S.Amdt. 2051

SA 2051. Mr. MARKEY (for himself, Ms. Warren, Mr. Durbin, Mrs.
Gillibrand, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Van Hollen, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Merkley,
Mr.

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Murphy, Ms. Smith, Mr. Sanders, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Wyden, Mr. Brown, Ms.
Hirono, Mr. Casey, and Mrs. Murray) submitted an amendment intended to
be proposed by him to the bill S. 4049, to authorize appropriations for
fiscal year 2021 for military activities of the Department of Defense,
for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department
of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal
year, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:

Strike section 3167 and insert the following:

SEC. 3167. PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR NUCLEAR WEAPONS
TEST EXPLOSIONS.

(a) In General.--None of the funds authorized to be
appropriated or otherwise made available for fiscal year
2021, or authorized to be appropriated or otherwise made
available for any fiscal year before fiscal year 2021 and
available for obligation as of the date of the enactment of
this Act, may be obligated or expended to conduct or make
preparations for any explosive nuclear weapons test that
produces any yield.
(b) Rule of Construction.--Subsection (a) does not limit
nuclear stockpile stewardship activities that are consistent
with the zero-yield standard and other requirements under
law.
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