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Version 00 · Introduced in House · Jun 7, 1999
American People Protection Act of 1999 - Directs the Secretary of Defense, acting through the Director of the Ballistic Missile Defense Organization, to: (1) produce before or during the year 2001 a prototype interceptor missile for the Navy Theater Wide system, with an interceptor velocity of 4.5 kilometers per second or greater; (2) produce before or during 2002 the first satellite of the Space-Based Infrared Sensors-low system; (3) conduct before or during 2003 an in-flight experiment of the Space-Based laser; and (4) report to Congress describing the specific funding required for all such production and testing.
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Rep. McIntosh, David M. [R-IN-2] · R–IN
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Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Research and Development.
Executive Comment Requested from DOD.
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
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