HR 1700
106th Congress
House
Armed Forces and National Security
Ballistic missile defenses
Defense procurement
Environmental Protection
Environmental assessment
Government Operations and Politics
Judicial review of administrative acts
Law
Military research
Research and development
Science, Technology, Communications
National Missile Defense Expediency Act of 1999
Introduced: May 5, 1999
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Everywhere this bill has been
4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 14, 1999
Executive Comment Requested from DOD.
May 11, 1999
Referred to the Council on Environmental Quality for Comments.
May 5, 1999
Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Resources, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
May 5, 1999
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
National Missile Defense Expediency Act of 1999 - Waives the required completion of initial operational test and evaluation of a major defense system before initial procurement with respect to procurement for a national missile defense system (system).
States that any environmental impact statement prepared under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 for construction of any element of a system shall not be subject to judicial review.
What's happening now
Executive Comment Requested from DOD.
Committees of jurisdiction
2
Cosponsors
1