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and Infrastructure, and Armed Services of the House of 
Representatives and the Committees on Appropriations, 
Commerce, Science, and Transportation, and Armed Serv-
ices of the Senate— 
‘‘(i) of any request for a waiver of the naviga-
tion or vessel-inspection laws under this section not 
later than 48 hours after receiving the request; and 
‘‘(ii) of the issuance of any waiver of compli-
ance of such a law not later than 48 hours after 
such issuance. 
‘‘(B) The Secretary shall include in each notification 
under subparagraph (A)(ii) an explanation of— 
‘‘(i) the reasons the waiver is necessary; and 
‘‘(ii) the reasons actions referred to in subpara-
graph (A) are not feasible.’’. 
SEC. 3510. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE NATIONAL STRA-
TEGIC PORTS STUDY AND COMPTROLLER 
GENERAL STUDIES AND REPORTS ON STRA-
TEGIC PORTS. 
(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS ON COMPLETION OF DOD 
REPORT.—It is the sense of Congress that the Secretary 
of Defense should expedite completion of the study of stra-
tegic ports in the United States called for in the con-
ference report to accompany the National Defense Author-
ization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 (Conference Report 112– 
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329) so that it can be submitted to Congress before Sep-
tember 30, 2012. 
(b) SUBMISSION OF REPORT TO COMPTROLLER GEN-
ERAL.—In addition to submitting the report referred to 
in subsection (a) to Congress, the Secretary of Defense 
shall submit the report to the Comptroller General of the 
United States for consideration under subsection (c). 
(c) COMPTROLLER GENERAL STUDIES AND REPORTS 
ON STRATEGIC PORTS.— 
(1) COMPTROLLER
GENERAL
REVIEW.—Not 
later than 90 days after receipt of the report re-
ferred to in subsection (a), the Comptroller General 
shall conduct an assessment of the report and sub-
mit to the congressional defense committees a report 
of such assessment. 
(2) COMPTROLLER GENERAL STUDY AND RE-
PORT.—Not later than 270 days after the enactment 
of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United 
States shall conduct a study of the Department of 
Defense’s programs and efforts related to the state 
of strategic ports with respect to the Department’s 
operational and readiness requirements, and report 
to the congressional defense committees on the find-
ings of such study. The report should include an as-
sessment of— 
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(A) the extent to which the facilities at 
strategic ports meet the Department of De-
fense’s requirements; 
(B) the extent to which the Department 
has identified gaps in the ability of existing 
strategic ports to meet its needs and identified 
and undertaken efforts to address any gaps; 
and 
(C) the Department’s ability to oversee, co-
ordinate, and provide security for military de-
ployments through strategic ports. 
(d) STRATEGIC SEAPORT DEFINED.—In this section, 
the term ‘‘strategic port’’ means a United States port des-
ignated by the Secretary of Defense as a significant trans-
portation hub important to the readiness and cargo 
throughput capacity of the Department of Defense. 
DIVISION D—FUNDING TABLES 
SEC. 4001. AUTHORIZATION OF AMOUNTS IN FUNDING TA-
BLES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Whenever a funding table in this 
division specifies a dollar amount authorized for a project, 
program, or activity, the obligation and expenditure of the 
specified dollar amount for the project, program, or activ-
ity is hereby authorized, subject to the availability of ap-
propriations. 
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(b) MERIT-BASED DECISIONS.—A decision to com-
mit, obligate, or expend funds with or to a specific entity 
on the basis of a dollar amount authorized pursuant to 
subsection (a) shall— 
(1) be based on merit-based selection proce-
dures in accordance with the requirements of sec-
tions 2304(k) and 2374 of title 10, United States 
Code, or on competitive procedures; and 
(2) comply with other applicable provisions of 
law. 
(c) RELATIONSHIP TO TRANSFER AND PROGRAM-
MING AUTHORITY.—An amount specified in the funding 
tables in this division may be transferred or repro-
grammed under a transfer or reprogramming authority 
provided by another provision of this Act or by other law. 
The transfer or reprogramming of an amount specified in 
such funding tables shall not count against a ceiling on 
such transfers or reprogrammings under section 1001 or 
section 1522 of this Act or any other provision of law, 
unless such transfer or reprogramming would move funds 
between appropriation accounts. 
(d) APPLICABILITY TO CLASSIFIED ANNEX.—This 
section applies to any classified annex that accompanies 
this Act. 
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(e) ORAL
AND WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS.—No 
oral or written communication concerning any amount 
specified in the funding tables in this division shall super-
sede the requirements of this section. 
TITLE XLI—PROCUREMENT 
SEC. 4101. PROCUREMENT. 
SEC. 4101. PROCUREMENT 
(In Thousands of Dollars) 
Line 
Item 
FY 2013 
Request 
House 
Authorized 
AIRCRAFT PROCUREMENT, ARMY 
FIXED WING 
UTILITY F/W AIRCRAFT ..........................................................................................
18,639 
18,639 
MQ–1 UAV ....................................................................................................................
518,088 
518,088 
RQ–11 (RAVEN) ..........................................................................................................
25,798 
25,798 
ROTARY 
HELICOPTER, LIGHT UTILITY (LUH) .................................................................
271,983 
271,983 
AH–64 APACHE BLOCK IIIA REMAN ....................................................................
577,115 
577,115 
ADVANCE PROCUREMENT (CY) ........................................................................
107,707 
107,707 
AH–64 APACHE BLOCK IIIB NEW BUILD ...........................................................
153,993 
153,993 
ADVANCE PROCUREMENT (CY) ........................................................................
146,121 
146,121 
UH–60 BLACKHAWK M MODEL (MYP) .................................................................
1,107,087 
1,107,087 
ADVANCE PROCUREMENT (CY) ........................................................................
115,113 
115,113 
CH–47 HELICOPTER .................................................................................................
1,076,036 
1,076,036 
ADVANCE PROCUREMENT (CY) ........................................................................
83,346 
83,346 
MODIFICATION OF AIRCRAFT 
MQ–1 PAYLOAD—UAS ..............................................................................................
231,508 
231,508 
GUARDRAIL MODS (MIP) .........................................................................................
16,272 
16,272 
MULTI SENSOR ABN RECON (MIP) ......................................................................
4,294 
4,294 
AH–64 MODS ...............................................................................................................
178,805 
178,805 
CH–47 CARGO HELICOPTER MODS (MYP) ..........................................................
39,135 
39,135 
UTILITY/CARGO AIRPLANE MODS .......................................................................
24,842 
24,842 
UTILITY HELICOPTER MODS ................................................................................
73,804 
73,804 
KIOWA WARRIOR MODS ..........................................................................................
192,484 
192,484 
NETWORK AND MISSION PLAN ............................................................................
190,789 
190,789 
COMMS, NAV SURVEILLANCE ................................................................................
133,191 
133,191 
GATM ROLLUP ...........................................................................................................
87,280 
87,280 
RQ–7 UAV MODS ........................................................................................................
104,339 
104,339 
GROUND SUPPORT AVIONICS 
AIRCRAFT SURVIVABILITY EQUIPMENT ...........................................................
34,037 
34,037 
CMWS ............................................................................................................................
127,751 
127,751 
OTHER SUPPORT 
AVIONICS SUPPORT EQUIPMENT .........................................................................
4,886 
4,886 
COMMON GROUND EQUIPMENT ...........................................................................
82,511 
82,511 
AIRCREW INTEGRATED SYSTEMS .......................................................................
77,381 
77,381 
AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL ..........................................................................................
47,235 
47,235 
INDUSTRIAL FACILITIES .......................................................................................
1,643 
1,643 
LAUNCHER, 2.75 ROCKET .......................................................................................
516 
516 
TOTAL, AIRCRAFT PROCUREMENT, ARMY .................................
5,853,729 
5,853,729 
MISSILE PROCUREMENT, ARMY 
SURFACE-TO-AIR MISSILE SYSTEM 
PATRIOT SYSTEM SUMMARY .................................................................................
646,590 
696,590 
Additional PAC–3 missiles .....................................................................................
[50,000] 
MSE MISSILE ..............................................................................................................
12,850 
12,850 
AIR-TO-SURFACE MISSILE SYSTEM 
HELLFIRE SYS SUMMARY ......................................................................................
1,401 
11,401 
Program increase ...................................................................................................
[10,000] 
ANTI-TANK/ASSAULT MISSILE SYS 
JAVELIN (AAWS-M) SYSTEM SUMMARY ..............................................................
81,121 
81,121 
TOW 2 SYSTEM SUMMARY ......................................................................................
64,712 
64,712 
ADVANCE PROCUREMENT (CY) ........................................................................
19,931 
19,931 
GUIDED MLRS ROCKET (GMLRS) .........................................................................
218,679 
218,679 
MLRS REDUCED RANGE PRACTICE ROCKETS (RRPR) ...................................
18,767 
18,767 
HIGH MOBILITY ARTILLERY ROCKET SYSTEM ...............................................
12,051 
12,051 
MODIFICATIONS 
PATRIOT MODS ..........................................................................................................
199,565 
199,565 
MLRS MODS ................................................................................................................
2,466 
2,466 
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