[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 119 (Monday, June 29, 2020)]
[Senate]
[Page S3729]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 2282. Mr. HOEVEN 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:

       At the end of subtitle C of title XVI, add the following:

     SEC. 1656. SENSE OF THE SENATE ON IMPORTANCE OF THE NUCLEAR 
                   FORCES OF THE UNITED STATES.

       It is the sense of the Senate that--
       (1) United States Strategic Command, its subordinate 
     commands, and the forces of the Air Force and Navy assigned 
     to nuclear missions, should be commended for the prudent, 
     timely, and comprehensive action taken to protect the health 
     and safety of their members from the coronavirus disease 2019 
     (commonly referred to as ``COVID-19'');
       (2) modernized nuclear forces of the United States are 
     critical for long-term strategic competition; and
       (3) the complete nuclear modernization program should 
     remain a top priority, including modernization of the nuclear 
     triad, supporting infrastructure, and nuclear command, 
     control, and communications systems, as described in the 2018 
     Nuclear Posture Review.
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