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H.R.2596 - Realistic Tests for Realistic Threats National Security Act of 1999 106th Congress (1999-2000)

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Sponsor: Rep. Vitter, David [R-LA-1] (Introduced 07/22/1999)
Committees: House - Armed Services
Latest Action: House - 07/28/1999 Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Research and Development.  (All Actions)
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Summary: H.R.2596 — 106th Congress (1999-2000) All Information (Except Text)

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Introduced in House (07/22/1999)

Realistic Tests for Realistic Threats National Security Act of 1999 - Requires the Director of the Ballistic Missile Defense Organization of the Department of Defense to: (1) conduct, no later than September 30, 2001, at least one intercept test of the Navy Theater-Wide defense system and the Theater High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system against target missiles with velocities of not less than the maximum velocity of the Taepo Dong I missile of North Korea; (2) take immediate steps to modify plans for managing the development of such systems to meet such deadline.

Urges the Director, in order to improve the likelihood that the tests are successful, to review changes in the configuration of the systems to: (1) increase the speed of their interceptor missiles to well in excess of three kilometers-per-second; and (2) allow such missiles to receive and use targeting data provided by a variety of external sensors.