On the recordJuly 11, 2019
I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Strike section 1646 and insert the following new section: SEC. 1646. CERTIFICATION REGARDING DEPLOYMENT OF LOW-YIELD BALLISTIC MISSILE WARHEAD. Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall certify to the congressional defense committees whether-- (1) the Secretary determines that the deployment of low- yield ballistic missile warheads is in the best interests of the national security of the United States; and (2) the Secretary has an alternative to the W76-2 low-yield ballistic missile warhead that-- (A) may be deployed as of the date of the certification; and (B) provides at least the same level of proportional response capability as the W76-2 low-yield ballistic missile warhead deployed on submarine-launched ballistic missiles. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to House Resolution 476, the gentleman from Ohio (Mr. Turner) and a Member opposed each will control 5 minutes. The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Ohio.
