[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1453 Introduced in House (IH)]






108th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1453

 To declare the policy of the United States with respect to design and 
    deployment of a missile defense system capable of defending the 
   national territory of the United States against ballistic missile 
                                attack.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 26, 2003

  Mr. Vitter introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                      Committee on Armed Services

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                                 A BILL


 
 To declare the policy of the United States with respect to design and 
    deployment of a missile defense system capable of defending the 
   national territory of the United States against ballistic missile 
                                attack.

    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 ``Security Against Nuclear Enemies 
Act of 2003''.

SEC. 2. POLICY FOR DESIGN AND DEPLOYMENT OF A MISSILE DEFENSE SYSTEM 
              CAPABLE OF DEFENDING THE NATIONAL TERRITORY OF THE UNITED 
              STATES AGAINST BALLISTIC MISSILE ATTACK.

     The Secretary of Defense shall direct the Director of the Missile 
Defense Agency of the Department of Defense to design and deploy as 
soon as technologically possible a land-based and sea-based missile 
defense system capable of defending the national territory of the 
United States against ballistic missile attack.
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