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S.Amdt. 733Senate108th Congress (2003-2005)

S.Amdt. 733

What it does: Inserts new text at the end of section 3131
Sponsored by Jeff BingamanSen. Jeff Bingaman (D-NM)
Submitted May 20, 2003

What it changes

1 change to S. 1050 · shown in the bill's text

Inserts text

  1. Inserts new text at the end of section 3131

    Inserts

    In S. 1050 · Placed on Calendar Senate

    (b) Construction.--Nothing in the repeal made by subsection (a) shall be construed as authorizing the testing, acquisition, or deployment of a low-yield nuclear weapon.

    Inserted: (c) Report.--Not later than March 31, 2004, the National Academy of Sciences shall submit to Congress a report containing the determination of the National Academy of Sciences whether or not the repeal of the prohibition on research and development of low-yield nuclear weapons in section 3136 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1994 constitutes a requirement for the testing of low-yield nuclear weapons.

    Original wording

    In section 3131, add at the end the following:

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SA 733. Mr. BINGAMAN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 1050, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2004 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe personnel strengths for such fiscal year for the Armed Forces, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

In section 3131, add at the end the following:

(c) Report.--Not later than March 31, 2004, the National Academy of Sciences shall submit to Congress a report containing the determination of the National Academy of Sciences whether or not the repeal of the prohibition on research and development of low-yield nuclear weapons in section 3136 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1994 constitutes a requirement for the testing of low-yield nuclear weapons.

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May 20, 2003