HR 1282
107th Congress
House
Armed Forces and National Security
Antimissile missiles
Ballistic missile defenses
East Asia
International Affairs
Military research
North Korea
Radar defense networks
Reconnaissance satellites
Rockets (Ordnance)
Science, Technology, Communications
Space activities
Realistic Tests for Realistic Threats National Security Act of 2001
Introduced: March 28, 2001
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Everywhere this bill has been
5 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Aug 19, 2001
Unfavorable Executive Comment Received from DOD.
Apr 18, 2001
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Research and Development.
Apr 18, 2001
Executive Comment Requested from DOD.
Mar 28, 2001
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Mar 28, 2001
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Realistic Tests for Realistic Threats National Security Act of 2001 - Requires the Director of the Ballistic Missile Defense Organization of the Department of Defense to: (1) conduct at least one interceptor test of the Navy Theater-Wide system or the Theater High Altitude Area Defense system, or both, against a target missile with the flight characteristics of the Taepo Dong I missile of North Korea; and (2) modify plans for managing the development of either or both of such systems to conduct such testing.
Urges the Director to review changes in the configuration of the system chosen to: (1) increase the interceptor missile speed of that system to well in excess of three kilometers-per-second; and (2) allow such interceptor missile to receive and use targeting data provided by a variety of external sensors.
What's happening now
Unfavorable Executive Comment Received from DOD.
Committees of jurisdiction
2
Cosponsors
1