The Ike Skelton National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011 (, ), is a law in the

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signed by President

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on January 7, 2011. As a bill it was originally in the

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and later co-sponsored by Representative

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as H.R. 6523 and renamed. The overall purpose of the law is to authorize funding for the defense of the

and its interests abroad, for military construction, and for national security-related energy programs. Commitments includes setting aside $205 million for the

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short-range rocket defense system for the

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. Section 806 dealt with supply chain risk management, allowing restrictions on information made available under relevant

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exercises where requirements for the protection of

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applied.National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011
section 806

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