Defense Against Regional Threats Act of 2003

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HR 1454

Introduced

Mar 26, 2003

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Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on International Relations, for a period t ...

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Armed Forces and National Security Ballistic missile defenses Collective security Congress Congress and foreign policy Congress and military policy Defense burdensharing East Asia International Affairs Israel Japan Middle East and North Africa Military agreements NATO countries Negotiations South Korea Taiwan

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Defense Against Regional Threats Act of 2003 - Declares that it is U.S. policy to: (1) provide for deployment as soon as technologically possible of missile defense systems capable of defending Israel, Japan, the Republic of Korea, Taiwan, and all member nations of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization against ballistic missile attack; and (2) seek continued negotiated burdensharing agreements with such countries to share the costs of development and deployment of ballistic missile defense systems.

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Mar 26, 2003

Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on International Relations, 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.
Mar 26, 2003

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