S.Amdt. 660
What it does: Adds SEC. __. MAN-PORTABLE AIR DEFENSE SYSTEMS wherever appropriate
Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-CA)What it changes
1 change to H.R. 1591
Adds SEC. __. MAN-PORTABLE AIR DEFENSE SYSTEMS wherever appropriate
Adds a sectionInserted: SEC. __. MAN-PORTABLE AIR DEFENSE SYSTEMS.
Inserted: (a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of State may authorize the use of counter-MANPADS equipment to protect the civil reserve air fleet if the Secretary determines that--
Inserted: (1) such use is in the national security or foreign policy interests of the United States; and
Inserted: (2) sufficient safeguards are in place to ensure that the technology relating to such use is not diverted or compromised.
Inserted: (b) Definition of MANPADS.--In this section, the term "MANPADS" means--
Inserted: (1) a surface-to-air missile system designed to be man-portable and carried and fired by a single individual; and
Inserted: (2) any other surface-to-air missile system designed to be operated and fired by more than one individual acting as a crew and portable by several individuals.
Inserted: (c) Regulations.--The Secretary of State shall, in consultation with the Secretary of Commerce, promulgate regulations to carry out the section.
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SA 660. Mrs. BOXER submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by her to the bill H.R. 1591, making emergency supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2007, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
At the appropriate place, insert the following:
SEC. __. MAN-PORTABLE AIR DEFENSE SYSTEMS.
(a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of State may authorize the use of counter-MANPADS equipment to protect the civil reserve air fleet if the Secretary determines that--
(1) such use is in the national security or foreign policy interests of the United States; and
(2) sufficient safeguards are in place to ensure that the technology relating to such use is not diverted or compromised.
(b) Definition of MANPADS.--In this section, the term “MANPADS” means--
(1) a surface-to-air missile system designed to be man-portable and carried and fired by a single individual; and
(2) any other surface-to-air missile system designed to be operated and fired by more than one individual acting as a crew and portable by several individuals.
(c) Regulations.--The Secretary of State shall, in consultation with the Secretary of Commerce, promulgate regulations to carry out the section.
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Senate amendment submitted
March 27, 2007