S.Amdt. 397

SA 397. Mr. HAWLEY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the bill S. 1790, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year
2020 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 D of title XVI, insert the
following:

SEC. 1668. REPORTS ON OPERATION OF CONVENTIONAL FORCES UNDER
EMPLOYMENT OR THREAT OF EMPLOYMENT OF NUCLEAR
WEAPONS.

(a) In General.--Not later than one year after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Air Force,
the Secretary of the Army, the Secretary of the Navy, and the
Commandant of the Marine Corps shall each submit to the
congressional defense committees a report detailing the
measures taken by the appropriate Secretary or the Commandant
to ensure the ability of conventional forces to operate
effectively under employment or threat of employment of
nuclear weapons by the United States, an ally of the United
States, or an adversary of the United States.
(b) Form of Report.--Each report required by subsection (a)
shall be submitted in classified form but shall be
accompanied by an unclassified summary appropriate for
release to the public.
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