STUDIES OF NUCLEAR WARHEAD FOR ARMY TACTICAL MISSILE SYSTEM

SEC. 258. STUDIES OF NUCLEAR WARHEAD FOR ARMY TACTICAL MISSILE SYSTEM (a) Funds available to the Department of Defense or to the Department of Energy may be obligated or expended for studies and analyses of the military utility and cost of a nuclear warhead option for the Army Tactical System (ATACMS). (b) No funds may be obligated or expended for the purpose of developing, testing, producing, or integrating nuclear warheads for the Army Tactical Missile System (ATACMS) unless— (1) the Secretary of Defense certifies to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives that the Army Tactical Missile System has achieved an initial operational capability with United States Army units permanently stationed in the Federal Republic of Germany; (2) such development, testing, production, or integration has been specifically authorized by legislation enacted after the date of the enactment of this Act; and (3) the Secretary of Defense has submitted to the Committees on Armed Services and Appropriations of the Senate and House of Representatives the comprehensive analysis required by section 1001 of the options available to the United States to preserve an adequate theater nuclear capability in Europe if a treaty with respect to intermediate-range nuclear forces (INF) is concluded between the United States and the Soviet Union.