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“Mr. Chair, I rise as the designee of the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Pfluger), and I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: At the end of subtitle C of title XVI, add the following new section: SEC. 16__. EXPANSION OF NUCLEAR LONG RANGE STANDOFF CAPABILITY. (a) In General.--The Secretary of the Air Force may use amounts authorized to be appropriated by this Act for fiscal year 2025 for Operation and Maintenance, Air Force to reconvert the B-52 bombers that had been modified to carry only conventional weapons to conform to the Treaty between the United States of America and the Russian Federation on Measures for the Further Reduction and Limitation of Strategic Offensive Arms signed on April 8, 2010, and entered into force on February 5, 2011 (commonly known as the ``New START Treaty''), to be able to carry nuclear weapons. (b) Conversion of B-52 Bombers.-- (1) Start date.--Not later than 30 days after the expiration of the New Start Treaty, the Secretary of the Air Force shall commence the process of making available for nuclear certification the B-52 bombers described in subsection (a). (2) Completion date.--The Secretary of the Air Force shall ensure that the reconversion of B-52 bombers described in subsection (a) is complete by not later than December 31, 2029.…”