To require a report assessing the effects of the repeal of the prohibition on the research and development of low-yield nuclear weapons.

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.--(1) Not later than March 1, 2004, the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of State shall jointly submit to Congress a report assessing whether or not the repeal of section 3136 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1994, will affect the ability of the United States to achieve its non-proliferation objectives and whether or not any changes in programs and activities would be required to achieve these objectives.

   Original wording

   In section 3131, add at the end the following:

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