To enhance United States sea-based missile defense capabilities.

1. Adds Sec. 8107. Of the amount appropriated or otherwise made available by title IV under the heading "Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation, Defense-Wide", up to $75,000,000 may be available for Program Element 063892C for the Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense System, of which-- at the end of title VIII

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   In H.R. 3222 · Reported to Senate

   (5) The training of all personnel involved in the handling, management, and accountability of nuclear weapons and components. This Act may be cited as the "Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2008".

   Inserted: Sec. 8107. Of the amount appropriated or otherwise made available by title IV under the heading "Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation, Defense-Wide", up to $75,000,000 may be available for Program Element 063892C for the Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense System, of which--

   Inserted: (1) $20,000,000 may be for an increase in the production rate of the SM-3 interceptor to four interceptors per month;

   Inserted: (2) $45,000,000 may be for long-lead production of an additional 15 SM-3 interceptors; and

   Inserted: (3) $10,000,000 may be for an acceleration in the development of the Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense Signal Processor and Open Architecture software for the Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense system.

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   At the end of title VIII, add the following:

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