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 PUBLIC LAW 108–136—NOV. 24, 2003

117 STAT. 1411

of the Navy transmits to the congressional defense committees a written notification of the intended transfer. The notification shall include the following matters: (A) The purpose of the transfer. (B) The amounts to be transferred. (C) Each account from which the funds are to be transferred. (D) Each program, project, or activity from which the funds are to be transferred. (E) Each account to which the funds are to be transferred. (F) A discussion of the implications of the transfer for the total cost of the cruiser conversion or overhaul program for which the transfer is to be made. (e) MERGER OF FUNDS.—Amounts transferred to an appropriation with respect to the conversion or overhaul of a cruiser under this section shall be credited to and merged with other funds in the appropriation to which transferred and shall be available for the conversion or overhaul of such cruiser for the same period as the appropriation to which transferred. (f) RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER TRANSFER AUTHORITY.—The authority to transfer funds under this section is in addition to any other authority provided by law to transfer appropriated funds and is not subject to any restriction, limitation, or procedure that is applicable to the exercise of any such other authority. (g) FINAL REPORT.—Not later than October 1, 2011, the Secretary of the Navy shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report containing the Secretary’s evaluation of the efficacy of the authority provided under this section. (h) TERMINATION OF PROGRAM.—No transfer may be made under this section after September 30, 2012.

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Subtitle D—Air Force Programs SEC. 131. ELIMINATION OF QUANTITY LIMITATIONS ON MULTIYEAR PROCUREMENT AUTHORITY FOR C–130J AIRCRAFT.

Section 131(a) of the Bob Stump National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2003 (Public Law 107–314; 116 Stat. 2475) is amended by striking ‘‘up to 40 C–130J aircraft in the CC– 130J configuration and up to 24 C–130J aircraft in the KC–130J configuration’’ and inserting ‘‘C–130J aircraft in the CC–130J and KC–130J configurations’’. SEC. 132. LIMITATION ON RETIRING C–5 AIRCRAFT.

(a) LIMITATION.—The Secretary of the Air Force may not proceed with a decision to retire C–5A aircraft from the active inventory of the Air Force in any number that would reduce the total number of such aircraft in the active inventory below 112 until— (1) the Air Force has modified a C–5A aircraft to the configuration referred to as the Reliability Enhancement and Reengining Program (RERP) configuration, as planned under the C–5 System Development and Demonstration program as of May 1, 2003; and (2) the Director of Operational Test and Evaluation of the Department of Defense— (A) conducts an operational evaluation of that aircraft, as so modified; and

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