Sense of Congress on ground-based leg of nuclear triad

It is the sense of Congress that— (1) the modernization of the ground-based leg of the nuclear triad of the United States is vital to the security of the homeland and a core component of the homeland defense mission; (2) extending the lifecycle of the current Minuteman III platform is both costly and an unsustainable long-term option for maintaining a ready and capable ground-based leg of the nuclear triad; (3) the breach of chapter 325 of title 10, United States Code (commonly known as the Nunn-McCurdy Act) by the program to modernize the ground-based leg of the nuclear triad should be addressed in a way that balances the national security need with fiscally responsible modifications to the program that prevent future unanticipated cost overruns; (4) that breach does not alter the fundamental national security need for the modernization program; and (5) the modernization program should remain funded and active.