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116TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 705 

To prohibit the use of funds to take any action that would constitute a 

violation of the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty for the duration of the six-month withdrawal period from the INF Treaty, and 

for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

MARCH 7, 2019 

Mr. VAN HOLLEN (for himself, Ms. WARREN, Mr. MARKEY, Mr. SANDERS, 

Ms. KLOBUCHAR, Ms. SMITH, and Ms. HARRIS) introduced the following 

bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations 

A BILL 

To prohibit the use of funds to take any action that would 

constitute a violation of the Intermediate-Range Nuclear 

Forces Treaty for the duration of the six-month withdrawal period from the INF Treaty, and for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Preserving Arms Con5 trol Treaties (PACT) Act of 2019’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS TO TAKE ACTIONS 

2 THAT WOULD CONSTITUTE VIOLATIONS OF 

3 THE INTERMEDIATE-RANGE NUCLEAR 

4 FORCES TREATY DURING THE SIX-MONTH 

5 WITHDRAWAL PERIOD FROM THE TREATY. 

6 Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no funds 

7 may be obligated or expended to take any action that 

8 would constitute a violation of the INF Treaty for the du9 ration of the six-month withdrawal period under the Trea10 ty, effective as of February 2, 2019. 

11 SEC. 3. REPORT ON INF TREATY WITHDRAWAL. 

12 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 30 days after the 

13 date of the enactment of this Act, and every 30 days there14 after during the six-month withdrawal period described in 

15 section (2), the Secretary of State, in concurrence with 

16 the Secretary of Defense and the Director of National In17 telligence, shall submit to the appropriate committees of 

18 Congress a report that includes the following elements: 

19 (1) A description of diplomatic, economic, and 

20 INF-compliant military measures that the United 

21 States has undertaken in order to bring the Russian 

22 Federation back into compliance during the six23 month withdrawal period, including consultations 

24 with North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) 

25 allies. 


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1 (2) A description of the status of the develop2 ment of the Russian Federation’s GLCM (SSC–8) 

3 and any other INF-range systems, their capabilities, 

4 current deployment levels, and the threat they may 

5 pose to the United States European and Asian allies 

6 and assets in the region. 

7 (3) A formal, detailed description of the arms 

8 control proposal that the President referenced in his 

9 State of the Union Address on February 5, 2019, 

10 and the status of any offer to convene the party or 

11 parties therein referenced to negotiate the terms of 

12 a new agreement. 

13 (b) FORM OF REPORT.—The report required under 

14 subsection (a) shall be unclassified with a classified annex 

15 if necessary. 

16 SEC. 4. DEFINITIONS. 

17 In this Act: 

18 (1) APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES OF CON19 GRESS.—the term ‘‘appropriate committees of Con20 gress’’ means— 

21 (A) the Committee on Foreign Relations, 

22 the Committee on Armed Services, and the 

23 Committee on Appropriations of the Senate; 

24 and 


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1 (B) the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the 

2 Committee on Armed Services, and the Com3 mittee on Appropriations of the House of Rep4 resentatives. 

5 (2) INF TREATY.—The term ‘‘INF Treaty’’ 

6 means the Treaty between the United States of 

7 America and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics 

8 on the Elimination of Their Intermediate-Range and 

9 Shorter-Range Missiles, together with the Memo10 randum of Understanding and Two Protocols, signed 

11 at Washington December 8, 1987, and entered into 

12 force June 1, 1988. 

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