3.0.0 982 2023-01-11T13:47:33Z 2023-01-11T13:47:33Z Senate S 2021-03-25 117 ssas00 Armed Services Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2021-03-25T16:37:14Z ICBM Act 117 2227 HR 2021-03-26 Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Appropriations, 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. Identical bill CRS 2021-03-25 ssas00 Armed Services Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. IntroReferral 2021-03-25 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress M000133 Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA] Edward Markey D MA J. N V000128 Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD] Chris Van Hollen D MD 2021-03-25 True S000033 Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT] Bernard Sanders I VT 2021-03-25 True M001176 Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR] Jeff Merkley D OR 2021-03-25 True Armed Forces and National Security Appropriations Cardiovascular and respiratory health Congressional oversight Defense spending Department of Energy Department of Health and Human Services Emergency medical services and trauma care Europe Executive agency funding and structure Government studies and investigations Health programs administration and funding Immunology and vaccination Infectious and parasitic diseases Medical research Military procurement, research, weapons development National Institutes of Health (NIH) Nuclear weapons Research administration and funding Russia Armed Forces and National Security 00 2021-03-25 Introduced in Senate 2021-09-01T17:21:19Z Investing in Cures Before Missiles Act of 2021 or the ICBM Act

This bill addresses the transfer and use of funds intended for defense programs. Specifically, the bill requires the Department of Defense (DOD) to transfer $1 billion of unobligated balances intended for its ground-based strategic deterrent program to the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease for research on the development of a universal coronavirus vaccine.

Next, the bill requires the Department of Energy to transfer unobligated balances for the W87-1 warhead modification program administered by the National Nuclear Security Administration to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to research and combat emerging and zoonotic infectious diseases.

The bill prohibits the use of funds authorized for FY2022 for the ground-based strategic deterrent program or the W87-1 warhead modification program.

Finally, the bill requires DOD to enter into a contract with the National Academy of Sciences to study extending to 2050 the life of Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missiles.

]]> ICBM Act Display Title ICBM Act Official Title as Introduced A bill to extend the life of the Minuteman III and redirect savings from the development of the new ground-based strategic deterrent program toward the development of a universal coronavirus vaccine, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Title(s) as Introduced ICBM Act Introduced in Senate IS Short Title(s) as Introduced Investing in Cures Before Missiles Act of 2021 Introduced in Senate IS Introduced in Senate 2021-03-25T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-117s982is/xml/BILLS-117s982is.xml 2021-03-25 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.