S.Amdt. 2040

1. Rewrites section 1045

   Replaces

   In S. 1197 · Placed on Calendar Senate

   SEC. 1045. READINESS [struck: AND FLEXIBILITY ]OF INTERCONTINENTAL BALLISTIC MISSILE FORCE.

   Struck: (a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense may, in a manner consistent with the obligations of the United States under international agreements--

   Struck: (1) retain intercontinental ballistic missile launch facilities currently supporting deployed strategic nuclear delivery vehicles within the limit of 800 deployed and non- deployed strategic launchers;

   Struck: (2) maintain intercontinental ballistic missiles on alert or operationally deployed status; and

   Struck: (3) preserve intercontinental ballistic missile silos in operational or warm status.

   [struck: (b) Report Required.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to ][inserted: The Secretary of Defense shall preserve each intercontinental ballistic missile silo that contains a deployed missile as of ]the [struck: congressional defense committees a report on ][inserted: date of ]the [struck: feasibility and advisability of preserving intercontinental ballistic missile silos in operational or warm status.][inserted: enactment of this Act in, at minimum, a warm status that enables that silo--]

   Inserted: (1) to remain a fully functioning element of the interconnected and redundant command and control system of the missile field; and

   Inserted: (2) to be made fully operational with a deployed missile.

   Original wording

   Strike section 1045 and insert the following:

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