I 
112TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 3974 
To reduce the number of nuclear-armed submarines operated by the Navy, 
to prohibit the development of a new long-range penetrating bomber 
aircraft, to reduce the number of intercontinental ballistic missiles oper-
ated by the Department of Defense, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 8, 2012 
Mr. MARKEY (for himself, Ms. LEE of California, Mr. CLARKE of Michigan, 
Mr. JACKSON of Illinois, Mr. STARK, Ms. WOOLSEY, Mr. HOLT, Mr. FIL-
NER, Ms. SLAUGHTER, Mr. NADLER, Mr. BRADY of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
KUCINICH, Mr. LEWIS of Georgia, Mr. CONYERS, Mr. GRIJALVA, Ms. 
NORTON, Mr. BRALEY of Iowa, Mr. POLIS, Mr. HONDA, Mr. BLU-
MENAUER, Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts, Mr. ELLISON, Mrs. MALONEY, 
Ms. KAPTUR, Mr. DEFAZIO, Mr. BISHOP of New York, Mr. MCGOVERN, 
Ms. RICHARDSON, Mr. OLVER, Mr. MCDERMOTT, Mr. PAYNE, Ms. 
ESHOO, Mrs. CHRISTENSEN, Mr. TIERNEY, and Mr. FARR) introduced 
the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Serv-
ices 
A BILL 
To reduce the number of nuclear-armed submarines operated 
by the Navy, to prohibit the development of a new long- 
range penetrating bomber aircraft, to reduce the number 
of intercontinental ballistic missiles operated by the De-
partment of Defense, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Smarter Approach to 
Nuclear Expenditures Act’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds the following: 
(1) The Berlin Wall fell in 1989, the U.S.S.R. 
no longer exists, and the Cold War is over. The na-
ture of threats to the national security and military 
interests of the United States has changed. How-
ever, the United States continues to maintain an 
enormous arsenal of nuclear weapons and delivery 
systems that were devised with the Cold War in 
mind. 
(2) The current nuclear arsenal of the United 
States includes approximately 5,000 total nuclear 
warheads, of which approximately 2,000 are de-
ployed with three delivery components: long-range 
strategic bomber aircraft, land-based interconti-
nental ballistic missiles, and submarine-launched 
ballistic missiles. The bomber fleet of the United 
States comprises 93 B–52 and 20 B–2 aircraft. The 
United States maintains 450 intercontinental bal-
listic missiles. The United States also maintains 14 
Ohio-class submarines, up to 12 of which are de-
ployed at sea. Each of these submarines is armed 
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with up to 96 independently targetable nuclear war-
heads. 
(3) This Cold War-based approach to nuclear 
security comes at significant cost. Over the next 10 
years, the United States will spend hundreds of bil-
lions of dollars maintaining its nuclear force. A sub-
stantial decrease in the nuclear arsenal of the 
United States is prudent for both the budget and 
national security. 
(4) The national security interests of the 
United States can be well served by reducing the 
total number of deployed nuclear warheads and their 
delivery systems, as suggested by the Department of 
Defense’s January 2012 strategic guidance titled 
‘‘Sustaining U.S. Global Leadership: Priorities for 
21st Century Defense’’. Furthermore, a number of 
arms control, nuclear, and national security experts 
have urged the United States to reduce the number 
of deployed nuclear warheads to no more than 
1,000. 
(5) Economic security and national security are 
linked and both will be well served by smart defense 
spending. Admiral Mike Mullen, Chairman of the 
Joint Chiefs of Staff, stated on June 24, 2010, that 
‘‘Our national debt is our biggest national security 
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threat’’ and on August 2, 2011, stated that ‘‘I 
haven’t changed my view that the continually in-
creasing debt is the biggest threat we have to our 
national security.’’. 
(6) The Government Accountability Office has 
found that there is significant waste in the construc-
tion of the nuclear facilities of the National Nuclear 
Security Administration of the Department of En-
ergy. 
SEC. 3. REDUCTION IN NUCLEAR FORCES. 
(a) PROHIBITION ON USE OF B–2 AND B–52 AIR-
CRAFT FOR NUCLEAR MISSIONS.—Notwithstanding any 
other provision of law, none of the funds authorized to 
be appropriated or otherwise made available for fiscal year 
2013 or any fiscal year thereafter for the Department of 
Defense may be obligated or expended to arm a B–2 or 
B–52 aircraft with a nuclear weapon. 
(b) PROHIBITION
ON NEW LONG-RANGE PENE-
TRATING
BOMBER
AIRCRAFT.—Notwithstanding any 
other provision of law, none of the funds authorized to 
be appropriated or otherwise made available for any of fis-
cal years 2013 through 2023 for the Department of De-
fense may be obligated or expended for the research, devel-
opment, test, and evaluation or procurement of a long- 
range penetrating bomber aircraft. 
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(c) PROHIBITION
ON F–35 NUCLEAR MISSION.— 
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, none of the 
funds authorized to be appropriated or otherwise made 
available for fiscal year 2013 or any fiscal year thereafter 
for the Department of Defense or the Department of En-
ergy may be used to make the F–35 Joint Strike Fighter 
aircraft capable of carrying nuclear weapons. 
(d) TERMINATION OF B61 LEP.—Notwithstanding 
any other provision of law, none of the funds authorized 
to be appropriated or otherwise made available for fiscal 
year 2013 or any fiscal year thereafter for the Department 
of Defense or the Department of Energy may be obligated 
or expended for the B61 life extension program. 
(e) TERMINATION OF W78 LEP.—Notwithstanding 
any other provision of law, none of the funds authorized 
to be appropriated or otherwise made available for fiscal 
year 2013 or any fiscal year thereafter for the Department 
of Defense or the Department of Energy may be obligated 
or expended for the W78 life extension program. 
(f) 
REDUCTION
OF
NUCLEAR-ARMED
SUB-
MARINES.—Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
beginning in fiscal year 2013, the forces of the Navy shall 
include not more than eight operational ballistic-missile 
submarines available for deployment. 
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(g) LIMITATION ON SSBN–X SUBMARINES.—Not-
withstanding any other provision of law— 
(1) none of the funds authorized to be appro-
priated or otherwise made available for any of fiscal 
years 2013 through 2023 for the Department of De-
fense may be obligated or expended for the procure-
ment of an SSBN–X submarine; and 
(2) none of the funds authorized to be appro-
priated or otherwise made available for fiscal year 
2024 or any fiscal year thereafter for the Depart-
ment of Defense may be obligated or expended for 
the procurement of more than eight such sub-
marines. 
(h) REDUCTION OF ICBMS.—Notwithstanding any 
other provision of law, none of the funds authorized to 
be appropriated or otherwise made available for fiscal year 
2013 or any fiscal year thereafter for the Department of 
Defense may be obligated or expended to maintain more 
than 200 intercontinental ballistic missiles. 
(i) REDUCTION OF SLBMS.—Notwithstanding any 
other provision of law, none of the funds authorized to 
be appropriated or otherwise made available for fiscal year 
2013 or any fiscal year thereafter for the Department of 
Defense may be obligated or expended to maintain more 
than 250 submarine-launched ballistic missiles. 
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accounting by the Director of the Office of Management 
and Budget of the amounts obligated and expended by the 
Federal Government for each nuclear weapon and related 
nuclear program during— 
(1) the fiscal year covered by the report; and 
(2) the life cycle of such weapon or program. 
(d) APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES OF CONGRESS DE-
FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate commit-
tees of Congress’’ means— 
(1) the Committee on Armed Services, the 
Committee on Foreign Relations, the Committee on 
Appropriations, and the Committee on Energy and 
Natural Resources of the Senate; and 
(2) the Committee on Armed Services, the 
Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee on 
Appropriations, the Committee on Energy and Com-
merce, and the Committee on Natural Resources of 
the House of Representatives. 
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