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105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2786
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.
SCARBOROUGH, Mr. DUNCAN, Mr. HASTERT, Mr. BILIRAKIS, Mr. HAST-
INGS 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
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; SUPPLEMENTAL AUTHORIZA-
TIONS.
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the
‘‘Iran Missile Protection Act of 1997’’.
(b) AUTHORIZATIONS
OF SUPPLEMENTAL APPRO-
PRIATIONS.—All amounts authorized to be appropriated
by this Act are authorizations of supplemental appropria-
tions for the Department of Defense for fiscal year 1998.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) The United States has vital interests in the
Middle East and Persian Gulf region.