On the recordAugust 4, 1995
Through this amendment we have achieved what we and our cosponsors believe is a prudent balance between the need to focus the Department of Energy on the near-term manufacturing capabilities required for the nuclear weapons stockpile and the need to invest in long-term science-based stockpile stewardship. With this compromise we also restore the necessary resources to meet the Department of Energy's request for nonproliferation, verification, and arms control research and development.
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