Sec. 1037. NONSTRATEGIC NUCLEAR WEAPON REDUCTIONS AND EXTENDED DETERRENCE POLICY
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## SEC. 1037 NONSTRATEGIC NUCLEAR WEAPON REDUCTIONS AND EXTENDED DETERRENCE POLICY ###
(a)Sense of Congress It is the sense of Congress that— ####
(1)the United States should pursue negotiations with the Russian Federation aimed at the reduction of Russian deployed and nondeployed nonstrategic nuclear forces; ####
(2)nonstrategic nuclear weapons should be considered when weighing the balance of the nuclear forces of the United States and the Russian Federation; ####
(3)any geographical relocation or storage of nonstrategic nuclear weapons by the Russian Federation does not constitute a reduction or elimination of such weapons; ####
(4)the vast advantage of the Russian Federation in nonstrategic nuclear weapons constitutes a threat to the United States and its allies and a growing asymmetry in Western Europe; ####
(5)the forward-deployed nuclear forces of the United States are an important contributor to the assurance of the allies of the United States and constitute a check on proliferation and a tool in dealing with neighboring states hostile to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (“NATO”); ####
(6)the United States should maintain its commitment to extended deterrence, specifically the nuclear alliance of NATO, as an important component of ensuring and linking the national security interests of the United States and the security of its European allies; ####
(7)forward-deployed nuclear forces of the United States shall remain based in Europe in support of the nuclear policy and posture of NATO subject to the policy and requirements of NATO; ####
(8)the presence of nuclear weapons of the United States in Europe—combined with NATO’s unique nuclear sharing arrangements under which non-nuclear members participate in nuclear planning and possess specially configured aircraft capable of delivering nuclear weapons—provides reassurance to allies and partners who feel exposed to regional threats; and ####
(9)only the President and Congress have the legal authority over the nuclear forces of the United States and no multilateral organization, not even NATO, can articulate a declaratory policy concerning the use of nuclear weapons that binds the United States. ###
(b)Notification ####
(1)In general Chapter 24 of title 10, United States Code, as added by section 1031(b), is amended by inserting after section 496, as added by section 1036(a), the following new section: > > ## “SEC. 497 Notification required for reduction, consolidation, or withdrawal of nuclear forces based in Europe > > **[**[10 U.S.C. 497](/us/usc/t10/s497)**]** > > > ### “(a) Notification > > Upon any decision to reduce, consolidate, or withdraw the nuclear forces of the United States that are based in Europe, the President shall transmit to the appropriate congressional committees a notification containing— > > > #### “(1) > > justification for such reduction, consolidation, or withdrawal; and > > > #### “(2) > > an assessment of how member states of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, in light of such reduction, consolidation, or withdrawal, assess the credibility of the deterrence capability of the United States in support of its commitments undertaken pursuant to article 5 of the North Atlantic Treaty, signed at Washington, District of Columbia, on April 4, 1949, and entered into force on August 24, 1949 (63 Stat. 2241; TIAS 1964). > > > ### “(b) Prior Notification Required > > > #### “(1) In general > > The President shall transmit the notification required by subsection
(a)by not later than 60 days before the date on which the President commences a reduction, consolidation, or withdrawal of the nuclear forces of the United States that are based in Europe described in such notification. > > > #### “(2) Exception > > The limitation in paragraph
(1)shall not apply to a reduction, consolidation, or withdrawal of nuclear weapons of the United States that are based in Europe made to ensure the safety, security, reliability, and credibility of such weapons. > > > ### “(c) Appropriate Congressional Committees Defined > > In this section, the term ‘appropriate congressional committees’ means— > > > #### “(1) > > the Committees on Armed Services of the House of Representatives and the Senate; and > > > #### “(2) > > the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate.” > . ####
(2)Clerical amendment The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting after the item relating section 496, as added by section 1036(b), the following new item:" “497. Notification required for reduction, consolidation, or withdrawal of nuclear forces based in Europe.” ".
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Sec. 1037
NONSTRATEGIC NUCLEAR WEAPON REDUCTIONS AND EXTENDED DETERRENCE POLICY
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