3.0.0 2394 2022-11-01T13:50:14Z 2022-11-01T13:50:14Z Senate S 2019-07-31 116 ssfr00 Foreign Relations Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2019-07-31T21:40:40Z Richard G. Lugar and Ellen O. Tauscher Act to Maintain Limits on Russian Nuclear Forces 116 2529 HR 2019-05-07 Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Intelligence (Permanent Select), 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. Related bill CRS New START Policy Act of 2019 116 845 S 2019-03-14 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. Related bill CRS 2019-07-31 ssfr00 Foreign Relations Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. IntroReferral 2019-07-31 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress V000128 Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD] Chris Van Hollen D MD N Y000064 Sen. Young, Todd [R-IN] Todd Young R IN C. 2019-07-31 True S001181 Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH] Jeanne Shaheen D NH 2019-11-14 False P000603 Sen. Paul, Rand [R-KY] Rand Paul R KY 2019-11-14 False International Affairs Arms control and nonproliferation Congressional oversight Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad Europe Intelligence activities, surveillance, classified information International law and treaties Nuclear weapons Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents Russia International Affairs 00 2019-07-31 Introduced in Senate 2020-03-02T21:34:31Z Richard G. Lugar and Ellen O. Tauscher Act to Maintain Limits on Russian Nuclear Forces

This bill imposes reporting requirements relating to the possible expiration of the Measures for the Further Reduction and Limitation of Strategic Offensive Arms (New START treaty) between the United States and Russia, which is set to expire in in February 2021 but may be extended to February 2026.

The Office of the Director of National Intelligence shall report to Congress on the intelligence implications of the treaty's expiration without a new U.S.-Russia arms control agreement. The report shall contain specified elements including assessments of (1) the size and posture of Russia's nuclear forces with and without a treaty extension, (2) the impact of the treaty's expiration on U.S. allies, and (3) the impact of the treaty's expiration on U.S. intelligence capabilities. The office shall also report to Congress on the size and posture of China's nuclear forces..

The Department of State shall report to Congress on the likely reactions of U.S. allies, including the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) member countries, to a U.S. decision to not extend the treaty or enter into a similar agreement with Russia. The State Department shall periodically report to Congress until the treaty's extension or expiration on discussions with Russia on extending the treaty or entering into a similar agreement.

If the treaty expires without a new arms control agreement, the President shall provide Congress a justification for allowing the treaty to expire and certify that extending the treaty was not in U.S. national security interests.

]]> Richard G. Lugar and Ellen O. Tauscher Act to Maintain Limits on Russian Nuclear Forces Display Title Richard G. Lugar and Ellen O. Tauscher Act to Maintain Limits on Russian Nuclear Forces Short Title(s) as Introduced Richard G. Lugar and Ellen O. Tauscher Act to Maintain Limits on Russian Nuclear Forces Introduced in Senate IS Official Title as Introduced A bill to require certain reports and briefings to Congress relating to the expiration of the New START Treaty, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Introduced in Senate 2019-07-31T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116s2394is/xml/BILLS-116s2394is.xml 2019-07-31 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. 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.