| HR 1283 IH 107th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 1283
To establish the policy of the United States with respect
to deployment of missile defense systems capable of defending allies of the United States
against ballistic missile attack.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
March 28, 2001
Mr. VITTER introduced the following bill; which was
referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on
International Relations, 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
A BILL
To establish the policy of the United States with respect
to deployment of missile defense systems capable of defending allies of the United States
against ballistic missile attack.
Be
it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in
Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This
Act may be cited as the `Defense Against Regional Threats Act of 2001'.
SEC. 2. ALLIED MISSILE DEFENSE POLICY.
It is
the policy of the United States to provide for deployment as soon as is technologically
possible of effective missile defense systems capable of defending Israel, Japan, the
Republic of Korea, Taiwan, and all member nations of the North Atlantic Treaty
Organization against ballistic missile attack.
SEC. 3. ALLIED BURDENSHARING.
It is
the policy of the United States to seek continued negotiated burdensharing agreements with
the nations specified in section 2 to share the costs of development and deployment of
ballistic missile defense systems.
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