS-112hr4178ih.xml 2012-03-23 Referred to the Subcommittee on Strategic Forces. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.