Amendment97th Congress
An amendment to prohibit the expenditure of funds for procurement, testing, deployment, or operation and maintenance of any strategic nuclear weapon if such action would contravene existing strategic arms policies of the U.S. as declared by the President on May 31, 1982. This may be circumvented if the President reports to Congress that such a ban is no longer in the U.S. interest (30 days are to pass after the report is submitted before the ban is lifted).
- Amendment Number
- 671
- Description
- An amendment to prohibit the expenditure of funds for procurement, testing, deployment, or operation and maintenance of any strategic nuclear weapon if such action would contravene existing strategic arms policies of the U.S. as declared by the President on May 31, 1982. This may be circumvented if the President reports to Congress that such a ban is no longer in the U.S. interest (30 days are to pass after the report is submitted before the ban is lifted).
- Purpose
- An amendment to prohibit the expenditure of funds for procurement, testing, deployment, or operation and maintenance of any strategic nuclear weapon if such action would contravene existing strategic arms policies of the U.S. as declared by the President on May 31, 1982. This may be circumvented if the President reports to Congress that such a ban is no longer in the U.S. interest (30 days are to pass after the report is submitted before the ban is lifted).
- Congress
- 97
- Type
- HAMDT
- Latest Action Date
- Jul 28, 1982
- Latest Action Text
- Amendment Passed in Committee of the Whole by Voice Vote.
- Submitted Date
- Jul 28, 1982
- Chamber
- House of Representatives
- Update Date
- Aug 14, 2021