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EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT
OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20503
June 25, 2004
(House)

STATEMENT OF ADMINISTRATION POLICY
H.R. 4614 – Energy and Water Development Appropriations Bill,
FY 2005(Sponsors: Young (R), Florida; Obey (D), Wisconsin )

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Department of Energy
The Administration strongly opposes reductions to the National Nuclear Security Administration's (NNSA) Nonproliferation programs to eliminate weapons-grade plutonium production in Russia and to dispose of 68 metric tons of surplus weapons-usable plutonium in the Russian Federation and the United States. The proposed reductions could delay the programs and escalate their costs, thereby damaging critical components of the Nation’s comprehensive nonproliferation strategy.

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