INF Treaty Compliance Act of 2019

I 116TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. R. 1249 To prohibit the Secretary of Defense from obligating or expending funds for missiles banned by the INF Treaty. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES FEBRUARY 14, 2019 Ms. GABBARD (for herself, Ms. OMAR, Mr. MCGOVERN, and Mr. POCAN) in- troduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the com- mittee concerned A BILL To prohibit the Secretary of Defense from obligating or expending funds for missiles banned by the INF Treaty. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘INF Treaty Compli- 4 ance Act of 2019’’. 5 SEC. 2. STATEMENT OF POLICY. 6 It is the policy of the United States to uphold the 7 Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, en- 8 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:37 Feb 28, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H1249.IH H1249 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS 2 •HR 1249 IH tered into force with respect to the United States on 1 March 5, 1970, which commits the United States as a 2 State Party ‘‘to pursue negotiations in good faith on effec- 3 tive measures relating to cessation of the nuclear arms 4 race at an early date and to nuclear disarmament, and 5 on a treaty on general and complete disarmament under 6 strict and effective international control’’, including 7 through such measures as the INF Treaty. 8 SEC. 3. PROHIBITION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR 9 MISSILES BANNED BY THE INF TREATY. 10 (a) PROHIBITION.—None of the funds authorized to 11 be appropriated or otherwise made available for the De- 12 partment of Defense for fiscal year 2020 or any fiscal year 13 thereafter may be obligated or expended for the testing 14 and evaluation, procurement, or fielding of any missile 15 prohibited under the INF Treaty (as if such treaty is in 16 force). 17 (b) DEFINITIONS.—In this Act: 18 (1) The term ‘‘INF Treaty’’ means the Treaty 19 Between the United States of America and the 20 Union of Soviet Socialist Republics on the Elimi- 21 nation of Their Intermediate-Range and Shorter- 22 Range Missiles, commonly referred to as the ‘‘Inter- 23 mediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty’’, 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:37 Feb 28, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H1249.IH H1249 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS 3 •HR 1249 IH signed at Washington December 8, 1987, and en- 1 tered into force June 1, 1988. 2 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:37 Feb 28, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\H1249.IH H1249 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS