[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2845 Introduced in House (IH)]
111th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 2845
To direct the Secretary of Defense to deploy ground-based interceptors
as part of the missile defense system, and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
June 12, 2009
Mr. Franks of Arizona (for himself, Mr. Griffith, Mr. Turner, Mr.
Marshall, Mr. Sessions, and Mr. Lamborn) introduced the following bill;
which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition
to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, 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 direct the Secretary of Defense to deploy ground-based interceptors
as part of the missile defense system, and for other purposes.
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 ``Protect the Homeland from North
Korean and Iranian Ballistic Missiles Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) The United States Constitution indicates one of the
first purposes of government is to provide for the defense of
the American people.
(2) North Korea continues to develop the Taepo Dong 2 long-
range missile.
(3) The United States intelligence community estimated that
the Taepo Dong 2, when fully developed, could threaten the
entire continental United States with a ballistic missile.
(4) North Korea tested the Taepo Dong 2 missile over the
Sea of Japan on July 4, 2006, in defiance of warnings from the
United States, Japan, South Korea, and the People's Republic of
China.
(5) North Korea, in violation of United Nations Security
Council Resolutions 1695 and 1718, launched a long range
ballistic missile on April 5, 2009. This test demonstrates that
North Korean long range ballistic missiles can now reach South
Korea, Japan, and Guam and can travel 2,000 miles over Japan
into the Pacific Ocean.
(6) North Korea ordered inspectors out of the country and
walked away from the 6 party talks on April 14, 2009.
(7) North Korea has deployed the Musudan intermediate range
ballistic missile which can threaten Okinawa and Guam, 200 No
Dong missiles which can reach Japan, and 600 Scud missiles
which threaten South Korea.
(8) On April 29, 2009, North Korea threatened to conduct a
nuclear test and an intercontinental ballistic missile unless
the United Nations Security Council apologized for imposing
sanctions against North Korea.
(9) North Korea, in violation of United Nations Security
Council resolution 1718, conducted a nuclear test on May 25,
2009.
(10) North Korea's missile launch and nuclear test
demonstrate present international diplomatic efforts are not
sufficient to deter North Korea from developing, deploying, and
launching missiles or developing nuclear technology.
(11) North Korea has test-fired six short-range missiles
off the country's east coast since the May 25, 2009, nuclear
test.
(12) Recently North Korea has asserted it is no longer
bound by the armistice which ended the Korean War and has
threatened war against the United States, South Korea, and
Japan.
(13) North Korea leads the world in missile proliferation.
(14) North Korea is known to share ballistic missile
technology with other weapons proliferating nations such as
Iran.
(15) North Korea aided Syria with its nuclear program.
(16) The Director of the Missile Defense Agency said on
June 9, 2009, ``The United States has fine-tuned its ability to
shoot down long-range missiles that could be launched by North
Korea based on a trio of tests mimicking such an attack.''.
(17) On February 3, 2009, the Government of Iran
successfully launched its first satellite into orbit--an act in
direct violation of United Nations Security Council Resolution
1737.
(18) General Maples, Director of the Defense Intelligence
Agency, recently said, ``Iran's February 3, 2009, launch of the
Safir space launch vehicle shows progress in mastering
technology needed to produce ICBMs.''.
(19) On April 5, 2009, President Barack Obama said, ``So
let me be clear: Iran's nuclear and ballistic missile activity
poses a real threat, not just to the United States, but to
Iran's neighbors and our allies.''.
(20) On May 19, 2009, the Government of Iran test-fired a
new two-stage, medium-range, solid fuel, surface-to-surface
missile, which can reach Europe, Israel, and United States
forces deployed in the Persian Gulf Region.
SEC. 3. STATEMENT OF POLICY REGARDING NORTH KOREA'S AND IRAN'S LONG-
RANGE BALLISTIC MISSILE TECHNOLOGY.
Congress--
(1) acknowledges that North Korea's and Iran's long-range
ballistic missile technology is improving and could be used to
deliver chemical, biological, or nuclear weapons;
(2) expresses concern that North Korea's and Iran's long-
range ballistic missile technology poses a real threat to the
United States homeland;
(3) realizes missile delivery technology and warheads could
be passed along to state and non-state actors; and
(4) supports ballistic missile protection of United States
allies and forward deployed forces but believes it should not
come at the expense of the protection of the United States
homeland.
SEC. 4. DEPLOYMENT OF MISSILE DEFENSE INTERCEPTORS IN ALASKA AND
CALIFORNIA.
The Secretary of Defense shall deploy the following:
(1) Not less than 40 ground-based interceptors at Fort
Greely, Alaska.
(2) Not less than 4 ground-based interceptors at Vandenberg
Air Force Base, California.
(3) Such number of ground-based interceptors at such other
locations as the President determines appropriate.
SEC. 5. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE GROUND-BASED MIDCOURSE
DEFENSE SYSTEM.
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2010
for the ground-based midcourse defense system of the Missile Defense
Agency in the amount of $500,000,000.
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