National Missile Defense Deployment Criteria Act of 2001
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Prohibits the President from directing DOD to deploy a system unless and until: (1) the President certifies to Congress that the above deployment conditions have been met; and (2) a joint resolution is enacted concurring in the President's certification.
Prohibits DOD procurement funds from being obligated for a system unless: (1) the President certifies to Congress that adequate system tests have been undertaken to meet identified threats against countermeasures; and (2) a joint resolution is enacted concurring in the President's certification.
Requires the Secretary of Defense to direct the Ballistic Missile Defense Organization to: (1) include specified system countermeasures in system ground and flight testing conducted before the system becomes operational; and (2) determine the extent to which the exoatmospheric kill vehicle and the system can reliably discriminate between warheads and such countermeasures.
Executive Comment Requested from DOD.
- Introduced in House Formatted Text PDF
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2786: National Missile Defense Deployment Criteria Act of 2001. 107th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-2786/
"H.R. 2786: National Missile Defense Deployment Criteria Act of 2001." 107th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-2786/.
H.R. 2786, 107th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-2786/.
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