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(4) TREATMENT OF TRANSFER IN FUNDING DE-
STROYER
CONSTRUCTION.—Notwithstanding 
the 
source of funds for any equipment transferred under 
paragraph (3), the Secretary shall fund all work nec-
essary to complete construction and outfitting of any 
destroyer in which such equipment is installed in the 
same manner as if such equipment had been acquired 
using amounts in the SCN account. 
(5) SCN ACCOUNT DEFINED.—In this subsection, 
the term ‘‘SCN account’’ means the Shipbuilding and 
Conversion, Navy account. 
(b) RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER LAW.—Nothing in this 
section shall be construed to repeal or otherwise modify in 
any way the limitation on obligation or expenditure of 
funds for missile defense interceptors in Europe as specified 
in section 223 of the Ike Skelton National Defense Author-
ization Act for Fiscal Year 2011 Public Law 111–383; 124 
Stat. 4168). 
SEC. 127. DESIGNATION OF MISSION MODULES OF THE LIT-
TORAL COMBAT SHIP AS A MAJOR DEFENSE 
ACQUISITION PROGRAM. 
(a) DESIGNATION REQUIRED.—The Secretary of De-
fense shall— 
(1) designate the effort to develop and produce 
all variants of the mission modules in support of the 
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Littoral Combat Ship program as a major defense ac-
quisition program under section 2430 of title 10, 
United States Code; and 
(2) with respect to the development and produc-
tion of each variant, submit to the congressional de-
fense committees a report setting forth such cost, 
schedule, and performance information as would be 
provided if such effort were a major defense acquisi-
tion program, including Selected Acquisition Reports, 
unit cost reports, and program baselines. 
(b) ADDITIONAL QUARTERLY REPORTS.—The Sec-
retary shall submit to the congressional defense committees 
on a quarterly basis a report on the development and pro-
duction of each variant of the mission modules in support 
of the Littoral Combat Ship, including cost, schedule, and 
performance, and identifying actual and potential problems 
with such development or production and potential mitiga-
tion plans to address such problems. 
SEC. 128. TRANSFER OF CERTAIN FISCAL YEAR 2012 PRO-
CUREMENT OF AMMUNITION, NAVY AND MA-
RINE CORPS FUNDS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—To the extent provided in appro-
priations Acts, the Secretary of the Navy may transfer from 
fiscal year 2012 Procurement of Ammunition, Navy and 
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Marine Corps funds, $88,300,000 to other, higher priority 
programs of the Navy and the Marine Corps. 
(b) COVERED FUNDS.—For purposes of this section, 
the term ‘‘fiscal year 2012 Procurement of Ammunition, 
Navy and Marine Corps funds’’ means amounts authorized 
to be appropriated for fiscal year 2012 by section 101 of 
the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2012 (Public Law 112–81; 125 Stat. 1317) and available 
for Procurement of Ammunition, Navy and Marine Corps 
as specified in the funding table in section 4101 of that 
Act. 
(c) EFFECT ON AUTHORIZATION AMOUNTS.—A trans-
fer made from one account to another under the authority 
of this section shall be deemed to increase the amount au-
thorized for the account to which the amount is transferred 
by an amount equal to the amount transferred. 
(d) CONSTRUCTION OF AUTHORITY.—The transfer au-
thority in this section is in addition to any other transfer 
authority provided in this Act. 
SEC. 129. TRANSFER OF CERTAIN FISCAL YEAR 2012 PRO-
CUREMENT, MARINE CORPS FUNDS FOR PRO-
CUREMENT OF WEAPONS AND COMBAT VEHI-
CLES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—To the extent provided in appro-
priations Acts, the Secretary of the Navy may transfer from 
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fiscal year 2012 Procurement, Marine Corps funds for pro-
curement of weapons and combat vehicles, $135,200,000 to 
other, higher priority programs of the Navy and the Marine 
Corps. 
(b) COVERED FUNDS.—For purposes of this section, 
the term ‘‘fiscal year 2012 Procurement, Marine Corps 
funds for procurement of weapons and combat vehicles’’ 
means amounts authorized to be appropriated for fiscal 
year 2012 by section 101 of the National Defense Authoriza-
tion Act for Fiscal Year 2012 (Public Law 112–81; 125 
Stat. 1317) and available for Procurement, Marine Corps 
for the procurement of weapons and combat vehicles as spec-
ified in the funding table in section 4101 of that Act. 
(c) EFFECT ON AUTHORIZATION AMOUNTS.—A trans-
fer made from one account to another under the authority 
of this section shall be deemed to increase the amount au-
thorized for the account to which the amount is transferred 
by an amount equal to the amount transferred. 
(d) CONSTRUCTION OF AUTHORITY.—The transfer au-
thority in this section is in addition to any other transfer 
authority provided in this Act. 
SEC. 130. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON MARINE CORPS AMPHIB-
IOUS LIFT AND PRESENCE REQUIREMENTS. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress makes the following findings: 
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(1) The United States Marine Corps is a combat 
force which leverages maneuver from the sea as a force 
multiplier allowing for a variety of operational tasks 
ranging from major combat operations to humani-
tarian assistance. 
(2) The United States Marine Corps is unique in 
that, while embarked upon Naval vessels, they bring 
all the logistic support necessary for the full range of 
military operations, operating ‘‘from the sea’’ they re-
quire no third party host nation permission to con-
duct military operations. 
(3) The Department of the Navy has a require-
ment for 38 amphibious assault ships to meet this full 
range of military operations. 
(4) Due to fiscal constraints only, that require-
ment of 38 vessels was reduced to 33 vessels, which 
adds military risk to future operations. 
(5) The Department of the Navy has been unable 
to meet even the minimal requirement of 30 oper-
ationally available vessels and has submitted a ship-
building and ship retirement plan to Congress which 
will reduce the force to 28 vessels. 
(6) Experience has shown that early engineering 
and design of naval vessels has significantly reduced 
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