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 PUBLIC LAW 106-38—JULY 22, 1999 113 STAT. 205 Public Law 106-38 106th Congress An Act To declare it to be the policy of the United States to deploy a national missile July 22, 1999 defense. iH:.R. 4] Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, National Missile Defense Act of SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 1999. This Act may be cited as the "National Missile Defense Act ^^ ^^^ ^^^ ''°^- of 1999". SEC. 2. NATIONAL MISSILE DEFENSE POLICY. 10 USC 2431 It is the policy of the United States to deploy as soon as is technologically possible an effective National Missile Defense system capable of defending the territory of the United States against limited ballistic missile attack (whether accidental, unauthorized, or deliberate) with funding subject to the annual authorization of appropriations and the annual appropriation of funds for Nationed Missile Defense. SEC. 3. POLICY ON REDUCTION OF RUSSIAN NUCLEAR FORCES. 22 USC 5901 It is the policy of the United States to seek continued negotiated reductions in Russian nuclear forces. Approved July 22, 1999. LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 4 (S.257) (S. 269): HOUSE REPORTS: No. 106-39, Ft. 1 (Comm. on Armed Services). SENATE REPORTS: No. 106-4 accompanying S. 257 (Comm. on Armed Services). CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 145 (1999): Mar. 18, considered and passed House. May 18, considered and passed Senate, amended, in lieu of S. 257 May 20, House concurred in Senate amendment. WEEKLY COMPILATION OF PRESIDENTIAL DOCUMENTS, Vol. 35 (1999): July 23, Presidential statement.

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