3.0.0 2912 2023-01-11T13:37:50Z 2023-01-11T13:37:50Z House HR 2017-06-15 115 [Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 102 (Thursday, June 15, 2017)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska:H.R. 2912.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8The constitutional authority of Congress to enact thislegislation is provided by Article I, section 8 of the UnitedStates Constitution (clauses 12, 13, 14, 16, and 18), whichgrants Congress the power to raise and support an Army; toprovide and maintain a Navy; to make rules for the governmentand regulation of the land and naval forces; to provide fororganizing, arming, and disciplining the militia; and to makeall laws necessary and proper for carrying out the foregoingpowers.[Page H4938]]]> hsas00 Armed Services Committee House Standing hsas29 Strategic Forces Subcommittee Referred to 2017-07-17T15:00:05Z Referred to 2017-06-15T14:02:35Z Advancing America's Missile Defense Act of 2017 115 1196 S 2017-05-22 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. Identical bill CRS 2017-07-17 hsas29 Strategic Forces Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Strategic Forces. Committee 2017-06-15 Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsas00 Armed Services Committee 2017-06-15 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2017-06-15 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress Y000033 Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large] DON YOUNG R AK E. N L000564 Rep. Lamborn, Doug [R-CO-5] Doug Lamborn R CO 5 2017-06-15 True H001050 Rep. Hanabusa, Colleen [D-HI-1] Colleen Hanabusa D HI 1 2017-06-15 True A000371 Rep. Aguilar, Pete [D-CA-31] Pete Aguilar D CA 31 2017-06-15 True F000448 Rep. Franks, Trent [R-AZ-8] Trent Franks R AZ 8 2017-06-15 True B001283 Rep. Bridenstine, Jim [R-OK-1] Jim Bridenstine R OK 1 2017-06-15 True G000571 Rep. Gabbard, Tulsi [D-HI-2] Tulsi Gabbard D HI 2 2017-06-15 True F000459 Rep. Fleischmann, Charles J. "Chuck" [R-TN-3] Charles Fleischmann R TN J. "Chuck" 3 2017-06-15 True B001250 Rep. Bishop, Rob [R-UT-1] Rob Bishop R UT 1 2017-06-15 True S001154 Rep. Shuster, Bill [R-PA-9] Bill Shuster R PA 9 2017-06-15 True G000579 Rep. Gallagher, Mike [R-WI-8] Mike Gallagher R WI 8 2017-06-15 True R000576 Rep. Ruppersberger, C. A. Dutch [D-MD-2] C. A. Ruppersberger D MD Dutch 2 2017-06-15 True M001199 Rep. Mast, Brian J. [R-FL-18] Brian Mast R FL J. 18 2017-06-15 True Armed Forces and National Security Alliances Congressional oversight Defense spending Environmental assessment, monitoring, research Government studies and investigations Military facilities and property Military operations and strategy Military personnel and dependents Military procurement, research, weapons development Nuclear weapons Spacecraft and satellites Armed Forces and National Security 00 2017-06-15 Introduced in House 2017-12-21T22:49:22Z Advancing America's Missile Defense Act of 2017

This bill directs the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) to use Department of Defense (DOD) policies to accelerate the development, testing, and fielding of the redesigned kill vehicle, the multi-object kill vehicle, the C3 booster, a space-based sensor layer, an airborne laser on unmanned aerial vehicles, and an additional missile defense site, including the completion of any outstanding environmental impact statements for an additional missile defense site on the east coast or in the midwest regions of the United States.

DOD shall, subject to National Missile Defense funding, increase the number of U.S. ground-based interceptors by 28.

The MDA shall report to Congress on: (1) infrastructure requirements to increase the number of ground-based interceptors at Missile Field 1 and Missile Field 2 at Fort Greely to 20 ground-based interceptors each, (2) increasing the capacity of the ground-based mid-course defense element of the ballistic missile defense system, (3) the status of the integrated layers of missile defense radars, and (4) a revised missile defense testing campaign plan that accelerates the development and deployment of new missile defense technologies.

DOD, by December 31, 2021, shall: (1) execute any requisite construction to ensure that such missile fields or alternative fields at Fort Greely are capable of supporting and sustaining additional ground-based interceptors, (2) deploy 14 additional ground-based interceptors to field 1 or an alternative field at as soon as technically feasible, and (3) identify a ground-based interceptor stockpile storage site for a minimum of 14 ground-based interceptors.

The MDA shall develop, test, and deploy a highly reliable space-based missile defense sensor architecture for the ground-based midcourse defense system that provides specified functions and capabilities.

]]> Advancing America's Missile Defense Act of 2017 Display Title Advancing America's Missile Defense Act of 2017 Official Title as Introduced To expand the capacity and capability of the ballistic missile defense system of the United States, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Advancing America's Missile Defense Act of 2017 Introduced in House 2017-06-15T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115hr2912ih/xml/BILLS-115hr2912ih.xml 2017-07-17 Referred to the Subcommittee on Strategic Forces. 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.