S.Amdt. 2015

SA 2015. Mr. DAINES submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to
amendment SA 1502 proposed by Mr. Schumer to the bill S. 1260, to
establish a new Directorate for Technology and Innovation in the
National Science Foundation, to establish a regional technology hub
program, to require a strategy and report on economic security,
science, research, innovation, manufacturing, and job creation, to
establish a critical supply chain resiliency program, and for other
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the end of title V of division C, add the following:

SEC. 3505. POLICY OF UNITED STATES ON MAINTAINING SUPERIORITY
OF UNITED STATES NUCLEAR FORCES.

(a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
(1) the modernization of the land-based intercontinental
ballistic missile, ballistic missile submarines, and nuclear-
capable heavy bomber aircraft is essential to maintaining a
competitive edge over the People's Republic of China and
providing security for allies of the United States in the
region;
(2) continued support for the modernization of the nuclear
triad will be a necessary consideration during ratification
of any future arms control treaty with the People's Republic
of China;
(3) the nuclear forces of the People's Republic of China
will significantly evolve over the decade after the date of
the enactment of this Act as the People's Republic of China
modernizes, diversifies, and increases the number of its
land-, sea-, and air-based nuclear delivery platforms;
(4) the People's Republic of China is pursuing a nuclear
triad with the development of a nuclear-capable air-launched
ballistic missile and improving its ground and sea-based
nuclear capabilities; and
(5) new developments in 2019 further suggest that the
People's Republic of China intends to increase the peacetime
readiness of its nuclear forces by moving to a launch-on-
warning posture with an expanded silo-based force.
(b) Statement of Policy.--It is the policy of the United
States--
(1) to advance the strategic deterrence capabilities of the
United States both quantitatively and qualitatively;
(2) to ensure the safety, reliability, and performance of
the nuclear forces of the United States;
(3) to fully modernize the United States nuclear triad as
needed to maintain the premier nuclear force on the planet;
and
(4) that any new nuclear arms limitation treaties must
include the People's Republic of China before ratification.
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