[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5229 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 5229

 To direct the Secretary of Defense to conduct a study, and submit to 
 Congress a report, on the defense of Department of Defense facilities 
 and forces in the European and Indo-Pacific regions from missile and 
                              air attack.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            August 18, 2023

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

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                                 A BILL


 
 To direct the Secretary of Defense to conduct a study, and submit to 
 Congress a report, on the defense of Department of Defense facilities 
 and forces in the European and Indo-Pacific regions from missile and 
                              air 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 ``Theater Air and Missile Defense 
Sufficiency Act of 2023''.

SEC. 2. REPORT ON DEFENSE OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE FACILITIES AND 
              FORCES IN EUROPEAN AND INDO-PACIFIC REGIONS FROM MISSILE 
              AND AIR ATTACK.

    (a) Study.--The Secretary of Defense shall conduct a study to 
determine whether the Department of Defense has sufficient forces, 
systems, and capabilities to defend Department of Defense military 
facilities and deployed forces in the European and Indo-Pacific regions 
from hypersonic-, ballistic-, cruise-missile and air attack, or to 
otherwise defeat such attacks.
    (b) Report.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than June 30, 2024, the 
        Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense committees 
        a report on the findings of the study required by subsection 
        (a). Such report shall include a specific and detailed plan for 
        ensuring the ability of the Department of Defense to defend 
        Department of Defense military facilities and deployed forces 
        in the European and Indo-Pacific regions from hypersonic-, 
        ballistic-, cruise-missile and air attack through 2030.
            (2) Form of report.--The report required by this subsection 
        shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a 
        classified annex.
            (3) Public availability.--Not later than 14 days after the 
        date of the submission of the report required by paragraph (1), 
        the Secretary shall make an unclassified summary of the report 
        available to the public on an appropriate internet website of 
        the Department of Defense.
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