S.Amdt. 6152
What it does: Adds SEC. 3118. PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT, PRODUCTION, OR DEPLOYMENT OF NUCLEAR-ARMED SEA-LAUNCHED CRUISE MISSILE AND ASSOCIATED WARHEAD at the end of subtitle B of title XXXI
Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD)What it changes
1 change to S.Amdt. 5499 · shown in S.Amdt. 5499's text
Adds SEC. 3118. PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT, PRODUCTION, OR DEPLOYMENT OF NUCLEAR-ARMED SEA-LAUNCHED CRUISE MISSILE AND ASSOCIATED WARHEAD at the end of subtitle B of title XXXI
Adds a sectionIn S.Amdt. 5499 as proposed
(5) in subsection (e), by striking "2026" and inserting "2031".
Inserted: SEC. 3118. PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT, PRODUCTION, OR DEPLOYMENT OF NUCLEAR-ARMED SEA-LAUNCHED CRUISE MISSILE AND ASSOCIATED WARHEAD.
Inserted: (a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
Inserted: (1) The United States nuclear arsenal comprises approximately 3,800 nuclear warheads in the active stockpile and a force structure of long-range and short-range delivery systems, including--
Inserted: (A) land-based intercontinental ballistic missiles;
Inserted: (B) submarine-launched ballistic missiles that can deliver both low-yield and higher-yield nuclear warheads;
Inserted: (C) long-range strategic bomber aircraft capable of carrying nuclear-armed air-launched cruise missile and nuclear gravity bombs; and
Inserted: (D) short-range fighter aircraft that can deliver nuclear gravity bombs.
Inserted: (2) In 2010, the United States retired the nuclear-armed sea-launched cruise missile, or the TLAM-N, after concluding in the 2010 Nuclear Posture Review that the capability "serve[d] a redundant purpose in the U.S. nuclear stockpile".
Inserted: (3) Ten years later, in 2020, the United States initiated studies into a new nuclear-armed sea-launched cruise missile and associated warhead, after concluding in the 2018 Nuclear Posture Review that the weapon system would provide a "non-strategic regional presence" and "an assured response capability".
Inserted: (4) The United States possesses an array of nuclear weapons systems, including both air- and sea-based capabilities, that provide an effective regional deterrent presence, making the nuclear-armed sea-launched cruise missile a redundant, unnecessary capability.
Inserted: (5) Deploying nuclear-armed sea-launched cruise missiles on attack submarines or surface ships risks detracting from the core military missions of such submarines and ships, such as tracking enemy submarines, protecting United States carrier groups, and conducting conventional strikes on priority land targets.
Inserted: (6) Stationing nuclear-armed sea-launched cruise missiles on such submarines or ships also risks complicating port visits and joint operations with some allies and partners of the United States, which in turn would reduce the operational effectiveness of such submarines and ships and the deterrent value of deployed nuclear-armed sea-launched cruise missiles.
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Inserted: (7) A January 2019 analysis of the Congressional Budget Office estimated that the projected costs of the nuclear-armed sea-launched cruise missile program from 2019 to 2028 would total $9,000,000,000, adding additional costs and resource requirements to the United States nuclear modernization program and increasing pressure on the Navy budget as the Navy plans for increases in shipbuilding while funding the Columbia-class submarine program.
Inserted: (8) The cost of the nuclear-armed sea-launched cruise missile program will be larger, as the estimate of the Congressional Budget Office did not account for costs related to integrating nuclear-armed sea-launched cruise missiles on attack submarines or surface ships, nuclear weapons-specific training for Navy personnel, or storage and security for nuclear warheads.
Inserted: (b) Prohibition on Use of Funds.--None of the funds authorized to be appropriated or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2023 or any fiscal year thereafter for the Department of Defense or the Department of Energy may be obligated or expended for the research and development, production, or deployment of the nuclear-armed sea-launched cruise missile and its associated nuclear warhead.
Original wording
At the end of subtitle B of title XXXI, add the following:
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As printed
SA 6152. Mr. VAN HOLLEN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 5499 submitted by Mr. Reed (for himself and Mr. Inhofe) and intended to be proposed to the bill H.R. 7900, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2023 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 B of title XXXI, add the following:
SEC. 3118. PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT, PRODUCTION, OR DEPLOYMENT OF NUCLEAR-ARMED SEA-LAUNCHED CRUISE MISSILE AND ASSOCIATED WARHEAD.
(a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
(1) The United States nuclear arsenal comprises approximately 3,800 nuclear warheads in the active stockpile and a force structure of long-range and short-range delivery systems, including--
(A) land-based intercontinental ballistic missiles;
(B) submarine-launched ballistic missiles that can deliver both low-yield and higher-yield nuclear warheads;
(C) long-range strategic bomber aircraft capable of carrying nuclear-armed air-launched cruise missile and nuclear gravity bombs; and
(D) short-range fighter aircraft that can deliver nuclear gravity bombs.
(2) In 2010, the United States retired the nuclear-armed sea-launched cruise missile, or the TLAM-N, after concluding in the 2010 Nuclear Posture Review that the capability “serve[d] a redundant purpose in the U.S. nuclear stockpile”.
(3) Ten years later, in 2020, the United States initiated studies into a new nuclear-armed sea-launched cruise missile and associated warhead, after concluding in the 2018 Nuclear Posture Review that the weapon system would provide a “non-strategic regional presence” and “an assured response capability”.
(4) The United States possesses an array of nuclear weapons systems, including both air- and sea-based capabilities, that provide an effective regional deterrent presence, making the nuclear-armed sea-launched cruise missile a redundant, unnecessary capability.
(5) Deploying nuclear-armed sea-launched cruise missiles on attack submarines or surface ships risks detracting from the core military missions of such submarines and ships, such as tracking enemy submarines, protecting United States carrier groups, and conducting conventional strikes on priority land targets.
(6) Stationing nuclear-armed sea-launched cruise missiles on such submarines or ships also risks complicating port visits and joint operations with some allies and partners of the United States, which in turn would reduce the operational effectiveness of such submarines and ships and the deterrent value of deployed nuclear-armed sea-launched cruise missiles.
(7) A January 2019 analysis of the Congressional Budget Office estimated that the projected costs of the nuclear-armed sea-launched cruise missile program from 2019 to 2028 would total $9,000,000,000, adding additional costs and resource requirements to the United States nuclear modernization program and increasing pressure on the Navy budget as the Navy plans for increases in shipbuilding while funding the Columbia-class submarine program.
(8) The cost of the nuclear-armed sea-launched cruise missile program will be larger, as the estimate of the Congressional Budget Office did not account for costs related to integrating nuclear-armed sea-launched cruise missiles on attack submarines or surface ships, nuclear weapons-specific training for Navy personnel, or storage and security for nuclear warheads.
(b) Prohibition on Use of Funds.--None of the funds authorized to be appropriated or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2023 or any fiscal year thereafter for the Department of Defense or the Department of Energy may be obligated or expended for the research and development, production, or deployment of the nuclear-armed sea-launched cruise missile and its associated nuclear warhead.
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Senate amendment submitted
September 29, 2022