Sec. 1052. Limitation on availability of funds for reduction of nuclear forces
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None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2014 for the Department of Defense or the National Nuclear Security Administration may be obligated or expended to carry out reductions to the nuclear forces of the United States required by the New START Treaty until— the Secretary of Defense submits to the appropriate congressional committees the plan required by section 1042(a) of the National Defense Authorization Act of Fiscal Year 2012 ( Public Law 112–81 ; 125 Stat. 1575); and the President certifies to the appropriate congressional committees that any further reductions to such forces that result in such forces being reduced below the level required by the New START Treaty will be carried out only pursuant to— a treaty or international agreement specifically approved with the advice and consent of the Senate pursuant to Article II, section 2, clause 2 of the Constitution; or an Act of Congress specifically authorizing such reductions.
The limitation in subsection
(a)shall not apply to the following: Reductions made to ensure the safety, security, reliability, and credibility of the nuclear weapons stockpile and strategic delivery systems, including activities related to surveillance, assessment, certification, testing, and maintenance of nuclear warheads and strategic delivery systems. Nuclear warheads that are retired or awaiting dismantlement on the date of the enactment of this Act. Inspections carried out pursuant to the New START Treaty. In this section: The term appropriate congressional committees means the following: The congressional defense committees. The Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate. The term New START Treaty means the Treaty between the United States of America and the Russian Federation on Measures for the Further Reduction and Limitation of Strategic Offensive Arms, signed on April 8, 2010, and entered into force on February 5, 2011.
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Sec. 1052
Limitation on availability of funds for reduction of nuclear forces
Pub. L.Pub. L. 112-81
Stat.125 Stat. 1575
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