Sec. 1061. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON COMPLIANCE WITH NUCLEAR ARMS CONTROL TREATY OBLIGATIONS

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## SEC. 1061 SENSE OF CONGRESS ON COMPLIANCE WITH NUCLEAR ARMS CONTROL TREATY OBLIGATIONS It is the sense of Congress that, if the President determines that a foreign nation is in substantial noncompliance with its obligations under a nuclear arms control treaty to which the United States is a party in a manner that adversely affects the national security of the United States or its allies or alliances, the President should— ####

(1)conduct an assessment of the effect of such noncompliance on the national security interests of the United States and its allies; ####

(2)determine what further actions are warranted by the United States in response to such noncompliance; ####

(3)determine whether such noncompliance threatens the viability of such treaty; ####

(4)take appropriate steps to resolve the noncompliance issue; ####

(5)keep Congress informed of developments relating to such noncompliance issue; ####

(6)inform Congress of the assessment and plan of the President to resolve such noncompliance issue, including any plans to address the issue diplomatically with the government of the noncompliant nation and the affected allies and alliances; ####

(7)consider if the United States should, in light of such noncompliance, engage in future nuclear arms control negotiations with the government of the noncompliant nation; and ####

(8)consider the potential effect of such noncompliance on the consideration by the Senate of a future nuclear arms reduction treaty involving the government of the noncompliant nation.