A bill to provide an additional $30,000,000 for the testing of hypersonic weapon systems with the B-1 bomber, and for other purposes.
S 2338 authorizes $30 million in additional funding for the Department of Defense to test hypersonic weapon systems using the B-1 bomber during fiscal year 2024. This funding supplements existing appropriations and cannot replace other authorized funding for the same testing purpose. The bill directly affects the DoD's weapons testing program by providing specific resources for hypersonic system development and evaluation on the B-1 bomber platform.
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Jul 2023
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Introduced Jul 18, 2023
Last action Jul 18, 2023
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Jul 18, 2023
Senate · Referred to committee
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
Jul 18, 2023
Senate · Introduced
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