[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 117 (Thursday, June 25, 2020)]
[Senate]
[Pages S3509-S3510]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 2051. Mr. MARKEY (for himself, Ms. Warren, Mr. Durbin, Mrs. 
Gillibrand, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Van Hollen, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Merkley, 
Mr.

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Murphy, Ms. Smith, Mr. Sanders, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Wyden, Mr. Brown, Ms. 
Hirono, Mr. Casey, and Mrs. Murray) submitted an amendment intended to 
be proposed by him to the bill S. 4049, to authorize appropriations for 
fiscal year 2021 for military activities of the Department of Defense, 
for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department 
of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal 
year, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as 
follows:

       Strike section 3167 and insert the following:

     SEC. 3167. PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR NUCLEAR WEAPONS 
                   TEST EXPLOSIONS.

       (a) In General.--None of the funds authorized to be 
     appropriated or otherwise made available for fiscal year 
     2021, or authorized to be appropriated or otherwise made 
     available for any fiscal year before fiscal year 2021 and 
     available for obligation as of the date of the enactment of 
     this Act, may be obligated or expended to conduct or make 
     preparations for any explosive nuclear weapons test that 
     produces any yield.
       (b) Rule of Construction.--Subsection (a) does not limit 
     nuclear stockpile stewardship activities that are consistent 
     with the zero-yield standard and other requirements under 
     law.
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