To require a report on the plan for the United States nuclear weapons stockpile, nuclear weapons complex, and delivery platforms, and to express the sense of the Senate on follow-on negotiations to the START Treaty.

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   Inserted: REPORT ON THE PLAN FOR THE UNITED STATES NUCLEAR WEAPONS STOCKPILE, NUCLEAR WEAPONS COMPLEX, AND DELIVERY PLATFORMS AND SENSE OF THE SENATE ON FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS TO START TREATY. (a) Report on the Plan for the United States Nuclear Weapons Stockpile, Nuclear Weapons Complex, and Delivery Platforms.--(1) Report required.--Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act or at the time a follow-on treaty to the Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START Treaty) is submitted by the President to the Senate for its advice and consent, whichever is earlier, the President shall submit to the congressional defense and foreign relations committees a report on the plan to enhance the safety, security, and reliability of the United States nuclear weapons stockpile, modernize the nuclear weapons complex, and maintain the delivery platforms for nuclear weapons. (2) Coordination.--The President shall prepare the report required under paragraph (1) in coordination with the Secretary of Defense, the directors of Sandia National Laboratory, Los Alamos National Laboratory, and Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, the Administrator for the National Nuclear Security Administration, and the Commander of the United States Strategic Command. (3) Elements.--The report required under paragraph (1) shall include the following: (A) A description of the plan to enhance the safety, security, and reliability of the United States nuclear weapons stockpile. (B) A description of the plan to modernize the nuclear weapons complex, including improving the safety of facilities, modernizing the infrastructure, and maintaining the key capabilities and competencies of the nuclear weapons workforce, including designers and technicians. (C) A description of the plan to maintain delivery platforms for nuclear weapons. (D) An estimate of budget requirements, including the costs associated with the plans outlined under subparagraphs (A) through (C), over a 10-year period. (b) Sense of the Senate on Follow-on Negotiations to the START Treaty.--The Senate urges the President to maintain the stated position of the United States that the follow-on treaty to the START Treaty not include any limitations on the ballistic missile defense systems, space capabilities, or advanced conventional weapons systems of the United States.

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   Beginning on page 1, line 2, strike “LIMITATION” and all that follows through page 5, line 3, and insert the following: “REPORT ON THE PLAN FOR THE UNITED STATES NUCLEAR WEAPONS STOCKPILE, NUCLEAR WEAPONS COMPLEX, AND DELIVERY PLATFORMS AND SENSE OF THE SENATE ON FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS TO START TREATY. (a) Report on the Plan for the United States Nuclear Weapons Stockpile, Nuclear Weapons Complex, and Delivery Platforms.--(1) Report required.--Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act or at the time a follow-on treaty to the Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START Treaty) is submitted by the President to the Senate for its advice and consent, whichever is earlier, the President shall submit to the congressional defense and foreign relations committees a report on the plan to enhance the safety, security, and reliability of the United States nuclear weapons stockpile, modernize the nuclear weapons complex, and maintain the delivery platforms for nuclear weapons. (2) Coordination.--The President shall prepare the report required under paragraph (1) in coordination with the Secretary of Defense, the directors of Sandia National Laboratory, Los Alamos National Laboratory, and Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, the Administrator for the National Nuclear Security Administration, and the Commander of the United States Strategic Command. (3) Elements.--The report required under paragraph (1) shall include the following: (A) A description of the plan to enhance the safety, security, and reliability of the United States nuclear weapons stockpile. (B) A description of the plan to modernize the nuclear weapons complex, including improving the safety of facilities, modernizing the infrastructure, and maintaining the key capabilities and competencies of the nuclear weapons workforce, including designers and technicians. (C) A description of the plan to maintain delivery platforms for nuclear weapons. (D) An estimate of budget requirements, including the costs associated with the plans outlined under subparagraphs (A) through (C), over a 10-year period. (b) Sense of the Senate on Follow-on Negotiations to the START Treaty.--The Senate urges the President to maintain the stated position of the United States that the follow-on treaty to the START Treaty not include any limitations on the ballistic missile defense systems, space capabilities, or advanced conventional weapons systems of the United States.

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