[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3053 Introduced in House (IH)]







106th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3053

    To provide for assessments and contingency planning relating to 
             emerging missile threats to the United States.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            October 7, 1999

Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania (for himself and Mr. Andrews) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services, 
  and in addition to the Committee on International Relations, 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

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                                 A BILL


 
    To provide for assessments and contingency planning relating to 
             emerging missile threats to the United States.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Emerging Missile Threats Assessment 
and Contingency Planning Act''.

SEC. 2. MISSILE THREAT ASSESSMENT.

    Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
the President shall transmit to Congress, in classified and 
unclassified form, a current assessment of the missile threat posed to 
the United States by North Korea. The assessment shall reflect the most 
recent missile development and testing by North Korea and shall include 
the President's assessment of--
            (1) the potential for proliferation of missile technologies 
        from North Korea to other states (in this Act referred to as 
        ``missile technology recipient states'') and the implications 
        of such proliferation for the time by which any such state may 
        pose a missile threat to United States territory;
            (2) whether or not North Korea will have the capability 
        during 2000 to attack United States territory with a long-range 
        missile and, if the assessment is that there will be such a 
        capability, the nature of that capability; and
            (3) whether or not North Korea and missile technology 
        recipient states will have the capability by 2005 to attack the 
        United States with a long-range missile and, if the assessment 
        is that there will be such a capability, the nature of that 
        capability.

SEC. 3. CERTIFICATION.

    The President shall include with the missile threat assessment 
under section 2 the President's certification as to--
            (1) whether or not the United States will be able to defend 
        United States territory against a missile attack from North 
        Korea during 2000;
            (2) whether or not an initial national missile defense 
        system, if deployed by 2005, will be capable of defeating 
        expected missile threats to United States territory at that 
        time from North Korea and any missile technology recipient 
        state; and
            (3) the earliest possible date by which the United States 
        could deploy an effective national missile defense with the 
        capability described in paragraph (2).

SEC. 4. REPORT ON MISSILE DEFENSE OPTIONS.

    If the President is unable to certify under section 3 that the 
United States can defend the United States territory against a missile 
attack from North Korea or other states by 2000 or 2005, the President 
shall transmit to Congress, not later than 120 days after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, a report, in classified and unclassified 
form, providing--
            (1) consideration of all options to reduce the degree and 
        duration of United States vulnerability to missile attacks by 
        North Korea and missile technology recipient states; and
            (2) consideration of options to assure adequate protection 
        of United States territories from ballistic missile attack by 
        North Korea and missile technology recipient nations.
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