3.0.0 2887 2023-01-11T13:33:06Z 2023-01-11T13:33:06Z Senate S 2016-04-28 114 ssas00 Armed Services Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2016-04-28T19:47:21Z 2016-04-28 ssas00 Armed Services Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. IntroReferral 2016-04-28 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress S001198 Sen. Sullivan, Dan [R-AK] Dan Sullivan R AK N Armed Forces and National Security Congressional oversight Military operations and strategy Military procurement, research, weapons development Nuclear weapons Armed Forces and National Security 00 2016-04-28 Introduced in Senate 2016-08-18T18:11:13Z Missile Defense Defend and Deter Act of 2016

This bill requires the Department of Defense (DOD) Missile Defense Agency to administer an intercept flight test of the ground-based midcourse defense element of the ballistic missile defense system at least once each fiscal year.

Each test shall provide for:

  • validation of the defense element's operational effectiveness;
  • use of assets in their operational configuration against an inventory of targets to assess performance in a variety of flight test regimes;
  • use of operational doctrine and real-world constraints;
  • evaluation of new concepts of operations, tactics, and techniques; and
  • mechanisms to assure the confidence of members of the Armed Forces in the basic design of the ground-based midcourse defense element, its hit-to-kill effectiveness, and its operational capability.

The Agency may forgo a test if:

  • it would jeopardize national security, not be successful due to specific ground-based midcourse defense components needing a non-intercept test, and likely fail due to impractical time considerations; or
  • funding is insufficient.

The Agency also may forgo a test if DOD determines that the testing is detrimental to U.S. national security interests and provides notice to Congress.

]]> Missile Defense Defend and Deter Act of 2016 Display Title Missile Defense Defend and Deter Act of 2016 Official Title as Introduced A bill to require the Missile Defense Agency to conduct annual tests of the ground-based midcourse defense element of the ballistic missile defense system, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Missile Defense Defend and Deter Act of 2016 Introduced in Senate 2016-04-28T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114s2887is/xml/BILLS-114s2887is.xml 2016-04-28 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.