HOUSE 2227117th CongressReferred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Appropriations, 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.

ICBM Act

Last Action: 3/26/2021

Actions

2021-03-26Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Appropriations, 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.
2021-03-26Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Appropriations, 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.
2021-03-26Introduced in House
2021-03-26Introduced in House

CRS Summary

As of 2021-03-26 (00)

Investing in Cures Before Missiles Act of 2021 or the ICBM Act

This bill addresses the transfer and use of funds intended for defense programs. Specifically, the bill requires the Department of Defense (DOD) to transfer $1 billion of unobligated balances intended for its ground-based strategic deterrent program to the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease for research on the development of a universal coronavirus vaccine.

Next, the bill requires the Department of Energy to transfer unobligated balances for the W87-1 warhead modification program administered by the National Nuclear Security Administration to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to research and combat emerging and zoonotic infectious diseases.

The bill prohibits the use of funds authorized for FY2022 for the ground-based strategic deterrent program or the W87-1 warhead modification program.

Finally, the bill requires DOD to enter into a contract with the National Academy of Sciences to study extending to 2050 the life of Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missiles.

Cosponsors (16)

JAMES MCGOVERN (D-MA)
Mark Pocan (D-WI)
Jared Huffman (D-CA)
BARBARA LEE (D-CA)
Pramila Jayapal (D-WA)
EARL BLUMENAUER (D-OR)
Steve Cohen (D-TN)
Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ)
Jesus Garcia (D-IL)
SHEILA JACKSON LEE (D-TX)
Ayanna Pressley (D-MA)
Ilhan Omar (D-MN)
ELEANOR NORTON (D-DC)
PETER DEFAZIO (D-OR)
Jake Auchincloss (D-MA)
Peter Welch (D-VT)

Subjects

Appropriations
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Congressional oversight
Defense spending
Department of Energy
Department of Health and Human Services
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Europe
Executive agency funding and structure
Government studies and investigations
Health programs administration and funding
Immunology and vaccination
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Medical research
Military procurement, research, weapons development
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Nuclear weapons
Research administration and funding
Russia

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