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Realistic Tests for Realistic Threats National Security Act of 1999

Introduced: July 22, 1999 See on congress.gov

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Jul 28, 1999

Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Research and Development.

Jul 28, 1999

Executive Comment Requested from DOD.

Jul 22, 1999

Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

Jul 22, 1999

Introduced in House

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Realistic Tests for Realistic Threats National Security Act of 1999 - Requires the Director of the Ballistic Missile Defense Organization of the Department of Defense to: (1) conduct, no later than September 30, 2001, at least one intercept test of the Navy Theater-Wide defense system and the Theater High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system against target missiles with velocities of not less than the maximum velocity of the Taepo Dong I missile of North Korea; (2) take immediate steps to modify plans for managing the development of such systems to meet such deadline.

Urges the Director, in order to improve the likelihood that the tests are successful, to review changes in the configuration of the systems to: (1) increase the speed of their interceptor missiles to well in excess of three kilometers-per-second; and (2) allow such missiles to receive and use targeting data provided by a variety of external sensors.

What's happening now July 28, 1999

Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Research and Development.

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