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Appropriates $137.894 m. for the U.S.-Israeli produced Arrow missile defense system, of which $53 m. will be used for producing Arrow missile components in the U.S. and in Israel and of which $20.4 m. will be available to fund a joint feasibility study into production of a Short Range Ballistic Missile Defense.
Related measures: H. R. 2863 on 6/10/05 for defense appropriations FY2006. 9/5/06 Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) introduced an amendment (S.A. 4882) to this act after the war between Hizballah and Israel in 2006 that forbade the usage of cluster munitions in populated areas; it was defeated 9/6/06 70–30.
Became Public Law No. 109–289 (9/29/06 conference report passed in Senate 100-0; 9/26/09 conference report passed in House 394-22).