HCONRES 278
105th Congress
House
Armed Forces and National Security
Alaska
Ballistic missile defenses
Federal-territorial relations
Government Operations and Politics
Government paperwork
Hawaii
Intercontinental ballistic missiles
Military intelligence
Military posture
Territories (U.S.)
Stating the sense of Congress that any national missile defense program to provide protection for the United States against the threat of ballistic missile attack should provide for the protection of Alaska, Hawaii, and the territories and commonwealths of the United States on the same basis as the contiguous States.
Introduced: May 19, 1998
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May 19, 1998
Referred to the House Committee on National Security.
May 19, 1998
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Expresses the sense of the Congress that: (1) any missile defense program to protect the United States against a ballistic missile attack should be designed to protect Alaska, Hawaii, and the U.S. territories and commonwealths on an equal basis with the contiguous States; and (2) any National Intelligence Estimate prepared with respect to intercontinental ballistic missile capabilities of foreign countries should include assessment of the threat to Alaska, Hawaii, and the U.S. territories and commonwealths.
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Referred to the House Committee on National Security.
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