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return the submarine or aircraft carrier to a full 
operational status, with that transfer; and 
‘‘(2) the Secretary submits to the congressional 
defense committees a written notification of the de-
termination required by subsection (b) and the de-
termination required by paragraph (1), together with 
explanations of the basis for each such determina-
tion. 
‘‘(d) LIMITATION OF $20,000,000.—An overhaul or 
conversion may receive one or more transfers under this 
section, but may not receive more than $20,000,000 in 
such transfers, regardless of fiscal year.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
at the beginning of such chapter is amended by adding 
at the end the following new item: 
‘‘7317. Transfer of funds for submarine engineered refueling overhauls and con-
versions and for aircraft carrier refueling complex overhauls.’’. 
SEC. 122. MULTIYEAR PROCUREMENT AUTHORITY FOR VIR-
GINIA-CLASS SUBMARINE PROGRAM. 
(a) AUTHORITY.—The Secretary of the Navy may, in 
accordance with section 2306b of title 10, United States 
Code, enter into a multiyear contract, beginning with the 
fiscal year 2009 program year, for the procurement of Vir-
ginia-class submarines and Government-furnished equip-
ment associated with the Virginia-class submarine pro-
gram.
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(b) LIMITATION.—The Secretary may not enter into 
a contract authorized by subsection (a) until— 
(1) the Secretary submits to the congressional 
defense committees a certification that the Secretary 
has made, with respect to that contract, each of the 
findings required by subsection (a) of section 
2306(b) of title 10, United States Code; and 
(2) a period of 30 days has elapsed after the 
date of the transmission of such certification. 
SEC. 123. LIMITATION ON FINAL ASSEMBLY OF VH–71 PRES-
IDENTIAL TRANSPORT HELICOPTERS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—No funds appropriated pursuant 
to an authorization of appropriations or otherwise made 
available for aircraft procurement, Navy, may be obligated 
or expended for the final assembly of more than five VH– 
71 Presidential transport helicopters. 
(b) EXCEPTION.—The limitation in subsection (a) 
does not apply to a helicopter if the final assembly of the 
helicopter is carried out in the United States. 
SEC. 124. LIMITATION ON OPERATIONAL DEPLOYMENT OF 
WEAPONS SYSTEM THAT USES TRIDENT MIS-
SILES 
CONVERTED 
TO 
CARRY 
CONVEN-
TIONAL PAYLOADS. 
(a) LIMITATION.—No funds appropriated or other-
wise available to the Department of Defense for fiscal year
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2008 may be obligated or expended for operational deploy-
ment of a weapons system that uses Trident missiles con-
verted to carry conventional payloads. 
(b) NOTIFICATION.—Within 30 days after the date 
on which the Secretary of Defense determines that the 
weapons system referred to in subsection (a) is fully func-
tional and that fielding the weapons system is necessary 
to meet military requirements, the Secretary shall submit 
to the congressional defense committees notification, in 
writing, of that determination. 
SEC. 125. PROGRAM TO PROVIDE CONTRACTORS WITH CAP-
ITAL EXPENDITURE INCENTIVES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—From amounts made available for 
procurement, Navy, for shipbuilding and conversion, for 
fiscal year 2008 or any fiscal year thereafter, the Sec-
retary of the Navy may carry out a program under which 
the Secretary provides contractors with capital expendi-
ture incentives to support investment in facilities and 
process improvements for current and future Navy vessel 
construction contracts. 
(b) USE OF FUNDS.—Amounts provided to a con-
tractor under the program may be used for improvements 
that benefit any one or more of the shipbuilding programs 
in the contractor’s facilities.
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(c) ANALYSIS REQUIRED.—Amounts may be provided 
to a contractor under the program only if the contractor 
presents a proposal containing a fully supported analysis 
that demonstrates that the investment would lead to ship 
construction or life cycle savings to the Federal Govern-
ment by— 
(1) improvements in design, material, tech-
nology, or manufacturing process; 
(2) investing in shipyard infrastructure that 
would support construction process improvement; 
(3) investing in specialized workforce training, 
including apprenticeship training programs; or 
(4) investing in construction process that would 
reduce life cycle maintenance costs of the vessels 
under construction at the contractor’s facilities. 
(d) APPROVAL.—The Secretary shall not provide 
amounts to a contractor under the program unless the 
Secretary determines that— 
(1) the analysis contained in the proposal is 
sound; and 
(2) providing those amounts is in the best inter-
ests of the United States. 
(e) DEMONSTRATION OF SAVINGS TO THE FEDERAL 
GOVERNMENT.—The Secretary shall not provide amounts 
to a contractor under the program unless the Secretary
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and the contractor, as part of the approval process for 
a proposal, agree to measures, benchmarks, and 
recoupment provisions in the event the investment fails to 
demonstrate savings to the Federal Government. 
(f) REPORT.—At the end of each fiscal year, begin-
ning with fiscal year 2008, the Secretary shall submit to 
the congressional defense committees a report on the ac-
tivities carried out under this section during that fiscal 
year. The report shall describe each incentive approved 
during that fiscal year and, for each such incentive, in-
clude an estimate of the costs of providing the incentive 
and an analysis of the potential savings to the Federal 
Government from the investment. 
(g) REGULATIONS.—The Secretary shall prescribe 
regulations to carry out this section. The initial regula-
tions shall be prescribed not later than 180 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 126. LIMITATION ON USE OF SHIPBUILDING AND CON-
VERSION, NAVY, FUNDS FOR EMPLOYMENT 
OF NONIMMIGRANT WORKERS. 
(a) LIMITATION ON THE USE OF FUNDS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in sub-
section (c), funds appropriated or otherwise available 
to the Department of Defense for Shipbuilding and 
Conversion, Navy, for fiscal year 2008 or any fiscal