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Union Calendar No. 267
105TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 2786
[Report No. 105–468, Part I]
To authorize additional appropriations for the Department of Defense for
ballistic missile defenses and other measures to counter the emerging
threat posed to the United States and its allies in the Middle East
and Persian Gulf region by the development and deployment of ballistic
missiles by Iran.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
OCTOBER 31, 1997
Mr. WELDON of Pennsylvania (for himself, Mr. PICKETT, Ms. HARMAN, Mr.
BATEMAN, Mr. BARTLETT of Maryland, Mr. MEEHAN, Mr. HOSTETTLER,
Mr. BONO, Mr. GIBBONS, Mr. WATTS of Oklahoma, Mr. CRAMER, Mr.
PAPPAS, Mr. RILEY, Mr. ABERCROMBIE, Mr. LOBIONDO, Mr. SPENCE,
Mrs. FOWLER, Mr. ROHRABACHER, Mr. THORNBERRY, Mr. SAM JOHN-
SON of Texas, Mr. CUNNINGHAM, Mr. GRAHAM, Mr. CHAMBLISS, Mr.
ORTIZ, Mr. HEFLEY, Mr. JONES, Mr. LEWIS of Kentucky, Mr. GILMAN,
Mr. HUNTER, Mr. SOLOMON, Mr. MCHALE, Mr. SKELTON, Mr. FOX of
Pennsylvania, Mr. TAYLOR of Mississippi, Mr. MCKEON, Mr. REYES, Mr.
NETHERCUTT, Mr. COBLE, Mr. SMITH of New Jersey, Mr. MCHUGH, Mr.
BUYER, Mr. STUMP, Mr. COX
of California, Mr. SHADEGG, Mr.
GALLEGLY, Mr. SAXTON, Mr. TURNER, Mr. BLAGOJEVICH, Mr. AN-
DREWS, Mr. RYUN, Mr. MURTHA, Mr. TALENT, Mr. WICKER, Mr. SCAR-
BOROUGH, Mr. DUNCAN, Mr. HASTERT, Mr. BILIRAKIS, Mr. HASTINGS
of Washington, Mr. GREENWOOD, Mr. SKEEN, Mr. PITTS, Mr.
GILCHREST, Mr. HOLDEN, Mr. GOSS, Mr. LAZIO of New York, Mr.
RODRIGUEZ, Mr. HANSEN, Mr. YOUNG of Alaska, Mrs. EMERSON, Mr.
COYNE, Mr. MILLER of Florida, Mr. COLLINS, Mr. CANADY of Florida,
Mr. PACKARD, Mr. BARTON of Texas, Mr. CALVERT, Mr. LEWIS of Cali-
fornia, Mr. HAYWORTH, Mr. MCCRERY, Mr. COMBEST, Mr. KING, Mr.
UNDERWOOD, Mr. SESSIONS, Mr. WELLER, Mr. EHRLICH, Mr.
BUNNING, Mr. BALLENGER, Mr. DREIER, Mr. BILBRAY, Mr. DIAZ-
BALART, Mr. ENGLISH of Pennsylvania, Mr. HALL of Texas, Mr. DICKS,
Mr. METCALF, Ms. DUNN, Mr. EVERETT, Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN, Mr. DOO-
LITTLE, Mr. THOMAS, Mr. WHITE, Mr. BOEHNER, Mr. CALLAHAN, Mr.
BARRETT of Nebraska, Mr. TAYLOR of North Carolina, Mr. HILLEARY,
Mr. COOKSEY, and Mrs. CHENOWETH) introduced the following bill;
which was referred to the Committee on National Security, and in addi-
tion to the Committee on International Relations, for a period to be sub-
sequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of
such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned
MARCH 26, 1998
Additional sponsors: Mr. BEREUTER, Mr. TIAHRT, Mr. BOB SCHAFFER of
Colorado, Mr. BACHUS, and Mr. MALONEY of Connecticut
MARCH 26, 1998
Reported with amendments, committed to the Committee of the Whole House
on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic]
MARCH 26, 1998
Referral to the Committee on International Relations extended for a period
ending not later than March 26, 1998
MARCH 26, 1998
The Committee on International Relations discharged; referred to the Commit-
tee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and order to be printed
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on October 31, 1997]
A BILL
To authorize additional appropriations for the Department
of Defense for ballistic missile defenses and other meas-
ures to counter the emerging threat posed to the United
States and its allies in the Middle East and Persian
Gulf region by the development and deployment of ballis-
tic missiles by Iran.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Theater Missile Defense
Improvement Act of 1998’’.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Development of medium-range ballistic mis-
siles by potential adversaries, such as Iran, has pro-
ceeded much more rapidly than previously antici-
pated by the United States Government.
(2) Existence of such missiles in potentially hos-
tile nations constitutes a serious threat to United
States forces, allies, and friends in the Middle East
and Persian Gulf region and cannot be adequately
countered by currently deployed ballistic missile de-
fense systems.
(3) It is a matter of high national interest to
quickly reduce the vulnerability of United States
forces, allies, and friends to these threats.
(4) Meaningful and cost effective steps to reduce
these vulnerabilities are available and should be pur-
sued expeditiously.
SEC. 3. ACCELERATION OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE PRO-
GRAMS TO COUNTER ENHANCED BALLISTIC
MISSILE THREAT.
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for the
Department of Defense for fiscal year 1998 for Defense-wide
research, development, test, and evaluation in the amount
of $147,000,000, to be available as follows:
(1) JOINT
COMPOSITE
TRACKING
NETWORK.—
$35,000,000 to be available for the Joint Composite
Tracking Network program.
(2) PATRIOT
REMOTE
LAUNCH
CAPABILITY.—
$15,000,000 to be available to accelerate development
of the remote launch capability for the Patriot Ad-
vanced Capability (PAC–3) missile defense system.
(3) PAC–3 AND NAVY AREA DEFENSE TESTS.—
$40,000,000 to be available to test the capabilities of
the Patriot Advanced Capability (PAC–3) missile de-
fense system, and to test the capabilities of the Navy
Area Defense System, against missiles with the range
of the Iranian ballistic missiles under development.
(4) 
EARLY
WARNING
ENHANCEMENT.—
$6,000,000 to be available for improved integration of
the various elements of the SHIELD system.
(5) 
PAC–3 
PRODUCTION
RATE
ENHANCE-
MENTS.—$41,000,000 to be available for production
rate enhancements for the Patriot Advanced Capabil-
ity (PAC–3) missile defense system.
(6) ISRAELI
ARROW
MISSILE
DEFENSE
SYS-
TEM.—$10,000,000 to be available to improve inter-
operability of the Israeli Arrow tactical ballistic mis-
sile defense system with United States theater missile
defense systems.
SEC. 4. IDENTIFICATION OF OTHER POSSIBLE ACTIONS.
(a) IDENTIFICATION.—The Secretary of Defense shall
identify actions in addition to those authorized by section
3 that could be taken by the Department of Defense to
counter the threats posed to the United States and its na-
tional security interests by the development or acquisition
of medium-range ballistic missiles by Iran and other na-
tions.
(b) SPECIFIC ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN.—The Secretary
specifically shall explore—
(1) additional cooperative measures between the
Department of Defense and the Ministry of Defense of
Israel to further enhance Israel’s ability to defend
itself against the threat posed by ballistic missiles de-
ployed by Iran and other nations; and
(2) actions within the existing Navy Theater
Wide Missile Defense System program that could pro-
vide additional capabilities useful to addressing the
threat posed by medium-range ballistic missiles with-
in one to two years.
(c) INTERGOVERNMENTAL COORDINATION.—The Sec-
retary shall undertake appropriate intergovernmental and
interagency coordination that would be necessary to the
conduct of any of the actions identified pursuant to sub-
section (a).
SEC. 5. REPORT TO CONGRESS.
Not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment
of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress
a report providing—
(1) a description of the Secretary’s plans for use
of funds appropriated pursuant to the authorizations
of appropriations in this Act; and
(2) a description of possible additional actions
identified by the Secretary pursuant to section 4(a)
and the steps taken or planned (as of the time of the
report) to carry out section 4(c).
SEC. 6. OFFSETTING REDUCTIONS IN AUTHORIZATIONS.
The total amount authorized in section 201 of the Na-
tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1998 (Pub-
lic Law 105–85) to be appropriated for fiscal year 1998
for research, development, test, and evaluation for the De-
partment of Defense is hereby reduced by $147,000,000, of
which—
(1) $126,000,000 is to be derived from savings
from the use of advisory and assistance services by the
Department of Defense in accordance with section
8041 of the Department of Defense Appropriations
Act, 1998 (Public Law 105–56; 111 Stat. 1230); and
(2) $21,000,000 is to be derived from savings
from the use by the Department of Defense of defense
federally funded research and development centers in
accordance with section 8035 of the Department of
Defense Appropriations Act, 1998 (Public Law 105–
56; 111 Stat. 1227).
Amend the title so as to read: ‘‘A bill to authorize
additional appropriations for the Department of Defense
for ballistic missile defenses and other measures to
counter the emerging threat posed to the United States
and its allies by the accelerated development and deploy-
ment of ballistic missiles by nations hostile to United
States interests.’’.
Union Calendar No. 267
105TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 2786
[Report No. 105–468, Part I]
A BILL
To authorize additional appropriations for the De-
partment of Defense for ballistic missile defenses
and other measures to counter the emerging
threat posed to the United States and its allies
in the Middle East and Persian Gulf region by
the development and deployment of ballistic mis-
siles by Iran.
MARCH 26, 1998
Reported with amendments, committed to the Committee
of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and or-
dered to be printed
MARCH 26, 1998
Referral to the Committee on International Relations ex-
tended for a period ending not later than March 26,
1998
MARCH 26, 1998
The Committee on International Relations discharged; re-
ferred to the Committee of the Whole House on the
State of the Union and ordered to be printed