People Protection Act of 1983

Summary

People Protection Act - Encourages the President to implement the following measures related to strategic defenses: (1) consolidate all directed-energy activities in a new agency; (2) consolidate the space and strategic defense activities into a unified space command within the armed forces; (3) establish and place under the space command a command for ground-based strategic air defenses and ballistic missile defense; (4) transfer space-launch vehicles as necessary for the space-based defense systems to the Department of Defense; (5) develop a manned space station to support national security and other activities; (6) assess the role of strategic defenses within current and prospective arms control agreements; (7) assess the consistency of specified treaties with existing international legal conventions for the regulation of armed conflict; and (8) assess other organizational changes within the Government needed to implement the President's strategic recommendations.

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Timeline

1. 28 October 1983

   Introduced

   Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 28 October 1983

   Introduced

   Introduced in Senate

   Source: IntroReferral

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Documents

1 official file

• Introduced in Senate

  summary · EN · 28 October 1983

  Open at official source

Sponsors

• Sen. Armstrong, William L. [R-CO] · R · Sponsor
• · ssas00 · Standing

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