Political Quotes

“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 D of title XVI, add the following new section: SEC. 16__. INDEPENDENT STUDY ON EXTENSION OF MINUTEMAN III INTERCONTINENTAL BALLISTIC MISSILES. (a) Independent Study.-- (1) Requirement.--Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall seek to enter into a contract with a federally funded research and development center to conduct a study on extending the life of Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missiles to 2050. (2) Limitation.--Of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2020 for the Office of the Secretary of Defense, not more than 90 percent may be obligated or expended until the date on which the Secretary submits the study under paragraph (1) to the congressional defense committees pursuant to subsection (d). (b) Matters Included.--The study under subsection (a)(1) shall include the following: (1) A comparison of the costs through 2050 of-- (A) extending the life of Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missiles; and (B) delaying the ground-based strategic deterrent program.…”