Protect the Homeland from North Korean and Iranian Ballistic Missiles Act

Protect the Homeland from North Korean and Iranian Ballistic Missiles Act - States the concern of Congress over North Korean and Iranian long-range ballistic missile technology and the spread of such technology. Expresses support for ballistic missile protection of U.S. allies and forward deployed forces but also the belief that this should not come at the expense of U.S. homeland protection.

Directs the Secretary of Defense to deploy specified numbers of ground-based interceptors in Alaska and California and such number in other locations as determined to be appropriate by the President.

Authorizes funding for the ground-based midcourse defense system of the Missile Defense Agency.

[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2845 Introduced in House (IH)]

111th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2845

To direct the Secretary of Defense to deploy ground-based interceptors 
     as part of the missile defense system, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 12, 2009

   Mr. Franks of Arizona (for himself, Mr. Griffith, Mr. Turner, Mr. 
Marshall, Mr. Sessions, and Mr. Lamborn) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition 
 to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently 
   determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
 provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned

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                                 A BILL


 
To direct the Secretary of Defense to deploy ground-based interceptors 
     as part of the missile defense system, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Protect the Homeland from North 
Korean and Iranian Ballistic Missiles Act''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress finds the following:
            (1) The United States Constitution indicates one of the 
        first purposes of government is to provide for the defense of 
        the American people.
            (2) North Korea continues to develop the Taepo Dong 2 long-
        range missile.
            (3) The United States intelligence community estimated that 
        the Taepo Dong 2, when fully developed, could threaten the 
        entire continental United States with a ballistic missile.
            (4) North Korea tested the Taepo Dong 2 missile over the 
        Sea of Japan on July 4, 2006, in defiance of warnings from the 
        United States, Japan, South Korea, and the People's Republic of 
        China.
            (5) North Korea, in violation of United Nations Security 
        Council Resolutions 1695 and 1718, launched a long range 
        ballistic missile on April 5, 2009. This test demonstrates that 
        North Korean long range ballistic missiles can now reach South 
        Korea, Japan, and Guam and can travel 2,000 miles over Japan 
        into the Pacific Ocean.
            (6) North Korea ordered inspectors out of the country and 
        walked away from the 6 party talks on April 14, 2009.
            (7) North Korea has deployed the Musudan intermediate range 
        ballistic missile which can threaten Okinawa and Guam, 200 No 
        Dong missiles which can reach Japan, and 600 Scud missiles 
        which threaten South Korea.
            (8) On April 29, 2009, North Korea threatened to conduct a 
        nuclear test and an intercontinental ballistic missile unless 
        the United Nations Security Council apologized for imposing 
        sanctions against North Korea.
            (9) North Korea, in violation of United Nations Security 
        Council resolution 1718, conducted a nuclear test on May 25, 
        2009.
            (10) North Korea's missile launch and nuclear test 
        demonstrate present international diplomatic efforts are not 
        sufficient to deter North Korea from developing, deploying, and 
        launching missiles or developing nuclear technology.
            (11) North Korea has test-fired six short-range missiles 
        off the country's east coast since the May 25, 2009, nuclear 
        test.
            (12) Recently North Korea has asserted it is no longer 
        bound by the armistice which ended the Korean War and has 
        threatened war against the United States, South Korea, and 
        Japan.
            (13) North Korea leads the world in missile proliferation.
            (14) North Korea is known to share ballistic missile 
        technology with other weapons proliferating nations such as 
        Iran.
            (15) North Korea aided Syria with its nuclear program.
            (16) The Director of the Missile Defense Agency said on 
        June 9, 2009, ``The United States has fine-tuned its ability to 
        shoot down long-range missiles that could be launched by North 
        Korea based on a trio of tests mimicking such an attack.''.
            (17) On February 3, 2009, the Government of Iran 
        successfully launched its first satellite into orbit--an act in 
        direct violation of United Nations Security Council Resolution 
        1737.
            (18) General Maples, Director of the Defense Intelligence 
        Agency, recently said, ``Iran's February 3, 2009, launch of the 
        Safir space launch vehicle shows progress in mastering 
        technology needed to produce ICBMs.''.
            (19) On April 5, 2009, President Barack Obama said, ``So 
        let me be clear: Iran's nuclear and ballistic missile activity 
        poses a real threat, not just to the United States, but to 
        Iran's neighbors and our allies.''.
            (20) On May 19, 2009, the Government of Iran test-fired a 
        new two-stage, medium-range, solid fuel, surface-to-surface 
        missile, which can reach Europe, Israel, and United States 
        forces deployed in the Persian Gulf Region.

SEC. 3. STATEMENT OF POLICY REGARDING NORTH KOREA'S AND IRAN'S LONG-
              RANGE BALLISTIC MISSILE TECHNOLOGY.

    Congress--
            (1) acknowledges that North Korea's and Iran's long-range 
        ballistic missile technology is improving and could be used to 
        deliver chemical, biological, or nuclear weapons;
            (2) expresses concern that North Korea's and Iran's long-
        range ballistic missile technology poses a real threat to the 
        United States homeland;
            (3) realizes missile delivery technology and warheads could 
        be passed along to state and non-state actors; and
            (4) supports ballistic missile protection of United States 
        allies and forward deployed forces but believes it should not 
        come at the expense of the protection of the United States 
        homeland.

SEC. 4. DEPLOYMENT OF MISSILE DEFENSE INTERCEPTORS IN ALASKA AND 
              CALIFORNIA.

    The Secretary of Defense shall deploy the following:
            (1) Not less than 40 ground-based interceptors at Fort 
        Greely, Alaska.
            (2) Not less than 4 ground-based interceptors at Vandenberg 
        Air Force Base, California.
            (3) Such number of ground-based interceptors at such other 
        locations as the President determines appropriate.

SEC. 5. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE GROUND-BASED MIDCOURSE 
              DEFENSE SYSTEM.

    Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2010 
for the ground-based midcourse defense system of the Missile Defense 
Agency in the amount of $500,000,000.
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