108th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 1454
To establish the policy of the United States with respect to deployment
of missile defense systems capable of defending allies of the United States
against ballistic missile attack.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
March 26, 2003
Mr. VITTER 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
A BILL
To establish the policy of the United States with respect to deployment
of missile defense systems capable of defending allies 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 `Defense Against Regional Threats Act of 2003'.
SEC. 2. ALLIED MISSILE DEFENSE POLICY.
It is the policy of the United States to provide for deployment as soon as
is technologically possible of effective missile defense systems capable of
defending Israel, Japan, the Republic of Korea, Taiwan, and all member nations
of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization against ballistic missile attack.
SEC. 3. ALLIED BURDENSHARING.
It is the policy of the United States to seek continued negotiated burdensharing
agreements with the nations specified in section 2 to share the costs of development
and deployment of ballistic missile defense systems.
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