the preceding fiscal year that the Secretary has determined 
to be associated with a cost referred to in subsection (b). 
(d) LIMITATION ON PROCUREMENT FUNDS.—Funds 
available to the Navy for Shipbuilding and Conversion, 
Navy, may be obligated or expended for procurement for 
the LHA Replacement ship program only after the Sec-
retary of Defense certifies in writing to the congressional 
defense committees that— 
(1) the Joint Requirements Oversight Council 
has approved a detailed Operational Requirements 
Document for the program; and 
(2) there exists a stable design for the LHA(R) 
class of vessels. 
(e) STABLE DESIGN.—For purposes of this section, the 
design of a class of vessels shall be considered to be stable 
when no substantial change to the design is anticipated. 
SEC. 123. FUTURE MAJOR SURFACE COMBATANT, DE-
STROYER TYPE. 
(a) LIMITATION OF COSTS.—Except as provided in 
subsection (b), the total amount obligated or expended for 
procurement of each ship for the future major surface com-
batant, destroyer type, may not exceed $1,700,000,000 (such 
amount being the estimated total procurement end cost of 
that ship in the fiscal year 2006 budget).
(b) ADJUSTMENT OF LIMITATION AMOUNT.—The Sec-
retary of the Navy may adjust the amount set forth in sub-
section (a) for the ship type referred to in that subsection 
by the following: 
(1) The amounts of increases or decreases in 
costs attributable to economic inflation after Sep-
tember 30, 2005. 
(2) The amounts of increases or decreases in 
costs attributable to compliance with changes in Fed-
eral, State, or local laws enacted after September 30, 
2005. 
(c) WRITTEN NOTICE OF CHANGE IN AMOUNT.—The 
Secretary of the Navy shall annually submit to Congress, 
at the same time as the budget is submitted under section 
1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, written notice of 
any change in the amount set forth in subsection (a) during 
the preceding fiscal year that the Secretary has determined 
to be associated with a cost referred to in subsection (b). 
(d) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Of the 
amount provided in section 201(2) for Research and Devel-
opment, Navy, for fiscal year 2006, $700,000,000 is avail-
able for technology development and demonstration for the 
ship referred to in subsection (a). 
(e) ACQUISITION PLAN.—In developing the acquisition 
plan for the future major surface combatant, destroyer type,
the Secretary shall ensure that the resulting acquisition 
program— 
(1) uses technologies from the DD(X) and CG(X) 
programs, as well as any other technology the Sec-
retary considers appropriate; 
(2) has an overall capability not less than that 
of the Flight IIA version of the Arleigh Burke (DDG– 
51) class destroyer; and 
(3) would be ready for lead-ship procurement not 
later than fiscal year 2011. 
SEC. 124. LITTORAL COMBAT SHIP (LCS) PROGRAM. 
(a) LIMITATION OF COSTS.—Except as provided in 
subsection (b), the total amount obligated or expended for 
procurement of each ship for the Littoral Combat Ship 
(LCS) program, including amounts for mission modules, 
may not exceed $400,000,000 (such amount being the esti-
mated total procurement end cost of that ship in the fiscal 
year 2006 budget). 
(b) ADJUSTMENT OF LIMITATION AMOUNT.—The Sec-
retary of the Navy may adjust the amount set forth in sub-
section (a) for the ships referred to in that subsection by 
the following: 
(1) The amounts of increases or decreases in 
costs attributable to economic inflation after Sep-
tember 30, 2005.
(2) The amounts of increases or decreases in 
costs attributable to compliance with changes in Fed-
eral, State, or local laws enacted after September 30, 
2005. 
(c) WRITTEN NOTICE OF CHANGE IN AMOUNT.—The 
Secretary of the Navy shall annually submit to Congress, 
at the same time as the budget is submitted under section 
1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, written notice of 
any change in the amount set forth in subsection (a) during 
the preceding fiscal year that the Secretary has determined 
to be associated with a cost referred to in subsection (b). 
(d) LIMITATION ON SHIPS AND MISSION MODULES.— 
No funds available to the Navy may be used for the acquisi-
tion of Littoral Combat Ships, or Littoral Combat Ship 
mission modules until the Secretary of Defense submits to 
the congressional defense committees— 
(1) the results of an operational evaluation of the 
first four Littoral Combat Ships conducted by the Di-
rector of Operational Test and Evaluation Force of 
the Department of Defense; and 
(2) the Secretary’s certification in writing that 
there exists a stable design for the Littoral Combat 
Ship class of vessels.
(e) STABLE DESIGN.—For purposes of this section, the 
design of a class of vessels shall be considered to be stable 
when no substantial change to the design is anticipated. 
SEC. 125. AUTHORIZATION OF TWO ADDITIONAL ARLEIGH 
BURKE CLASS DESTROYERS. 
Of the amount provided in section 102(a)(4) for Ship-
building and Conversion, Navy, for fiscal year 2006, the 
amount of $2,500,000,000 is available for construction of 
two additional Arleigh Burke class destroyers, to be con-
structed under a single contract which shall be competi-
tively awarded. 
SEC. 126. REFUELING AND COMPLEX OVERHAUL OF THE 
U.S.S. CARL VINSON. 
(a) AMOUNT AUTHORIZED FROM SCN ACCOUNT.—Of 
the amount authorized to be appropriated by section 
102(a)(4), for fiscal year 2006, $1,493,563,000 is available 
for the commencement of the nuclear refueling and complex 
overhaul of the U.S.S. Carl Vinson (CVN–70). The amount 
made available in the preceding sentence is the first incre-
ment in the incremental funding planned for the nuclear 
refueling and complex overhaul of that vessel. 
(b) CONTRACT AUTHORITY.—The Secretary of the 
Navy may enter into a contract during fiscal year 2006 
for the nuclear refueling and complex overhaul of the U.S.S. 
Carl Vinson.
(c) CONDITION
FOR
OUT-YEAR
CONTRACT
PAY-
MENTS.—A contract entered into under subsection (b) 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 later fiscal year. 
SEC. 127. REPORT ON PROPULSION SYSTEM ALTERNATIVES 
FOR SURFACE COMBATANTS. 
(a) REPORT REQUIRED.—The Secretary of the Navy 
shall submit to the congressional defense committees a re-
port on the results of the study directed by the Chief of 
Naval Operations and in progress in mid-2005 on alter-
native propulsion methods for surface combatant vessels of 
the Navy. The report shall be submitted not later than the 
date of the President’s submission of the budget of the 
United States Government for fiscal year 2007. 
(b) MATTERS TO BE INCLUDED.—The report of the 
Secretary of the Navy under subsection (a) shall include 
the following: 
(1) The objectives and scope of the study referred 
to in subsection (a) and the timeframes for analysis 
under the study and the key assumptions used in car-
rying out the study. 
(2) The methodology and analysis techniques 
used to conduct the study.
(3) A description of current and future tech-
nology relating to propulsion that has been incor-
porated in recently-designed surface combatants or is 
expected to be available within the next 10-to-20 
years. 
(4) The propulsion alternatives for surface com-
batants considered under the study and the analysis 
and evaluation under the study of each of those alter-
natives from an operational and cost-effectiveness 
standpoint. 
(5) The conclusions and recommendations of the 
study, including those conclusions and recommenda-
tions that could impact the design of future ships or 
lead to modifications of existing ships. 
(6) The Secretary’s intended actions and time-
frames for implementation, if any, of the findings 
and conclusions of the study. 
SEC. 128. 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 mainte-
nance or repair.’’. 
(b) U.S.S. JOHN F. KENNEDY.— 
(1) FULLY MISSION CAPABLE STATUS.—The Sec-
retary of Defense shall take all necessary actions to 
ensure that the U.S.S. John F. Kennedy (CVN–67) is 
maintained in a fully mission capable status. 
(2) MAINTENANCE.—From the amounts provided 
under section 301 for operation and maintenance of 
the Navy for fiscal year 2006, $60,000,000 is author-
ized for the operation and routine maintenance of the 
U.S.S. John F. Kennedy. 
SEC. 129. CONTINGENT TRANSFER OF ADDITIONAL FUNDS 
FOR CVN–21 CARRIER REPLACEMENT PRO-
GRAM. 
If the Director of Program Analysis and Evaluation 
of the Office of the Secretary of Defense certifies to Congress 
that an additional amount of $86,700,000 for fiscal year 
2006 for advance procurement for the CVN–21 Carrier Re-
placement Program would allow construction of the CVN– 
21 vessel to begin in fiscal year 2007, then upon such cer-
tification the amount of $86,700,000 shall be transferred 
from amounts available for fiscal year 2006 for Defense- 
wide Operation and Maintenance, to be derived from 
amounts for Defense-wide Advisory and Assistance Services, 
to amounts available for fiscal year 2006 for Shipbuilding 
and Conversion, Navy, to be available for advance procure-
ment for the CVN–21 Carrier Replacement Program. 
Subtitle D—Air Force Programs 
SEC. 131. MULTIYEAR PROCUREMENT AUTHORITY FOR C–17 
AIRCRAFT. 
The Secretary of the Air Force may, in accordance 
with section 2306b of title 10, United States Code, enter 
into a multiyear contract, beginning with the fiscal year 
2006 program year, for procurement of up to 42 additional 
C–17 aircraft. 
Subtitle E—Joint and Multiservice 
Matters 
SEC. 141. REQUIREMENT THAT ALL TACTICAL UNMANNED 
AERIAL VEHICLES USE SPECIFIED STANDARD 
DATA LINK. 
(a) REQUIREMENT.—The Secretary of Defense shall 
take such steps as necessary to ensure that all tactical un-
manned aerial vehicles (UAVs) of the Army, Navy, Marine 
Corps, and Air Force are equipped and configured so that—
(1) the data link used by those vehicles is the De-
partment of Defense standard tactical unmanned aer-
ial vehicle data link known as the Tactical Common 
Data Link (TCDL), until such time as the Tactical 
Common Data Link standard is replaced by an up-
dated standard for use by those vehicles; and 
(2) those vehicles use data formats consistent 
with the architectural standard for tactical un-
manned aerial vehicles known as STANAG 4586, de-
veloped to facilitate multinational interoperability 
among NATO member nations. 
(b) FUNDING LIMITATION.—After December 1, 2006, 
no funds available to the Department of Defense may be 
used to equip a tactical unmanned aerial vehicle with data 
links other than as required by subsection (a)(1). 
(c) REPORT.—Not later than February 1, 2006, the 
Secretary of each military department shall submit to Con-
gress a report on the status of compliance by all tactical 
unmanned aerial vehicles under the jurisdiction of the Sec-
retary with subsection (a). 
SEC. 142. LIMITATION ON INITIATION OF NEW UNMANNED 
AERIAL VEHICLE SYSTEMS. 
(a) LIMITATION.—Funds available to the Department 
of Defense may not be used to procure an unmanned aerial 
vehicle (UAV) system, including any air vehicle, data link,
ground station, sensor, or other associated equipment for 
any such system, or to modify any such system to include 
any form of armament, unless such procurement or modi-
fication is authorized in writing in advance by the Under 
Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Lo-
gistics. 
(b) EXCEPTION FOR EXISTING SYSTEMS.—The limita-
tion in subsection (a) does not apply with respect to an 
unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) system for which funds 
have been appropriated for procurement before the date of 
the enactment of this Act. 
TITLE II—RESEARCH, DEVELOP-
MENT, TEST, AND EVALUA-
TION 
Subtitle A—Authorization of Appropriations 
Sec. 201. Authorization of appropriations. 
Sec. 202. Amount for defense science and technology. 
Subtitle B—Program Requirements, Restrictions, and Limitations 
Sec. 211. Annual Comptroller General report on Future Combat Systems pro-
gram. 
Sec. 212. Objective requirements for non-line-of-sight cannon system not to be di-
minished to meet weight requirements. 
Sec. 213. Independent analysis of Future Combat Systems manned ground vehicle 
transportability requirement. 
Sec. 214. Amounts for Armored Systems Modernization program. 
Sec. 215. Limitation on systems development and demonstration of manned 
ground vehicles under Armored Systems Modernization program. 
Sec. 216. Testing of Internet Protocol version 6 by Naval Research Laboratory. 
Sec. 217. Program to design and develop next-generation nuclear submarine. 
Sec. 218. Extension of requirements relating to management responsibility for 
naval mine countermeasures programs. 
Sec. 219. Single joint requirement for heavy lift rotorcraft. 
Sec. 220. Requirements for development of tactical radio communications systems. 
Sec. 221. Limitation on systems development and demonstration of Personnel Re-
covery Vehicle.
Sec. 222. Separate program element required for each significant research, devel-
opment, test, and evaluation project. 
Sec. 223. Small Business Innovation Research Phase III Acceleration Pilot Pro-
gram. 
Sec. 224. Revised requirements relating to submission of Joint Warfighting 
Science and Technology Plan. 
Sec. 225. Shipbuilding Industrial Base Improvement Program for development of 
innovative shipbuilding technologies, processes, and facilities. 
Sec. 226. Renewal of University National Oceanographic Laboratory System 
fleet. 
Sec. 227. Limitation on VXX helicopter program. 
Subtitle C—Missile Defense Programs 
Sec. 231. Report on capabilities and costs for operational boost/ascent-phase mis-
sile defense systems. 
Sec. 232. Required flight-intercept test of ballistic missile defense groundbased 
midcourse system. 
Subtitle A—Authorization of 
Appropriations 
SEC. 201. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fis-
cal year 2006 for the use of the Department of Defense for 
research, development, test, and evaluation as follows: 
(1) For the Army, $9,777,372,000. 
(2) For the Navy, $18,022,140,000. 
(3) For the Air Force, $22,408,212,000. 
(4) For Defense-wide activities, $19,261,263,000, 
of which $168,458,000 is authorized for the Director 
of Operational Test and Evaluation. 
SEC. 202. AMOUNT FOR DEFENSE SCIENCE AND TECH-
NOLOGY. 
(a) FISCAL YEAR 2006.—Of the amounts authorized 
to be appropriated by section 201, $11,418,146,000 shall be 
available for the Defense Science and Technology Program,
including basic research, applied research, and advanced 
technology development projects. 
(b) BASIC RESEARCH, APPLIED RESEARCH, AND AD-
VANCED TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT DEFINED.—For pur-
poses of this section, the term ‘‘basic research, applied re-
search, and advanced technology development’’ means work 
funded in program elements for defense research and devel-
opment under Department of Defense category 6.1, 6.2, or 
6.3. 
Subtitle B—Program Requirements, 
Restrictions, and Limitations 
SEC. 211. ANNUAL COMPTROLLER GENERAL REPORT ON 
FUTURE COMBAT SYSTEMS PROGRAM. 
(a) ANNUAL GAO REVIEW.—The Comptroller General 
shall conduct an annual review of the Future Combat Sys-
tems program and shall, not later than March 15 of each 
year, submit to Congress a report on the results of the most 
recent review. With each such report, the Comptroller Gen-
eral shall submit a certification as to whether the Comp-
troller General has had access to sufficient information to 
enable the Comptroller General to make informed judgments 
on the matters covered by the report. 
(b) MATTERS TO BE INCLUDED.—Each report on the 
Future Combat Systems program under subsection (a) shall
include the following with respect to research and develop-
ment under the program: 
(1) The extent to which systems development and 
demonstration under the program is meeting estab-
lished goals, including the goals established for per-
formance, key performance parameters, technology 
readiness levels, cost, and schedule. 
(2) The budget for the current fiscal year, and 
the projected budget for the next fiscal year, for all 
Department of Defense programs directly supporting 
the Future Combat Systems program and an evalua-
tion of the contribution each such program makes to 
meeting the goals established for performance, key 
performance parameters, and technology readiness 
levels of the Future Combat Systems program. 
(3) The plan for such systems development and 
demonstration (leading to production) for the fiscal 
year that begins in the year in which the report is 
submitted. 
(4) The Comptroller General’s conclusion regard-
ing whether such systems development and demonstra-
tion (leading to production) is likely to be completed 
at a total cost not in excess of the amount specified 
(or to be specified) for such purpose in the Selected 
Acquisition report for the Future Combat Systems
program under section 2432 of title 10, United States 
Code, for the first quarter of the fiscal year during 
which the report of the Comptroller General is sub-
mitted. 
(c) TERMINATION.—No report is required under this 
section after systems development and demonstration under 
the Future Combat Systems program is completed. 
SEC. 212. OBJECTIVE REQUIREMENTS FOR NON-LINE-OF- 
SIGHT CANNON SYSTEM NOT TO BE DIMIN-
ISHED TO MEET WEIGHT REQUIREMENTS. 
In carrying out the program required by section 216 
of the Bob Stump National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2003 (Public Law 107–314; 116 Stat. 2482) 
to provide the Army with a non-line-of-sight cannon capa-
bility, the Secretary of Defense shall ensure that the objec-
tive requirements set forth in Appendix C of the Oper-
ational Requirements Document for the Future Combat 
Systems, dated April 14, 2003, are not reduced or dimin-
ished in order to achieve the weight requirements in exist-
ence as of April 14, 2003. 
SEC. 213. INDEPENDENT ANALYSIS OF FUTURE COMBAT 
SYSTEMS MANNED GROUND VEHICLE TRANS-
PORTABILITY REQUIREMENT. 
(a) ANALYSIS REQUIRED.—The Secretary of Defense 
shall ensure that an independent analysis is carried out
with respect to the transportability requirement for the 
manned ground vehicles under the Future Combat Systems 
program. The purpose of the analysis shall be to determine 
whether— 
(1) the requirement can be supported by the pro-
jected extended planning period inter-theater and 
intra-theater airlift force structure; 
(2) the requirement is justified by any likely de-
ployment scenario envisioned by current operational 
plans; 
(3) mature technologies have been demonstrated 
that allow the requirement to be met while dem-
onstrating at least equal lethality and survivability 
compared with the manned ground vehicles intended 
to be replaced by such manned ground vehicles; and 
(4) the projected unit procurement cost warrants 
the investment required to deploy such manned 
ground vehicles. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than February 1, 2006, the 
Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense commit-
tees a report on the results of the analysis required by sub-
section (a).
SEC. 214. AMOUNTS FOR ARMORED SYSTEMS MODERNIZA-
TION PROGRAM. 
Of the amounts appropriated or otherwise made avail-
able pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in sec-
tion 201 for the Armored Systems Modernization pro-
gram— 
(1) $100,000,000 may be made available for 
manned ground vehicles in advanced component de-
velopment and prototypes; 
(2) $2,322,197,000 may be made available for fu-
ture combat systems common operating environment 
in systems development and demonstration; 
(3) $47,203,000 may be made available for re-
connaissance platforms and sensors in advanced com-
ponent development and prototypes; 
(4) $58,130,000 may be made available for re-
connaissance platforms and sensors in advanced tech-
nology development; 
(5) $2,504,000 may be made available for unat-
tended sensors in advanced component development 
and prototypes; and 
(6) $86,445,000 may be made available for 
robotic ground systems in advanced component devel-
opment and prototypes.