A bill to require an expedited decision with respect to securing land-based missile fields, and for other purposes.

Bill: 114-s-2928
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Daines, Steve [R-MT]
Introduced: 2016-05-12
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Congressional oversight

Military procurement, research, weapons development

Nuclear weapons
Latest action: action_date: 2016-05-12
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.

Summaries:
action_date: 2016-05-12
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p>This bill directs the Department of Defense, in order to mitigate the risk posed to U.S. nuclear forces by the failure to replace the UH-1N helicopter, to make (and implement within 60 days) a decision for securing land-based missile fields using alternative helicopters, or making a change in security posture, until the acquisition process for a replacement helicopter has concluded. </p>

tv_txt: II 114th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 2928 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES May 12, 2016 Mr. Daines introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services A BILL To require an expedited decision with respect to securing land-based missile fields, and for other purposes.

1. Expedited decision with respect to securing land-based missile fields To mitigate the risk posed to the nuclear forces of the United States by the failure to replace the UH–1N helicopter, the Secretary of Defense shall, in consultation with the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff— (1) make a decision with respect to immediately securing land-based missile fields using alternative helicopters, or making a change in security posture, until the acquisition process for a helicopter to replace the UH–1N helicopter has concluded; (2) not later than 5 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, submit to Congress a report on the decision relating to a request for forces required by paragraph (1); and (3) not later than 60 days after such date of enactment, implement that decision.