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110TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 1914 

To require a comprehensive nuclear posture review, and for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

AUGUST 1, 2007 

Mrs. FEINSTEIN (for herself, Ms. COLLINS, Mr. DURBIN, Mr. KENNEDY, Mr. 

FEINGOLD, and Mr. CASEY) introduced the following bill; which was read 

twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services 

A BILL 

To require a comprehensive nuclear posture review, 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 ‘‘Nuclear Policy and 

5 Posture Review Act of 2007’’. 

6 SEC. 2. REVISED NUCLEAR POLICY REVIEW AND NUCLEAR 

7 POSTURE REVIEW. 

8 (a) NUCLEAR POLICY REVIEW.— 

9 (1) IN GENERAL.—The President shall conduct 

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1 tions on the role of nuclear weapons in United 

2 States security policy. The policy review shall be co3 ordinated by the National Security Advisor and shall 

4 include the Secretary of State, the Secretary of En5 ergy, the Secretary of Defense, the Director of Na6 tional Intelligence, the Director of the Office of 

7 Management and Budget, and the Director of the 

8 Office of Science and Technology Policy. 

9 (2) SCOPE OF REVIEW.—The nuclear policy re10 view conducted under paragraph (1) shall— 

11 (A) address the role and value of nuclear 

12 weapons in the current global security environ13 ment; 

14 (B) set forth short-term and long-term ob15 jectives of United States nuclear weapons pol16 icy; 

17 (C) consider the contributions of the Trea18 ty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weap19 ons, done at Washington, London, and Moscow 

20 July 1, 1968 (commonly referred to as the 

21 ‘‘Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty’’), to United 

22 States national security, and include rec23 ommendations for strengthening the Treaty; 

24 (D) explore the relationship between the 

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1 proliferation and arms control objectives and 

2 international treaty obligations, including obli3 gations under Article VI of the Nuclear Non4 Proliferation Treaty; 

5 (E) determine the role and effectiveness of 

6 the Treaty Between the United States of Amer7 ica and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics 

8 on the Reduction and Limitation of Strategic 

9 Offensive Arms, signed at Moscow July 31, 

10 1991 (commonly referred to as the ‘‘START I 

11 Treaty’’), and the Treaty Between the United 

12 States of America and the Russian Federation 

13 on Strategic Offensive Reductions, done at 

14 Moscow May 24, 2002 (commonly referred to 

15 as the ‘‘Moscow Treaty’’), in achieving the na16 tional security and nonproliferation goals of the 

17 United States and in implementing United 

18 States military strategy, and describe the ele19 ments of a recommended successor treaty, in20 cluding verification provisions; and 

21 (F) provide policy guidance and make rec22 ommendations for the nuclear posture review to 

23 be conducted under subsection (b). 

24 (3) OUTSIDE INPUT.—The policy review shall 

25 include contributions from outside experts and, to 


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1 the extent possible, shall include public meetings to 

2 consider a range of views. 

3 (b) NUCLEAR POSTURE REVIEW.— 

4 (1) IN GENERAL.—Following completion of the 

5 nuclear policy review under subsection (a), the Sec6 retary of Defense shall conduct a comprehensive re7 view of the nuclear posture of the United States to 

8 clarify United States nuclear deterrence policy and 

9 strategy. The Secretary shall conduct the review in 

10 collaboration with the Secretary of Energy, the Sec11 retary of State, the Director of National Intel12 ligence, and the National Security Advisor. 

13 (2) ELEMENTS OF REVIEW.—The nuclear pos14 ture review conducted under paragraph (1) shall in15 clude the following elements: 

16 (A) The role of nuclear forces in United 

17 States military strategy, planning, and pro18 gramming, including the extent to which con19 ventional forces can assume roles previously as20 sumed by nuclear forces. 

21 (B) The policy requirements and objectives 

22 for the United States to maintain a safe, reli23 able, and credible nuclear deterrence posture, in 

24 light of the guidance provided by the nuclear 

25 policy review conducted under subsection (a). 


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1 (C) The targeting strategy required to im2 plement effectively the guidance provided by the 

3 nuclear policy review conducted under sub4 section (a). 

5 (D) The levels and composition of the nu6 clear delivery systems that will be required for 

7 implementing the United States national and 

8 military strategy, including any plans for re9 moving, replacing, or modifying existing sys10 tems. 

11 (E) The nuclear weapons complex that will 

12 be required for implementing the United States 

13 national and military strategy, including any 

14 plans to consolidate, modernize, or modify the 

15 complex. 

16 (F) The active and inactive nuclear weap17 ons stockpile that will be required for imple18 menting the United States national and mili19 tary strategy, including any plans for replacing 

20 or modifying warheads. 

21 (G) An account of the different nuclear 

22 postures considered in the review and the rea23 soning for the selection of the nuclear posture. 

24 (c) REPORTS REQUIRED.— 


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1 (1) NUCLEAR POLICY REVIEW.—Not later than 

2 September 1, 2009, the President shall submit to 

3 Congress a report on the results of the nuclear pol4 icy review conducted under subsection (a). 

5 (2) NUCLEAR POSTURE REVIEW.—Not later 

6 than March 1, 2010, the President shall submit to 

7 Congress a report on the results of the nuclear pos8 ture review conducted under subsection (b). 

9 (3) FORM.—Each report required under this 

10 subsection shall be submitted in unclassified form, 

11 but may contain a classified annex. 

12 (d) SENSE OF CONGRESS ON USE OF NUCLEAR POS13 TURE REVIEW.—It is the sense of Congress that the nu14 clear policy review conducted under subsection (a) should 

15 be used as the basis for establishing future strategic arms 

16 control objectives and negotiating positions of the United 

17 States. 

18 (e) RESTRICTION ON FUNDING OF RELIABLE RE19 PLACEMENT WARHEAD PROGRAM.—Notwithstanding any 

20 other provision of law, no funds may be appropriated or 

21 otherwise made available for the Reliable Replacement 

22 Warhead Program for fiscal years 2008, 2009, or 2010 

23 until the reports required under subsection (c) have been 

24 submitted to Congress. 

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