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in subsection (a) for the program referred to in that sub-
section 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 
Federal, State, or local laws enacted after Sep-
tember 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) dur-
ing the preceding fiscal year that the Secretary has deter-
mined to be associated with a cost referred to in sub-
section (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—
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(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 antici-
pated. 
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 
combatant, 
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 
Secretary of the Navy may adjust the amount set forth 
in subsection (a) for the ship type referred to in that sub-
section by the following: 
(1) The amounts of increases or decreases in 
costs attributable to economic inflation after Sep-
tember 30, 2005.
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(2) The amounts of increases or decreases in 
costs attributable to compliance with changes in 
Federal, State, or local laws enacted after Sep-
tember 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) dur-
ing the preceding fiscal year that the Secretary has deter-
mined to be associated with a cost referred to in sub-
section (b). 
(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Of the 
amount provided in section 201(2) for Research and De-
velopment, Navy, for fiscal year 2006, $700,000,000 is 
available for technology development and demonstration 
for the ship referred to in subsection (a). 
(e) ACQUISITION PLAN.—In developing the acquisi-
tion plan for the future major surface combatant, de-
stroyer 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 Secretary considers appropriate;
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(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 es-
timated total procurement end cost of that ship in the fis-
cal year 2006 budget). 
(b) ADJUSTMENT
OF LIMITATION AMOUNT.—The 
Secretary of the Navy may adjust the amount set forth 
in subsection (a) for the ships referred to in that sub-
section 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 
Federal, State, or local laws enacted after Sep-
tember 30, 2005.
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(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) dur-
ing the preceding fiscal year that the Secretary has deter-
mined to be associated with a cost referred to in sub-
section (b). 
(d) LIMITATION
ON SHIPS
AND MISSION MOD-
ULES.—No funds available to the Navy may be used for 
the acquisition of Littoral Combat Ships, or Littoral Com-
bat 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 Director 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 antici-
pated.
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SEC. 125. AUTHORIZATION OF TWO ADDITIONAL ARLEIGH 
BURKE CLASS DESTROYERS. 
Of the amount provided in section 102(a)(4) for 
Shipbuilding 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 
constructed under a single contract which shall be com-
petitively 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 avail-
able 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 increment 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
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fiscal year 2006 is subject to the availability of appropria-
tions 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 re-
ferred to in subsection (a) and the timeframes for 
analysis under the study and the key assumptions 
used in carrying 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
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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 al-
ternatives from an operational and cost-effectiveness 
standpoint. 
(5) The conclusions and recommendations of 
the study, including those conclusions and rec-
ommendations that could impact the design of fu-
ture 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 fol-
lowing new subsection (b): 
‘‘(b) The naval combat forces of the Navy shall in-
clude not less than 12 operational aircraft carriers. For 
purposes of this subsection, an operational aircraft carrier
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includes an aircraft carrier that is temporarily unavailable 
for worldwide deployment due to routine or scheduled 
maintenance or repair.’’. 
(b) U.S.S. JOHN F. KENNEDY.— 
(1) FULLY
MISSION
CAPABLE
STATUS.—The 
Secretary 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 pro-
vided under section 301 for operation and mainte-
nance of the Navy for fiscal year 2006, $60,000,000 
is authorized for the operation and routine mainte-
nance 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 Con-
gress that an additional amount of $86,700,000 for fiscal 
year 2006 for advance procurement for the CVN–21 Car-
rier Replacement Program would allow construction of the 
CVN–21 vessel to begin in fiscal year 2007, then upon 
such certification the amount of $86,700,000 shall, to the 
extent provided in advance in appropriations Acts, be 
transferred from amounts available for fiscal year 2006
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for Defense-wide Operation and Maintenance, to be de-
rived from amounts for Defense-wide Advisory and Assist-
ance Services, to amounts available for fiscal year 2006 
for Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy, to be available for 
advance procurement for the CVN–21 Carrier Replace-
ment 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 addi-
tional 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 
unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) of the Army, Navy, Ma-
rine Corps, and Air Force are equipped and configured 
so that—
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(1) the data link used by those vehicles is the 
Department of Defense standard tactical unmanned 
aerial vehicle data link known as the Tactical Com-
mon Data Link (TCDL), until such time as the Tac-
tical Common Data Link standard is replaced by an 
updated 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, 
developed 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 
Congress a report on the status of compliance by all tac-
tical unmanned aerial vehicles under the jurisdiction of the 
Secretary with subsection (a). 
SEC. 142. LIMITATION ON INITIATION OF NEW UNMANNED 
AERIAL VEHICLE SYSTEMS. 
(a) LIMITATION.—Funds available to the Depart-
ment of Defense may not be used to procure an unmanned
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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 sys-
tem to include any form of armament, unless such pro-
curement or modification is authorized in writing in ad-
vance by the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, 
Technology, and Logistics. 
(b) EXCEPTION FOR EXISTING SYSTEMS.—The limi-
tation 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 
diminished to meet weight requirements. 
Sec. 213. Independent analysis of Future Combat Systems manned ground ve-
hicle 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 pro-
gram. 
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.
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Sec. 220. Requirements for development of tactical radio communications sys-
tems. 
Sec. 221. Limitation on systems development and demonstration of Personnel 
Recovery Vehicle. 
Sec. 222. Separate program element required for each significant research, de-
velopment, test, and evaluation project. 
Sec. 223. Small Business Innovation Research Phase III Acceleration Pilot 
Program. 
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. 
Sec. 228. Funding for supersonic cruise missile engine qualification. 
Subtitle C—Missile Defense Programs 
Sec. 231. Report on capabilities and costs for operational boost/ascent-phase 
missile 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 
fiscal 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 author-
ized for the Director of Operational Test and Eval-
uation.
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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 Pro-
gram, including basic research, applied research, and ad-
vanced technology development projects. 
(b) BASIC RESEARCH, APPLIED RESEARCH, AND AD-
VANCED TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT DEFINED.—For 
purposes of this section, the term ‘‘basic research, applied 
research, and advanced technology development’’ means 
work funded in program elements for defense research and 
development under Department of Defense category 6.1, 
6.2, or 6.3. 
Subtitle 
B—Program 
Require-
ments, Restrictions, and Limita-
tions 
SEC. 211. ANNUAL COMPTROLLER GENERAL REPORT ON 
FUTURE COMBAT SYSTEMS PROGRAM. 
(a) ANNUAL GAO REVIEW.—The Comptroller Gen-
eral shall conduct an annual review of the Future Combat 
Systems 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 Comp-
troller General shall submit a certification as to whether 
the Comptroller General has had access to sufficient infor-
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mation to enable the Comptroller General to make in-
formed 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 
development under the program: 
(1) The extent to which systems development 
and demonstration under the program is meeting es-
tablished goals, including the goals established for 
performance, key performance parameters, tech-
nology 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 re-
garding whether such systems development and dem-
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onstration (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 fis-
cal year during which the report of the Comptroller 
General is submitted. 
(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.
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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 Sys-
tems program. The purpose of the analysis shall be to de-
termine whether— 
(1) the requirement can be supported by the 
projected 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 dem-
onstrated that allow the requirement to be met while 
demonstrating at least equal lethality and surviv-
ability compared with the manned ground vehicles 
intended to be replaced by such manned ground ve-
hicles; and 
(4) the projected unit procurement cost war-
rants 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 com-