A bill to restrict funding for the Preparatory Commission for the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization, and for other purposes.

Bill: 115-s-332
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Cotton, Tom [R-AR]
Introduced: 2017-02-07
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Arms control and nonproliferation

International law and treaties

International organizations and cooperation

Nuclear weapons

United Nations
Latest action: action_date: 2017-02-07
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text of measure as introduced: CR S869)

Summaries:
action_date: 2017-02-07
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p>This bill declares that United Nations Security Council Resolution 2310 (September 23, 2016) does not obligate the United States to refrain from actions that would run counter to the object and purpose of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty.</p> <p> No U.S. funds may be made available to the Preparatory Commission for the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization, except for the organization's international monitoring system. </p>

tv_txt: II 115th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 332 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES February 7 (legislative day, February 6), 2017 Mr. Cotton introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations A BILL To restrict funding for the Preparatory Commission for the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization, and for other purposes.

1. Restriction on funding for the Preparatory Commission for the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization (a) Statement of policy Congress declares that United Nations Security Council Resolution 2310 (September 23, 2016) does not obligate the United States or impose an obligation on the United States to refrain from actions that would run counter to the object and purpose of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty. (b) Restriction on funding (1) In general No United States funds may be made available to the Preparatory Commission for the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization. (2) Exception The restriction under paragraph (1) shall not apply with respect to the availability of United States funds for the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization’s International Monitoring System.