3.0.0 2980 2023-01-11T13:42:26Z 2023-01-11T13:42:26Z Senate S 2018-05-24 115 ssas00 Armed Services Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2018-05-24T20:32:28Z 2018-05-24 ssas00 Armed Services Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. IntroReferral 2018-05-24 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress S001198 Sen. Sullivan, Dan [R-AK] Dan Sullivan R AK N S001194 Sen. Schatz, Brian [D-HI] Brian Schatz D HI 2018-05-24 True P000595 Sen. Peters, Gary C. [D-MI] Gary Peters D MI 2018-05-24 True C001098 Sen. Cruz, Ted [R-TX] Ted Cruz R TX 2018-05-24 True C001095 Sen. Cotton, Tom [R-AR] Tom Cotton R AR 2018-05-24 True Armed Forces and National Security Alaska Alliances Congressional oversight Government studies and investigations Military assistance, sales, and agreements Military facilities and property Military operations and strategy Military procurement, research, weapons development Nuclear weapons Spacecraft and satellites Armed Forces and National Security 00 2018-05-24 Introduced in Senate 2019-06-25T14:36:16Z Integrated Missile Defense Act of 2018

This bill addresses U.S. missile defense capabilities in response to nuclear threats from North Korea under the regime of Kim Jong-un. It urges or directs the Missile Defense Agency to

  • accelerate the fielding of 20 additional ground-based interceptors with Redesigned Kill Vehicles (RKVs) at Missile Field 4 at Fort Greely, Alaska, and mate the RKVs with the newest booster technology;
  • ensure the development and deployment of persistent space-based sensor architecture;
  • plan a fully interoperable and integrated air and missile defense architecture;
  • accelerate its hypersonic missile defense program and deploy such program in conjunction with a persistent space-based missile defense sensor program;
  • seek to establish missile defense capabilities with allies and trusted partners of the United States; and
  • pursue an increasingly rigorous testing regime and prioritize discrimination capabilities to improve missile defense effectiveness against current and future threats from countries hostile to the United States.

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]]> Integrated Missile Defense Act of 2018 Display Title Integrated Missile Defense Act of 2018 Official Title as Introduced A bill to improve the missile defense capabilities of the United States, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Integrated Missile Defense Act of 2018 Introduced in Senate 2018-05-24T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115s2980is/xml/BILLS-115s2980is.xml 2018-05-24 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.