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111TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 6471 

To require the Director of National Intelligence to submit a report on the 

foreign development of electromagnetic pulse weapons. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

DECEMBER 1, 2010 

Mr. LAMBORN (for himself, Mr. PRICE of Georgia, Mr. BARTLETT, and Mr. 

FRANKS of Arizona) introduced the following bill; which was referred to 

the Select Committee on Intelligence (Permanent Select) 

A BILL 

To require the Director of National Intelligence to submit 

a report on the foreign development of electromagnetic 

pulse weapons. 

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 ‘‘EMP Weapons Ac5 countability Assessment Act’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. REPORT ON FOREIGN DEVELOPMENT OF ELECTRO2 MAGNETIC PULSE WEAPONS. 

3 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Director of National Intel4 ligence shall submit to the appropriate congressional com5 mittees a report— 

6 (1) on the research, development, testing, and 

7 deployment programs of foreign countries relating 

8 to— 

9 (A) electromagnetic pulse weapons; 

10 (B) delivery systems for EMP weapons; 

11 and 

12 (C) platforms for carrying EMP weapons 

13 delivery systems; and 

14 (2) that identifies each foreign country that is 

15 pursuing an EMP weapons program, including the 

16 means of delivery and the platforms, and describes 

17 the scope of such program. 

18 (b) CONTENTS.—The report required under sub19 section (a) shall include, with respect to each country iden20 tified in subsection (a)(2) the following: 

21 (1) An estimate of when the EMP weapon pro22 gram began. 

23 (2) An estimate of the scope of such program. 

24 (3) A description of the technical characteristics 

25 of the weapons that are being pursued under such 

26 program. 


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1 (4) A description of how far such program has 

2 advanced. 

3 (5) A description of any sources of assistance 

4 with respect to EMP weapons provided to or by such 

5 country and, in the case of assistance provided by 

6 such country, a description of to whom such assist7 ance was provided. 

8 (6) An assessment of how EMP weapons have 

9 been or are being incorporated into the national se10 curity and military strategies of such country, with 

11 a specific focus on whether such strategies assume 

12 that an EMP weapons attack can achieve effects 

13 similar to a direct nuclear attack, but not be subject 

14 to the deterrence calculations normally applied to 

15 nuclear weapons. 

16 (7) A description of what kind of tests such 

17 country has conducted with delivery systems, includ18 ing ballistic missiles and satellite launch vehicles, 

19 that demonstrate the capability to deliver EMP 

20 weapons. 

21 (8) An assessment of whether such country is 

22 conducting research and development on the effects 

23 of EMP weapons, including whether such country is 

24 assessing the vulnerabilities of such country to EMP 


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1 weapons and the ability of such country to survive 

2 an attack making use of EMP weapons. 

3 (9) An assessment of whether such country has 

4 tested an EMP delivery system from a platform (in5 cluding a ship or aircraft) that could serve to expe6 dite the achievement of an active EMP weapons ca7 pability against the United States. 

8 (10) An assessment of whether such country 

9 perceives the United States to be particularly vulner10 able to an EMP weapons attack. 

11 (11) A description of the elements of the re12 search, development, test, and deployment program 

13 for EMP weapons of such country, if any, that are 

14 designed as countermeasures to defensive options for 

15 defeating EMP weapons attacks. 

16 (c) REFERENCES TO OTHER REPORTS.—The report 

17 submitted under subsection (a) shall include a copy of any 

18 other report that is incorporated by reference into the re19 port submitted under subsection (a). 

20 (d) UNCLASSIFIED SUMMARY.—The report submitted 

21 under subsection (a) shall include an unclassified sum22 mary of such report. 

23 (e) SUBMISSION TO CONGRESS.— 

24 (1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para25 graph (2), the Director of National Intelligence shall 


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1 submit to the appropriate congressional committees 

2 the first report required under subsection (a) not 

3 later than 180 days after the date of the enactment 

4 of this Act. 

5 (2) NOTIFICATION OF DELAY IN SUBMISSION.— 

6 If the Director of National Intelligence determines 

7 that it will not be possible for the Director to submit 

8 the report required under subsection (a) by the date 

9 required under paragraph (1), the Director shall, not 

10 later than 30 days prior to the expiration of the 

11 180-day period beginning on the date of the enact12 ment of this Act, submit to the appropriate congres13 sional committees a notice— 

14 (A) that such report will not be submitted 

15 by the date required under paragraph (1); and 

16 (B) setting forth the date by which the Di17 rector will submit such report. 

18 (f) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

19 (1) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMIT20 TEES.—The term ‘‘appropriate congressional com21 mittees’’ means— 

22 (A) the Permanent Select Committee on 

23 Intelligence and the Committee on Armed Serv24 ices of the House of Representatives; and 


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1 (B) the Select Committee on Intelligence 

2 and the Committee on Armed Services of the 

3 Senate. 

4 (2) DELIVERY SYSTEM.—The term ‘‘delivery 

5 system’’ means any means for placing an EMP 

6 weapon in a location where the explosion of the 

7 weapon will have an intended damaging impact on 

8 electrical power systems, electronics, information 

9 systems, and other infrastructure that depends on 

10 such systems. 

11 (3) ELECTROMAGNETIC PULSE WEAPON.—The 

12 terms ‘‘electromagnetic pulse weapon’’ and ‘‘EMP 

13 weapon’’ mean an explosive weapon that generates 

14 electromagnetic fields that have a high likelihood of 

15 damaging electrical power systems, electronics, infor16 mation systems, and other infrastructure that de17 pends on such systems. 

18 (4) PLATFORM.—The term ‘‘platform’’ means 

19 any system capable of serving as the launch point of 

20 an EMP weapon delivery system. 

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