S.Amdt. 1553
What it does: Adds SEC. 1073. POLICY OF THE UNITED STATES ON THE INTERCONTINENTAL BALLISTIC MISSILE FORCE at the end of subtitle G of title X
Sen. Kent Conrad (D-ND)What it changes
1 change to S. 1042 · shown in the bill's text
Adds SEC. 1073. POLICY OF THE UNITED STATES ON THE INTERCONTINENTAL BALLISTIC MISSILE FORCE at the end of subtitle G of title X
Adds a sectionIn S. 1042 · Placed on Calendar Senate
Section 21(a) of the Internal Security Act of 1950 (Public Law 81- 831; 64 Stat. 1005) is amended by inserting "or military or civilian director" after "military commander".
Inserted: SEC. 1073. POLICY OF THE UNITED STATES ON THE INTERCONTINENTAL BALLISTIC MISSILE FORCE.
Inserted: (a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
Inserted: (1) Consistent with warhead levels agreed to in the Moscow Treaty, the United States is permanently modifying the capacity of the Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) from its prior capability to carry up to three independent reentry vehicles to a single reentry vehicle system, a process known as downloading.
Inserted: (2) Through the downloading process and the elimination of the Peacekeeper (MX) intercontinental ballistic missile, the United States is now transitioning to a land-based intercontinental ballistic missile force of 500 Minuteman III missiles, each equipped with a single nuclear warhead.
Inserted: (3) A series of Department of Defense studies of United States strategic forces has confirmed the need for 500 Minuteman III missiles with a single warhead, including the 1993 Nuclear Posture Review, the 2001 Nuclear Posture Review, and an ongoing assessment by retired General Larry Welch.
Inserted: (4) In a potential nuclear crisis it is important that the nuclear weapons systems of the United States be configured so as to discourage other nations from making a first strike, and downloading Minuteman III missiles further reduces the likelihood of any country preemptively attacking the intercontinental ballistic missile force of the United States.
Inserted: (5) The intercontinental ballistic missile force is currently being considered as part of the deliberations of the Department of Defense for the Quadrennial Defense Review.
Inserted: (b) Statement of United States Policy.--It is the policy of the United States to continue to transition to an intercontinental ballistic missile force with 500 missiles each equipped with a single nuclear warhead.
Inserted: (c) Moscow Treaty Defined.--In this section, the term "Moscow Treaty" means the Treaty Between the United States of America and the Russian Federation on Strategic Offensive Reductions, done at Moscow on May 24, 2002.
Original wording
At the end of subtitle G of title X, add the following:
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As printed
SA 1553. Mr. CONRAD (for himself, Mr. Baucus, Mr. Burns, Mr. Thomas, and Mr. Enzi) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 1042, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2006 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:
At the end of subtitle G of title X, add the following:
SEC. 1073. POLICY OF THE UNITED STATES ON THE INTERCONTINENTAL BALLISTIC MISSILE FORCE.
(a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Consistent with warhead levels agreed to in the Moscow Treaty, the United States is permanently modifying the capacity of the Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) from its prior capability to carry up to three independent reentry vehicles to a single reentry vehicle system, a process known as downloading.
(2) Through the downloading process and the elimination of the Peacekeeper (MX) intercontinental ballistic missile, the United States is now transitioning to a land-based intercontinental ballistic missile force of 500 Minuteman III missiles, each equipped with a single nuclear warhead.
(3) A series of Department of Defense studies of United States strategic forces has confirmed the need for 500 Minuteman III missiles with a single warhead, including the 1993 Nuclear Posture Review, the 2001 Nuclear Posture Review, and an ongoing assessment by retired General Larry Welch.
(4) In a potential nuclear crisis it is important that the nuclear weapons systems of the United States be configured so as to discourage other nations from making a first strike, and downloading Minuteman III missiles further reduces the likelihood of any country preemptively attacking the intercontinental ballistic missile force of the United States.
(5) The intercontinental ballistic missile force is currently being considered as part of the deliberations of the Department of Defense for the Quadrennial Defense Review.
(b) Statement of United States Policy.--It is the policy of the United States to continue to transition to an intercontinental ballistic missile force with 500 missiles each equipped with a single nuclear warhead.
(c) Moscow Treaty Defined.--In this section, the term “Moscow Treaty” means the Treaty Between the United States of America and the Russian Federation on Strategic Offensive Reductions, done at Moscow on May 24, 2002.
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Senate amendment submitted
July 25, 2005