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HR 1282 107th Congress House

Realistic Tests for Realistic Threats National Security Act of 2001

Official title: To provide for a testing program for the Navy Theater-Wide system and the Theater High-Altitude Area Defense system.

Introduced: July 24, 2001 See on congress.gov
Armed Forces and National Security Antimissile missilesBallistic missile defensesEast AsiaInternational Affairs
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Military researchNorth KoreaRadar defense networksReconnaissance satellitesRockets (Ordnance)Science, Technology, CommunicationsSpace activities
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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
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 Latest action August 19, 2001

Unfavorable Executive Comment Received from DOD.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
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.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 2
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Sessions, Pete
Texas · Jul 24, 2001
TAUZIN, W.
· Jul 24, 2001
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1282: Realistic Tests for Realistic Threats National Security Act of 2001. 107th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-1282/
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"H.R. 1282: Realistic Tests for Realistic Threats National Security Act of 2001." 107th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-1282/.
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