[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3974 Introduced in House (IH)]

112th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 3974

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 reduce the number of intercontinental ballistic missiles 
     operated by the Department of Defense, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            February 8, 2012

Mr. Markey (for himself, Ms. Lee of California, Mr. Clarke of Michigan, 
Mr. Jackson of Illinois, Mr. Stark, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Holt, Mr. Filner, 
Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. 
Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Grijalva, Ms. Norton, Mr. Braley of 
Iowa, Mr. Polis, Mr. Honda, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, 
 Mr. Ellison, Mrs. Maloney, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Bishop of New 
   York, Mr. McGovern, Ms. Richardson, Mr. Olver, Mr. McDermott, Mr. 
    Payne, Ms. Eshoo, Mrs. Christensen, Mr. Tierney, and Mr. Farr) 
 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
                             Armed Services

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                                 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 reduce the number of intercontinental ballistic missiles 
     operated by the Department of Defense, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Smarter Approach to Nuclear 
Expenditures Act''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress finds the following:
            (1) The Berlin Wall fell in 1989, the U.S.S.R. no longer 
        exists, and the Cold War is over. The nature of threats to the 
        national security and military interests of the United States 
        has changed. However, the United States continues to maintain 
        an enormous arsenal of nuclear weapons and delivery systems 
        that were devised with the Cold War in mind.
            (2) The current nuclear arsenal of the United States 
        includes approximately 5,000 total nuclear warheads, of which 
        approximately 2,000 are deployed with three delivery 
        components: long-range strategic bomber aircraft, land-based 
        intercontinental ballistic missiles, and submarine-launched 
        ballistic missiles. The bomber fleet of the United States 
        comprises 93 B-52 and 20 B-2 aircraft. The United States 
        maintains 450 intercontinental ballistic missiles. The United 
        States also maintains 14 Ohio-class submarines, up to 12 of 
        which are deployed at sea. Each of these submarines is armed 
        with up to 96 independently targetable nuclear warheads.
            (3) This Cold War-based approach to nuclear security comes 
        at significant cost. Over the next 10 years, the United States 
        will spend hundreds of billions of dollars maintaining its 
        nuclear force. A substantial decrease in the nuclear arsenal of 
        the United States is prudent for both the budget and national 
        security.
            (4) The national security interests of the United States 
        can be well served by reducing the total number of deployed 
        nuclear warheads and their delivery systems, as suggested by 
        the Department of Defense's January 2012 strategic guidance 
        titled ``Sustaining U.S. Global Leadership: Priorities for 21st 
        Century Defense''. Furthermore, a number of arms control, 
        nuclear, and national security experts have urged the United 
        States to reduce the number of deployed nuclear warheads to no 
        more than 1,000.
            (5) Economic security and national security are linked and 
        both will be well served by smart defense spending. Admiral 
        Mike Mullen, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, stated on 
        June 24, 2010, that ``Our national debt is our biggest national 
        security threat'' and on August 2, 2011, stated that ``I 
        haven't changed my view that the continually increasing debt is 
        the biggest threat we have to our national security.''.
            (6) The Government Accountability Office has found that 
        there is significant waste in the construction of the nuclear 
        facilities of the National Nuclear Security Administration of 
        the Department of Energy.

SEC. 3. REDUCTION IN NUCLEAR FORCES.

    (a) Prohibition on Use of B-2 and B-52 Aircraft for Nuclear 
Missions.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, none of the 
funds authorized to be appropriated or otherwise made available for 
fiscal year 2013 or any fiscal year thereafter for the Department of 
Defense may be obligated or expended to arm a B-2 or B-52 aircraft with 
a nuclear weapon.
    (b) Prohibition on New Long-Range Penetrating Bomber Aircraft.--
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, none of the funds 
authorized to be appropriated or otherwise made available for any of 
fiscal years 2013 through 2023 for the Department of Defense may be 
obligated or expended for the research, development, test, and 
evaluation or procurement of a long-range penetrating bomber aircraft.
    (c) Prohibition on F-35 Nuclear Mission.--Notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, none of the funds authorized to be appropriated or 
otherwise made available for fiscal year 2013 or any fiscal year 
thereafter for the Department of Defense or the Department of Energy 
may be used to make the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter aircraft capable of 
carrying nuclear weapons.
    (d) Termination of B61 LEP.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, none of the funds authorized to be appropriated or otherwise made 
available for fiscal year 2013 or any fiscal year thereafter for the 
Department of Defense or the Department of Energy may be obligated or 
expended for the B61 life extension program.
    (e) Termination of W78 LEP.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, none of the funds authorized to be appropriated or otherwise made 
available for fiscal year 2013 or any fiscal year thereafter for the 
Department of Defense or the Department of Energy may be obligated or 
expended for the W78 life extension program.
    (f) Reduction of Nuclear-Armed Submarines.--Notwithstanding any 
other provision of law, beginning in fiscal year 2013, the forces of 
the Navy shall include not more than eight operational ballistic-
missile submarines available for deployment.
    (g) Limitation on SSBN-X Submarines.--Notwithstanding any other 
provision of law--
            (1) none of the funds authorized to be appropriated or 
        otherwise made available for any of fiscal years 2013 through 
        2023 for the Department of Defense may be obligated or expended 
        for the procurement of an SSBN-X submarine; and
            (2) none of the funds authorized to be appropriated or 
        otherwise made available for fiscal year 2024 or any fiscal 
        year thereafter for the Department of Defense may be obligated 
        or expended for the procurement of more than eight such 
        submarines.
    (h) Reduction of ICBMs.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, none of the funds authorized to be appropriated or otherwise made 
available for fiscal year 2013 or any fiscal year thereafter for the 
Department of Defense may be obligated or expended to maintain more 
than 200 intercontinental ballistic missiles.
    (i) Reduction of SLBMs.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, none of the funds authorized to be appropriated or otherwise made 
available for fiscal year 2013 or any fiscal year thereafter for the 
Department of Defense may be obligated or expended to maintain more 
than 250 submarine-launched ballistic missiles.
    (j) Prohibition on New ICBM.--Notwithstanding any other provision 
of law, none of the funds authorized to be appropriated or otherwise 
made available for fiscal year 2013 or any fiscal year thereafter for 
the Department of Defense may be obligated or expended for the 
research, development, test, and evaluation or procurement of a new 
intercontinental ballistic missile.
    (k) Termination of MOX Fuel Plant Project.--Notwithstanding any 
other provision of law, none of the funds authorized to be appropriated 
or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2013 or any fiscal year 
thereafter for the Department of Defense or the Department of Energy 
may be obligated or expended for the Mixed Oxide (MOX) Fuel Fabrication 
Facility project.
    (l) Termination of CMRR Project.--Notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, none of the funds authorized to be appropriated or 
otherwise made available for fiscal year 2013 or any fiscal year 
thereafter for the Department of Defense or the Department of Energy 
may be obligated or expended for the Chemistry and Metallurgy Research 
Replacement nuclear facility.
    (m) Termination of UPF.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, none of the funds authorized to be appropriated or otherwise made 
available for fiscal year 2013 or any fiscal year thereafter for the 
Department of Defense or the Department of Energy may be obligated or 
expended for the Uranium Processing Facility located at the Y-12 
National Security Complex.
    (n) Termination of MEADS.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, none of the funds authorized to be appropriated or otherwise made 
available for fiscal year 2013 or any fiscal year thereafter for the 
Department of Defense may be obligated or expended for the medium 
extended air defense system.

SEC. 4. REPORTS REQUIRED.

    (a) Initial Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of 
Energy shall jointly submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a 
report outlining the plan of each Secretary to carry out section 3.
    (b) Annual Report.--Not later than March 1, 2013, and each year 
thereafter, the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Energy shall 
jointly submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report 
outlining the plan of each Secretary to carry out section 3, including 
any updates to previously submitted reports.
    (c) Annual Nuclear Weapons Accounting.--Not later than September 
30, 2013, and each year thereafter, the President shall transmit to the 
appropriate committees of Congress a report containing a comprehensive 
accounting by the Director of the Office of Management and Budget of 
the amounts obligated and expended by the Federal Government for each 
nuclear weapon and related nuclear program during--
            (1) the fiscal year covered by the report; and
            (2) the life cycle of such weapon or program.
    (d) Appropriate Committees of Congress Defined.--In this section, 
the term ``appropriate committees of Congress'' means--
            (1) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on 
        Foreign Relations, the Committee on Appropriations, and the 
        Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate; and
            (2) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on 
        Foreign Affairs, the Committee on Appropriations, the Committee 
        on Energy and Commerce, and the Committee on Natural Resources 
        of the House of Representatives.
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