[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 201 (Thursday, November 18, 2021)]
[Senate]
[Page S8514]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 4823. Mr. MARKEY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 3867 submitted by Mr. Reed and intended to be proposed to 
the bill H.R. 4350, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2022 
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 6505 and insert the following:

     SEC. 6505. BRIEFING ON CONSULTATIONS WITH UNITED STATES 
                   ALLIES REGARDING NUCLEAR POSTURE REVIEW.

       (a) In General.--Not later than January 31, 2022, the 
     Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Secretary of 
     State, shall brief the appropriate congressional committees 
     on all consultations with United States allies and related 
     matters regarding the 2021 Nuclear Posture Review.
       (b) Elements.--The briefing required by subsection shall 
     include the following:
       (1) A listing of all countries consulted with respect to 
     the 2021 Nuclear Posture Review, including the dates and 
     circumstances of each such consultation and the countries 
     present.
       (2) An overview of the topics and concepts discussed with 
     each such country during such consultations, including any 
     discussion of potential changes to the nuclear declaratory 
     policy of the United States.
       (3) A summary of any feedback provided during such 
     consultations.
       (4) A description of the consultations conducted by the 
     Department of Defense and the Department of State with 
     experts outside such Departments and civil society 
     organizations with respect to the 2021 Nuclear Posture 
     Review.
       (5) A listing of the consultants who participated in the 
     2021 Nuclear Posture Review in a formal or informal capacity.
       (6) An identification of the options related to United 
     States nuclear force structure and nuclear doctrine that were 
     presented to the President by the Department of Defense.
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