National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011
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The Ike Skelton National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011 , is a law in the United States
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 signed by President Barack Obama
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Barack Hussein Obama II is the 44th and current President of the United States. He is the first African American to hold the office. Obama previously served as a United States Senator from Illinois, from January 2005 until he resigned following his victory in the 2008 presidential election.Born in...

 on January 7, 2011. As a bill it was originally H.R.5136 in the 111th Congress and later co-sponsored by Representative Ike Skelton
Ike Skelton
Isaac Newton "Ike" Skelton IV is the former U.S. Representative for . During his tenure, he has served as the chairman of the House Armed Services Committee. He is a member for the Democratic Party...

 as H.R. 6523 and renamed. The overall purpose of the law is to authorize funding for the defense of the United States
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 and its interests abroad, for military construction, and for national security-related energy programs.

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