To prohibit the use of funds for an explosive nuclear weapons test.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
Bars the use of current and prior-year available funds to conduct or prepare for an explosive nuclear weapons test that produces any yield while preserving zero-yield stockpile stewardship activities.
Who Benefits and How
Arms-control supporters could gain a statutory funding barrier against any explosive nuclear weapons test producing yield.
Who Bears the Burden and How
Defense programs would lose access to funds for explosive testing and would be limited to zero-yield stewardship work.
Key Provisions
- Prohibits use of fiscal year 2026 and still-available prior-year funds for explosive nuclear weapons tests that produce yield.
- Clarifies that the restriction does not limit zero-yield stockpile stewardship activities.
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
Bars the use of current and prior-year available funds to conduct or prepare for an explosive nuclear weapons test that produces any yield while preserving zero-yield stockpile stewardship activities.
Key Policy Areas
Defense, Foreign Policy
Primary Purpose
Bars the use of current and prior-year available funds to conduct or prepare for an explosive nuclear weapons test that produces any yield while preserving zero-yield stockpile stewardship activities.
Policy Domains
Main Provisions
Identified Gains
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation- Arms-control stakeholders seeking to preserve the U.S. zero-yield testing posture
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
Identified Costs
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation- Defense programs that might otherwise conduct or prepare for explosive nuclear testing
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMr. Markey introduced the following bill; which was read twice …
Stakeholder Effects
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Defense programs that might otherwise conduct or prepare for explosive nuclear tests
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
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