IV 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 581 
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the President 
should take all necessary steps to expeditiously deploy a missile defense 
system in Europe that will help provide such a defense to United States 
allies in Europe while enhancing United States defenses against missile 
attacks. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 25, 2009 
Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN (for herself, Mr. WILSON of South Carolina, Mr. 
MCKEON, Mr. FRANKS of Arizona, Mr. KING of New York, Mr. TURNER, 
Mr. GALLEGLY, Mr. SESSIONS, Mr. COFFMAN of Colorado, Mr. BROUN 
of Georgia, Mr. MANZULLO, Mr. MCCAUL, Mr. HARPER, Mr. BOOZMAN, 
Mr. SMITH of New Jersey, Mr. MCCOTTER, Mr. ROYCE, Mr. POE of 
Texas, Mr. SHIMKUS, Mr. BILIRAKIS, Mr. AKIN, Mr. ROGERS of Michi-
gan, Mr. SHUSTER, Mr. BURTON of Indiana, Mr. KLINE of Minnesota, 
Mr. LAMBORN, Mr. PENCE, and Mr. YOUNG of Alaska) submitted the fol-
lowing resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Af-
fairs, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period 
to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consider-
ation of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
concerned 
RESOLUTION 
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that 
the President should take all necessary steps to expedi-
tiously deploy a missile defense system in Europe that 
will help provide such a defense to United States allies 
in Europe while enhancing United States defenses 
against missile attacks. 
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Whereas a potential attack employing a nuclear, biological, or 
chemical weapon delivered by a ballistic missile con-
stitutes one of the most serious threats to United States 
national security and to the security of our friends and 
allies; 
Whereas the Iranian regime currently possesses short-range 
ballistic missiles (SRBM), as well as medium-range bal-
listic missiles (MRBM), capable of reaching much of the 
Middle East region, including Israel, and reaching Tur-
key; 
Whereas reports indicate that Iran is developing a more so-
phisticated and longer range version of the MRBM 
known as the Shahab-3, with such a new version poten-
tially capable of reaching Europe; 
Whereas intelligence estimates reportedly indicate that the 
Iranian regime may soon be able to develop an interconti-
nental ballistic missile (ICBM) capable of reaching the 
United States, as well as all of Europe; 
Whereas deploying United States ground-based missile de-
fense components in Europe will improve our ability to 
defend the United States from missile attacks, as well as 
extend such defensive coverage to our allies in Europe; 
Whereas deploying United States ground-based missile de-
fense assets in Europe would serve as a deterrent to mis-
sile attacks by rogue regimes against both the United 
States and Europe and may serve as a disincentive for 
them to invest in the very development of such missile ca-
pabilities, thereby enhancing United States nonprolifera-
tion objectives; 
Whereas the United States has made numerous efforts to en-
hance cooperation with Russia on the issue of missile de-
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fense in Europe and has held numerous briefings and dis-
cussions with Russian officials on the issue in order to 
ensure the transparency of Unites States objectives; 
Whereas the United States has reached out to and worked 
with key allies in Asia, the Middle East, and Europe to 
promote a cooperative missile defense against potential 
attacks by rogue regimes; 
Whereas the United States continues to cooperate with its al-
lies in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) 
toward the establishment of a common missile defense 
system, with the United States focusing on the deploy-
ment of missile defense capabilities to counter long-range 
missiles and NATO focusing on countering threats from 
short-range and medium-range missiles; 
Whereas in April 2008, at the NATO Summit in Bucharest, 
Romania, the heads of state of the NATO allies formally 
recognized the missile threat posed by rogue regimes and 
officially endorsed United States missile defense plans, 
stating the following in a communique´: ‘‘Ballistic missile 
proliferation poses an increasing threat to [the] Allies’ 
forces, territory and populations. Missile defense forms 
part of a broader response to counter this threat. We 
therefore recognize the substantial contribution to the 
protection of Allies from long-range ballistic missiles to 
be provided by the planned deployment of European 
based United States missile defense assets.’’; 
Whereas in December 2008, NATO foreign ministers re-
affirmed their support for United States plans to install 
an anti-missile defense shield in Europe; 
Whereas United States missile defense systems have proven 
increasingly effective, as they have been developed and 
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tested, as indicated by the fact that since 2001 the 
United States Missile Defense Agency has had 38 suc-
cessful missile intercepts, out of 48 attempts against mis-
siles of all ranges; and 
Whereas since the deployment and operational start-up of de-
fense assets require continuing commitments and pre-
paratory steps and Iran’s nuclear and missile capabilities 
are likely to present a serious threat within a relatively 
short time, it is vital that work continue to expeditiously 
establish missile defense assets in Europe: Now, there-
fore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) expresses growing concern about the threat 
posed by nuclear, chemical, and biological weapons 
and missile delivery systems for those weapons in 
the hands of states that sponsor terrorism, such as 
Iran; 
(2) expresses support for the deployment of 
United States missile defense assets in Europe that 
will provide a defense of the United States and our 
European allies from the growing missile threat 
posed by rogue regimes; 
(3) urges the President to immediately take all 
necessary steps to expedite the deployment of com-
ponents of an operational United States ground- 
based missile defense system in Europe; 
(4) calls upon the President to report to Con-
gress on an annual basis on the steps taken by the 
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United States Government to move forward with the 
deployment of a United States ground-based missile 
defense system in Europe that will provide protec-
tion of the United States and Europe; and 
(5) states that the United States shall continue 
its support for the missile defense of key allies 
against attacks by rogue regimes. 
Æ 
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