He inserted an amendment into the Fiscal Year 2012 National Defense Authorization Act, which became law, to that effect.

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National Defense Authorization Act for 1996 that prohibits the Defense Department from providing funds to terrorist countries or those aiding terrorists.

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Congress created the Commission on the Strategic Posture, led by Secretaries Perry and Schlesinger, in the Defense Authorization Act last year.

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