S.Amdt. 2282

SA 2282. Mr. HOEVEN 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:

At the end of subtitle C of title XVI, add the following:

SEC. 1656. SENSE OF THE SENATE ON IMPORTANCE OF THE NUCLEAR
FORCES OF THE UNITED STATES.

It is the sense of the Senate that--
(1) United States Strategic Command, its subordinate
commands, and the forces of the Air Force and Navy assigned
to nuclear missions, should be commended for the prudent,
timely, and comprehensive action taken to protect the health
and safety of their members from the coronavirus disease 2019
(commonly referred to as ``COVID-19'');
(2) modernized nuclear forces of the United States are
critical for long-term strategic competition; and
(3) the complete nuclear modernization program should
remain a top priority, including modernization of the nuclear
triad, supporting infrastructure, and nuclear command,
control, and communications systems, as described in the 2018
Nuclear Posture Review.
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