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A bill to expand the capacity and capability of the ballistic missile defense system of the United States, and for other purposes.

USA115th CongressS-1196| Senate 
| Updated: 5/22/2017
Dan Sullivan

Dan Sullivan

Republican Senator

Alaska

Cosponsors (27)
Mazie K. Hirono (Democratic)Thomas Tillis (Republican)David Perdue (Republican)Jerry Moran (Republican)Ron Johnson (Republican)Angus S. King (Independent)Tom Cotton (Republican)Heidi Heitkamp (Democratic)James M. Inhofe (Republican)Lindsey Graham (Republican)Roger F. Wicker (Republican)Rand Paul (Republican)John Boozman (Republican)Roy Blunt (Republican)Luther Strange (Republican)Joe Manchin (Independent)Ted Cruz (Republican)Brian Schatz (Democratic)Pat Roberts (Republican)John Cornyn (Republican)Marco Rubio (Republican)Gary C. Peters (Democratic)Patrick Toomey (Republican)Cory Gardner (Republican)Rob Portman (Republican)Lisa Murkowski (Republican)Shelley Moore Capito (Republican)

Armed Services Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Advancing America's Missile Defense Act of 2017 This bill directs the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) to use Department of Defense (DOD) policies to accelerate the development, testing, and fielding of the redesigned kill vehicle, the multi-object kill vehicle, the C3 booster, a space-based sensor layer, an airborne laser on unmanned aerial vehicles, and an additional missile defense site, including the completion of any outstanding environmental impact statements for an additional missile defense site on the east coast or in the midwest regions of the United States. DOD shall, subject to National Missile Defense funding, increase the number of U.S. ground-based interceptors by 28. The MDA shall report to Congress on: (1) infrastructure requirements to increase the number of ground-based interceptors at Missile Field 1 and Missile Field 2 at Fort Greely to 20 ground-based interceptors each, (2) increasing the capacity of the ground-based mid-course defense element of the ballistic missile defense system, (3) the status of the integrated layers of missile defense radars, and (4) a revised missile defense testing campaign plan that accelerates the development and deployment of new missile defense technologies. DOD, by December 31, 2021, shall: (1) execute any requisite construction to ensure that such missile fields or alternative fields at Fort Greely are capable of supporting and sustaining additional ground-based interceptors, (2) deploy 14 additional ground-based interceptors to field 1 or an alternative field at as soon as technically feasible, and (3) identify a ground-based interceptor stockpile storage site for a minimum of 14 ground-based interceptors. The MDA shall develop, test, and deploy a highly reliable space-based missile defense sensor architecture for the ground-based midcourse defense system that provides specified functions and capabilities.
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Timeline
May 22, 2017
Introduced in Senate
May 22, 2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
Jul 17, 2017

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 115-2912
Referred to the Subcommittee on Strategic Forces.
  • May 22, 2017
    Introduced in Senate


  • May 22, 2017
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.


  • July 17, 2017

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 115-2912
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Strategic Forces.

Armed Forces and National Security

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  • HR 115-2912: To expand the capacity and capability of the ballistic missile defense system of the United States, and for other purposes.
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A bill to expand the capacity and capability of the ballistic missile defense system of the United States, and for other purposes.

USA115th CongressS-1196| Senate 
| Updated: 5/22/2017
Advancing America's Missile Defense Act of 2017 This bill directs the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) to use Department of Defense (DOD) policies to accelerate the development, testing, and fielding of the redesigned kill vehicle, the multi-object kill vehicle, the C3 booster, a space-based sensor layer, an airborne laser on unmanned aerial vehicles, and an additional missile defense site, including the completion of any outstanding environmental impact statements for an additional missile defense site on the east coast or in the midwest regions of the United States. DOD shall, subject to National Missile Defense funding, increase the number of U.S. ground-based interceptors by 28. The MDA shall report to Congress on: (1) infrastructure requirements to increase the number of ground-based interceptors at Missile Field 1 and Missile Field 2 at Fort Greely to 20 ground-based interceptors each, (2) increasing the capacity of the ground-based mid-course defense element of the ballistic missile defense system, (3) the status of the integrated layers of missile defense radars, and (4) a revised missile defense testing campaign plan that accelerates the development and deployment of new missile defense technologies. DOD, by December 31, 2021, shall: (1) execute any requisite construction to ensure that such missile fields or alternative fields at Fort Greely are capable of supporting and sustaining additional ground-based interceptors, (2) deploy 14 additional ground-based interceptors to field 1 or an alternative field at as soon as technically feasible, and (3) identify a ground-based interceptor stockpile storage site for a minimum of 14 ground-based interceptors. The MDA shall develop, test, and deploy a highly reliable space-based missile defense sensor architecture for the ground-based midcourse defense system that provides specified functions and capabilities.
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Timeline
May 22, 2017
Introduced in Senate
May 22, 2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
Jul 17, 2017

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 115-2912
Referred to the Subcommittee on Strategic Forces.
  • May 22, 2017
    Introduced in Senate


  • May 22, 2017
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.


  • July 17, 2017

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 115-2912
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Strategic Forces.
Dan Sullivan

Dan Sullivan

Republican Senator

Alaska

Cosponsors (27)
Mazie K. Hirono (Democratic)Thomas Tillis (Republican)David Perdue (Republican)Jerry Moran (Republican)Ron Johnson (Republican)Angus S. King (Independent)Tom Cotton (Republican)Heidi Heitkamp (Democratic)James M. Inhofe (Republican)Lindsey Graham (Republican)Roger F. Wicker (Republican)Rand Paul (Republican)John Boozman (Republican)Roy Blunt (Republican)Luther Strange (Republican)Joe Manchin (Independent)Ted Cruz (Republican)Brian Schatz (Democratic)Pat Roberts (Republican)John Cornyn (Republican)Marco Rubio (Republican)Gary C. Peters (Democratic)Patrick Toomey (Republican)Cory Gardner (Republican)Rob Portman (Republican)Lisa Murkowski (Republican)Shelley Moore Capito (Republican)

Armed Services Committee

Armed Forces and National Security

Related Bills

  • HR 115-2912: To expand the capacity and capability of the ballistic missile defense system of the United States, and for other purposes.
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
AlliancesCongressional oversightDefense spendingEnvironmental assessment, monitoring, researchGovernment studies and investigationsMilitary facilities and propertyMilitary operations and strategyMilitary personnel and dependentsMilitary procurement, research, weapons developmentNuclear weaponsSpacecraft and satellites