[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Con. Res. 278 Introduced in House (IH)]







105th CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. CON. RES. 278

Stating the sense of Congress that any national missile defense program 
   to provide protection for the United States against the threat of 
 ballistic missile attack should provide for the protection of Alaska, 
 Hawaii, and the territories and commonwealths of the United States on 
                the same basis as the contiguous States.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 19, 1998

 Mr. Young of Alaska (for himself, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Aderholt, Mr. 
    Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Brady, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. English of 
   Pennsylvania, Mr. Everett, Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas, Mrs. Mink of 
   Hawaii, Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. Portman, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Mr. Dan 
    Schaefer of Colorado, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Spence, Mr. 
Underwood, Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania, Mr. Hostettler, Mr. Talent, Mr. 
 Gilman, Mr. Gibbons, Mr. Ryun, Mr. Goss, Mr. Gillmor, Mr. Skeen, Mr. 
    Livingston, Mr. Herger, Mr. Armey, Mr. Riggs, and Mr. Davis of 
  Illinois) submitted the following concurrent resolution; which was 
             referred to the Committee on National Security

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                         CONCURRENT RESOLUTION


 
Stating the sense of Congress that any national missile defense program 
   to provide protection for the United States against the threat of 
 ballistic missile attack should provide for the protection of Alaska, 
 Hawaii, and the territories and commonwealths of the United States on 
                the same basis as the contiguous States.

    Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring), 
That it is the sense of Congress that--
            (1) any national missile defense program to provide 
        protection for the United States against the threat of 
        ballistic missile attack should be designed so as to provide 
        for the protection of the States of Alaska and Hawaii and the 
        territories and commonwealths of the United States on an equal 
        basis with the contiguous States; and
            (2) any National Intelligence Estimate prepared with 
        respect to intercontinental ballistic missile capabilities of 
        foreign countries should include assessment of the ballistic 
        missile threat to Alaska, Hawaii, and the territories and 
        commonwealths of the United States.
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