3.0.0 5840 2023-01-11T13:39:30Z 2023-01-11T13:39:30Z House HR 2018-05-16 115 [Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 80 (Wednesday, May 16, 2018)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. BILIRAKIS:H.R. 5840.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:This bill is enacted pursuant to Article I, Section 8,Clause 1 of the Constitution of the United States.[Page H4138]]]> hsfa00 Foreign Affairs Committee House Standing Referred to 2018-05-16T17:22:02Z hsas00 Armed Services Committee House Standing Referred to 2018-05-16T17:22:01Z 2018-05-16 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 2018-05-16 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 2018-05-16 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2018-05-16 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress B001257 Rep. Bilirakis, Gus M. [R-FL-12] Gus Bilirakis R FL M. 12 N S001168 Rep. Sarbanes, John P. [D-MD-3] John Sarbanes D MD P. 3 2018-05-16 True Armed Forces and National Security Alliances Collective security Congressional oversight Europe Military operations and strategy Nuclear weapons Armed Forces and National Security 00 2018-05-16 Introduced in House 2019-05-02T13:45:18Z This bill states that it is the policy of the United States to: (1) maintain a modernized nuclear capability that provides for effective deterrence against peer, near-peer, and regional adversaries, consistent with the national security interests of the United States; (2) extend the nuclear deterrent of the United States to deter aggression against close allies of the United States, including members of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO); and (3) ensure the highest levels of reliability, credibility, safety, and security for all nuclear weapons of the United States, including those forward-deployed in support of NATO.

The Department of Defense shall provide Congress, upon request, a briefing regarding the current status of, and future plans for, the extended nuclear deterrence posture of the United States in support of NATO.

]]> To state the policy of the United States with respect to the extended nuclear deterrence posture of the United States in support of NATO and to direct the Secretary of Defense to provide Congress a briefing on such posture. Display Title To state the policy of the United States with respect to the extended nuclear deterrence posture of the United States in support of NATO and to direct the Secretary of Defense to provide Congress a briefing on such posture. Official Title as Introduced To state the policy of the United States with respect to the extended nuclear deterrence posture of the United States in support of NATO and to direct the Secretary of Defense to provide Congress a briefing on such posture. Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2018-05-16T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115hr5840ih/xml/BILLS-115hr5840ih.xml 2018-05-16 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. 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.