3.0.0 1235 2023-01-11T13:36:23Z 2023-01-11T13:36:23Z Senate S 2017-05-25 115 ssas00 Armed Services Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2017-05-25T15:43:56Z Smarter Approach to Nuclear Expenditures Act 115 2668 HR 2017-06-16 Referred to the Subcommittee on Strategic Forces. Identical bill CRS 2017-05-25 ssas00 Armed Services Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. IntroReferral 2017-05-25 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress M000133 Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA] Edward Markey D MA J. N S000033 Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT] Bernard Sanders I VT 2017-05-25 True F000457 Sen. Franken, Al [D-MN] Al Franken D MN 2017-05-25 True M001176 Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR] Jeff Merkley D OR 2017-05-25 True Armed Forces and National Security Congressional oversight Defense spending Department of Defense Department of Energy Executive agency funding and structure Government buildings, facilities, and property Military operations and strategy Military procurement, research, weapons development Nuclear weapons Research administration and funding South Carolina Tennessee Armed Forces and National Security 00 2017-05-25 Introduced in Senate 2017-12-20T19:26:56Z 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.

]]> Smarter Approach to Nuclear Expenditures Act Display Title Smarter Approach to Nuclear Expenditures Act Official Title as Introduced A bill to reduce the number of nuclear-armed submarines operated by the Navy, to prohibit the development of a new long-range penetrating bomber aircraft, to prohibit the procurement of new intercontinental ballistic missiles, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Smarter Approach to Nuclear Expenditures Act Introduced in Senate 2017-05-25T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115s1235is/xml/BILLS-115s1235is.xml 2017-05-25 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. 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.