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 PUBLIC LAW 109–163—JAN. 6, 2006

119 STAT. 3159

SEC. 126. AIRCRAFT CARRIER FORCE STRUCTURE.

(a) REQUIREMENT FOR 12 OPERATIONAL AIRCRAFT CARRIERS WITHIN THE NAVY.—Section 5062 of title 10, United States Code, is amended— (1) by redesignating subsections (b) and (c) as subsections (c) and (d), respectively; and (2) by inserting after subsection (a) the following new subsection (b): ‘‘(b) The naval combat forces of the Navy shall include not less than 12 operational aircraft carriers. For purposes of this subsection, an operational aircraft carrier includes an aircraft carrier that is temporarily unavailable for worldwide deployment due to routine or scheduled maintenance or repair.’’. (b) FUNDING FOR REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE OF U.S.S. JOHN F. KENNEDY.—Of the amounts available for operation and maintenance for the Navy pursuant to this Act and any other Act for fiscal year 2006, not more than $288,000,000 shall be available for repair and maintenance to extend the life of the U.S.S. John F. Kennedy (CVN–67). SEC. 127. REFUELING AND COMPLEX OVERHAUL OF THE U.S.S. CARL VINSON.

(a) AMOUNT AUTHORIZED FROM FY06 SCN ACCOUNT.—Of the amount authorized to be appropriated by section 102(a)(3) for fiscal year 2006 for shipbuilding and conversion, Navy, $1,493,563,000 is available for work on the nuclear refueling and complex overhaul of the U.S.S. Carl Vinson (CVN–70) under the contract authorized by Public Law 109–104. (b) CONTRACT AUTHORITY.—The amount specified in subsection (a) includes the amount of $89,000,000 made available by Public Law 109–104 for fiscal year 2006 for a period of such fiscal year preceding the enactment of this Act. SEC. 128. CVN–78 AIRCRAFT CARRIER.

(a) AUTHORITY TO USE MULTIPLE YEARS OF FUNDING.—The Secretary of the Navy is authorized to enter into a contract for detail design and construction of the aircraft carrier designated CVN–78 that provides that, subject to subsection (b), funds for payments under the contract may be provided from amounts appropriated for Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy, for fiscal years 2007, 2008, and 2009. (b) CONDITION FOR OUT-YEAR CONTRACT PAYMENTS.—A contract described in subsection (a) shall provide that any obligation of the United States to make a payment under the contract for a fiscal year after fiscal year 2006 is subject to the availability of appropriations for that purpose for that fiscal year. SEC. 129. LHA REPLACEMENT (LHA(R)) SHIP.

(a) AMOUNT AUTHORIZED FROM SCN ACCOUNT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2006.—Of the amount authorized to be appropriated by section 102(a)(3) for fiscal year 2006 for shipbuilding and conversion, Navy, $200,447,000 shall be available for design, advance procurement, advance construction, detail design, and construction with respect to the LHA Replacement (LHA(R)) ship. (b) AMOUNTS AUTHORIZED FROM SCN ACCOUNT FOR FISCAL YEARS 2007 AND 2008.—Amounts authorized to be appropriated for fiscal years 2007 and 2008 for shipbuilding and conversion,

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