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To require a comprehensive nuclear posture review, and for other purposes.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

August 1, 2007

Mrs. FEINSTEIN (for herself, Ms. COLLINS, Mr. DURBIN, Mr. KENNEDY, Mr. FEINGOLD, and Mr. CASEY) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed ServicesCommentsClose CommentsPermalink

To require a comprehensive nuclear posture review, and for other purposes.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the `Nuclear Policy and Posture Review Act of 2007'.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

SEC. 2. REVISED NUCLEAR POLICY REVIEW AND NUCLEAR POSTURE REVIEW.

(a) Nuclear Policy Review-CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(1) IN GENERAL- The President shall conduct a nuclear policy review to consider a range of options on the role of nuclear weapons in United States security policy. The policy review shall be coordinated by the National Security Advisor and shall include the Secretary of State, the Secretary of Energy, the Secretary of Defense, the Director of National Intelligence, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, and the Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(2) SCOPE OF REVIEW- The nuclear policy review conducted under paragraph (1) shall--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(A) address the role and value of nuclear weapons in the current global security environment;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(B) set forth short-term and long-term objectives of United States nuclear weapons policy;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(C) consider the contributions of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, done at Washington, London, and Moscow July 1, 1968 (commonly referred to as the `Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty'), to United States national security, and include recommendations for strengthening the Treaty;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(D) explore the relationship between the nuclear policy of the United States and nonproliferation and arms control objectives and international treaty obligations, including obligations under Article VI of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(E) determine the role and effectiveness of the Treaty Between the United States of America and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics on the Reduction and Limitation of Strategic Offensive Arms, signed at Moscow July 31, 1991 (commonly referred to as the `START I Treaty'), and the Treaty Between the United States of America and the Russian Federation on Strategic Offensive Reductions, done at Moscow May 24, 2002 (commonly referred to as the `Moscow Treaty'), in achieving the national security and nonproliferation goals of the United States and in implementing United States military strategy, and describe the elements of a recommended successor treaty, including verification provisions; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(F) provide policy guidance and make recommendations for the nuclear posture review to be conducted under subsection (b).CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(3) OUTSIDE INPUT- The policy review shall include contributions from outside experts and, to the extent possible, shall include public meetings to consider a range of views.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(b) Nuclear Posture Review-CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(1) IN GENERAL- Following completion of the nuclear policy review under subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense shall conduct a comprehensive review of the nuclear posture of the United States to clarify United States nuclear deterrence policy and strategy. The Secretary shall conduct the review in collaboration with the Secretary of Energy, the Secretary of State, the Director of National Intelligence, and the National Security Advisor.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(2) ELEMENTS OF REVIEW- The nuclear posture review conducted under paragraph (1) shall include the following elements:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(A) The role of nuclear forces in United States military strategy, planning, and programming, including the extent to which conventional forces can assume roles previously assumed by nuclear forces.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(B) The policy requirements and objectives for the United States to maintain a safe, reliable, and credible nuclear deterrence posture, in light of the guidance provided by the nuclear policy review conducted under subsection (a).CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(C) The targeting strategy required to implement effectively the guidance provided by the nuclear policy review conducted under subsection (a).CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(D) The levels and composition of the nuclear delivery systems that will be required for implementing the United States national and military strategy, including any plans for removing, replacing, or modifying existing systems.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(E) The nuclear weapons complex that will be required for implementing the United States national and military strategy, including any plans to consolidate, modernize, or modify the complex.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(F) The active and inactive nuclear weapons stockpile that will be required for implementing the United States national and military strategy, including any plans for replacing or modifying warheads.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(G) An account of the different nuclear postures considered in the review and the reasoning for the selection of the nuclear posture.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(c) Reports Required-CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(1) NUCLEAR POLICY REVIEW- Not later than September 1, 2009, the President shall submit to Congress a report on the results of the nuclear policy review conducted under subsection (a).CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(2) NUCLEAR POSTURE REVIEW- Not later than March 1, 2010, the President shall submit to Congress a report on the results of the nuclear posture review conducted under subsection (b).CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(3) FORM- Each report required under this subsection shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may contain a classified annex.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(d) Sense of Congress on Use of Nuclear Posture Review- It is the sense of Congress that the nuclear policy review conducted under subsection (a) should be used as the basis for establishing future strategic arms control objectives and negotiating positions of the United States.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(e) Restriction on Funding of Reliable Replacement Warhead Program- Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no funds may be appropriated or otherwise made available for the Reliable Replacement Warhead Program for fiscal years 2008, 2009, or 2010 until the reports required under subsection (c) have been submitted to Congress.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink