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111TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 2237 

To amend title 10, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Defense 

to carry out a pilot program to determine the feasibility and desirability 

of equipping turbojet aircraft in the Civil Reserve Air Fleet with a 

missile defense system. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MAY 4, 2009 

Mr. ISRAEL introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 

on Armed Services 

A BILL 

To amend title 10, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Defense to carry out a pilot program to determine the feasibility and desirability of equipping turbojet 

aircraft in the Civil Reserve Air Fleet with a missile 

defense system. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Civil Reserve Air Fleet 

5 Missile Defense Pilot Program Act of 2009’’. 

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1 SEC. 2. CIVIL RESERVE AIR FLEET. 

2 (a) INCLUSION OF MISSILE DEFENSE SYSTEMS.— 

3 Chapter 931 of title 10, United States Code, is amended 

4 by adding at the end the following new section: 

5 ‘‘§ 9516. Missile defense systems 

6 ‘‘(a) PILOT PROGRAM.—The Secretary of Defense 

7 shall carry out a pilot program to determine the feasibility 

8 and desirability of equipping turbojet aircraft in the Civil 

9 Reserve Air Fleet with a shoulder-fired missile defense 

10 system. 

11 ‘‘(b) CERTIFICATION OF MISSILE DEFENSE SYS12 TEM.—The Secretary of Defense shall certify, based on 

13 operational tests and evaluations, including prior use on 

14 aircraft operated by the Armed Forces, an appropriate 

15 missile defense system for inclusion on turbojet aircraft 

16 under the pilot program. 

17 ‘‘(c) MINIMUM NUMBER OF AIRCRAFT.—In con18 ducting the pilot program, the Secretary of Defense shall 

19 provide for the inclusion of a missile defense system on 

20 not fewer than 20 turbojet aircraft in the Civil Reserve 

21 Air Fleet. 

22 ‘‘(d) CONTRACTS.—The Secretary of Defense may 

23 enter into contracts to carry out the pilot program in the 

24 same manner as the Secretary may enter into contracts 

25 under section 9512. 

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1 ‘‘(e) REPORTS.—(1) Not later than 60 days after the 

2 date of enactment of this section, the Secretary shall sub3 mit to the Committee on Armed Services and the Com4 mittee on Appropriations of the Senate and Committee on 

5 Armed Services and the Committee on Appropriations of 

6 the House of Representatives a report containing a de7 scription of the pilot program. The report shall include, 

8 at a minimum— 

9 ‘‘(A) a description of how funds will be allo10 cated under the program; 

11 ‘‘(B) a schedule for implementation of the pro12 gram; 

13 ‘‘(C) a description of testing requirements for 

14 missile defense systems under the program; 

15 ‘‘(D) a statement as to whether aircraft or ap16 pliances used in carrying out the program will re17 quire certification by the Administrator of the Fed18 eral Aviation Administration; and 

19 ‘‘(E) a description of the criteria that will be 

20 used in selecting the aircraft that will be equipped 

21 with missile defense systems under the program. 

22 ‘‘(2) Before the last day of the pilot program, the 

23 Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Armed Serv24 ices and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate 

25 and Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on 

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1 Appropriations of the House of Representatives a report 

2 on the results of the pilot program. 

3 ‘‘(f) DURATION OF PILOT PROGRAM.—The Secretary 

4 shall conduct the pilot program during a 2-year period be5 ginning not later than 30 days after submission of the re6 port under subsection (e)(1). 

7 ‘‘(g) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 

8 is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 

9 $75,000,000 for fiscal year 2010.’’. 

10 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The table of sec11 tions at the beginning of such chapter is amended by add12 ing at the end the following new item: 

‘‘9516. Missile defense systems.’’. 

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