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On the recordJune 12, 2018
I ask unanimous consent that the reading of the amendment be dispensed with. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The amendment is as follows: (Purpose: To require the authorization of appropriation of amounts for the development of new or modified nuclear weapons) In lieu of the matter proposed to be inserted, insert the following: (c) Authorization by Congress.--Section 4209(a)(1) of the Atomic Energy Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 2529(a)(1)) is amended-- (1) by striking ``the Secretary shall'' and inserting the following: ``the Secretary-- ``(A) shall''; and (2) by striking the period at the end and inserting ``; and''; and ``(B) may carry out such activities only if amounts are authorized to be appropriated for such activities by an Act of Congress consistent with section 660 of the Department of Energy Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7270).''.
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Jack Reed
Democratic · Rhode Island

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