Skip to content
PoliticalRepoPoliticalRepo

United States · Bill · HR

H.R. 2596 (106th)

Realistic Tests for Realistic Threats National Security Act of 1999

referredUnited States· United States Congress· EN

Introduced

22 July 1999

Last action

28 July 1999 · Committee

Status

Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Research and Development.

Sponsors

Sen. Vitter, David [R-LA], Rep. Hunter, Duncan [R-CA-52], Rep. Weldon, Curt [R-PA-7], Rep. Spence, Floyd [R-SC-2], Rep. Stump, Bob [R-AZ-3], Rep. Bliley, Tom [R-VA-7], Rep. Armey, Richard K. [R-TX-26], Rep. Cox, Christopher [R-CA-48], Rep. Sessions, Pete [R-TX-17], Sen. Chambliss, Saxby [R-GA], Rep. Hansen, James V. [R-UT-1], Rep. Scarborough, Joe [R-FL-1], Rep. Cooksey, John [R-LA-5], Rep. Pitts, Joseph R. [R-PA-16], Rep. McIntosh, David M. [R-IN-2], Rep. Thornberry, Mac [R-TX-13], Rep. Rohrabacher, Dana [R-CA-48], Rep. Hayes, Robin [R-NC-8], Rep. Rogan, James E. [R-CA-27], Del. Underwood, Robert A. [D-GU-At Large], Rep. Bono, Mary [R-CA-44], Sen. Graham, Lindsey [R-SC], Rep. Souder, Mark E. [R-IN-3], Rep. Bachus, Spencer [R-AL-6], Rep. Lewis, Ron [R-KY-2], Rep. Hastings, Doc [R-WA-4], Rep. Green, Mark [R-WI-8], Rep. Herger, Wally [R-CA-2], Rep. Baker, Richard H. [R-LA-6], Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4], Rep. Weldon, Dave [R-FL-15], Rep. Chenoweth-Hage, Helen [R-ID-1], Rep. Hoekstra, Peter [R-MI-2], Rep. Hilleary, Van [R-TN-4], Rep. Ryan, Paul [R-WI-1], Rep. Shadegg, John B. [R-AZ-3], Rep. Tancredo, Thomas G. [R-CO-6], Sen. DeMint, Jim [R-SC], Rep. Cubin, Barbara [R-WY-At Large], Rep. Jones, Walter B., Jr. [R-NC-3], Rep. Johnson, Sam [R-TX-3], Rep. Dickey, Jay [R-AR-4], Rep. Tauzin, W. J. (Billy) [R-LA-3], Rep. Ryun, Jim [R-KS-2], Rep. Hostettler, John N. [R-IN-8], Rep. Bartlett, Roscoe G. [R-MD-6], Rep. McCrery, Jim [R-LA-4], Rep. Gilchrest, Wayne T. [R-MD-1]

Subjects

Defence

Source updated

20 August 2025

Defence

Summary

Realistic Tests for Realistic Threats National Security Act of 1999 - Requires the Director of the Ballistic Missile Defense Organization of the Department of Defense to: (1) conduct, no later than September 30, 2001, at least one intercept test of the Navy Theater-Wide defense system and the Theater High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system against target missiles with velocities of not less than the maximum velocity of the Taepo Dong I missile of North Korea; (2) take immediate steps to modify plans for managing the development of such systems to meet such deadline. Urges the Director, in order to improve the likelihood that the tests are successful, to review changes in the configuration of the systems to: (1) increase the speed of their interceptor missiles to well in excess of three kilometers-per-second; and (2) allow such missiles to receive and use targeting data provided by a variety of external sensors.

This text is taken from the official record. PoliticalRepo does not editorialize.

Timeline

  1. 22 July 1999

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 22 July 1999

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 22 July 1999

    Introduced

    Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 28 July 1999

    Referred

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Research and Development.

    Source: Committee

  5. 28 July 1999

    Committee

    Executive Comment Requested from DOD.

    Source: Committee

Votes

No vote records are attached yet.

Versions

Documents

3 official files

Introduced in House (text)

View fileDownload file

This file cannot be previewed here. Use View or Download.

Leesvertaling

Vertaal dit document naar jouw taal. PoliticalRepo bewaart geen aparte kopie per EU-taal.

Documentvertaling op verzoek met downloadbare PDF (logo + link naar de officiële bron). Het bronbestand blijft leidend.

  • Introduced in House (text)

    Introduced in House · EN · 22 July 1999

    ViewDownloadOpen at official source

  • Introduced in House (PDF)

    Introduced in House · EN · 22 July 1999

    ViewDownloadOpen at official source

    Leesvertaling

    Vertaal dit document naar jouw taal. PoliticalRepo bewaart geen aparte kopie per EU-taal.

    Documentvertaling op verzoek met downloadbare PDF (logo + link naar de officiële bron). Het bronbestand blijft leidend.

  • Introduced in House

    summary · EN · 22 July 1999

    Open at official source

    Leesvertaling

    Vertaal dit document naar jouw taal. PoliticalRepo bewaart geen aparte kopie per EU-taal.

    Documentvertaling op verzoek met downloadbare PDF (logo + link naar de officiële bron). Het bronbestand blijft leidend.

Sponsors

Showing 48 of 98 sponsors and actors.

Related records

No cross-record relationships stored yet.

Sources

PoliticalRepo is an index and interpretation layer, not the authoritative legal source.