[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2655 Introduced in House (IH)]

103d CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2655

To prohibit the Secretary of Defense from carrying out the launch of a 
 missile as part of a test program in any case in which an unavoidable 
or anticipated result of the launch would be the release of debris in a 
   land area of the United States outside a designated Department of 
                          Defense test range.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 15, 1993

  Ms. Shepherd (for herself, Mrs. Schroeder, Ms. Furse, Mr. Miller of 
  California, Mr. Vento, Mr. Beilenson, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Conyers, Mr. 
 Waxman, and Mr. Edwards of California) introduced the following bill; 
         which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services

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                                 A BILL


 
To prohibit the Secretary of Defense from carrying out the launch of a 
 missile as part of a test program in any case in which an unavoidable 
or anticipated result of the launch would be the release of debris in a 
   land area of the United States outside a designated Department of 
                          Defense test range.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. LIMITATION ON DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE MISSILE LAUNCHES.

    (a) Limitation.--The Secretary of Defense may not conduct a launch 
of a missile as part of a test program in any case in which an 
unavoidable or anticipated result of the launch would be the release of 
debris in a land area of the United States outside a designated 
Department of Defense test range.
    (b) Definition of Debris.--For purposes of subsection (a), the term 
``debris'' does not include particulate matter that is regulated for 
considerations of air quality.

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