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Mike Levin: “At the appropriate place in the bill, add the following: SEC. . AUTHORIZATION OF ADDITIONAL FUNDS. (a)…”

On the recordSeptember 21, 2001
At the appropriate place in the bill, add the following: SEC. . AUTHORIZATION OF ADDITIONAL FUNDS. (a) Authorization.--$1,300,000,000 is hereby authorized, in addition to the funds authorized elsewhere in Division A of this Act, for whichever of the following purposes the President determines to be in the national security interests of the United States-- (1) research, development, test and evaluation for ballistic missile defense; and (2) activities for combating terrorism.
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Mike Levin
Democratic · California

Editor's note · Context

Discussing an amendment to authorize additional funds for national security interests.

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