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‘‘(3) The objectives of the operation.
‘‘(4) The estimated duration of the operation and of any
deployment of armed forces personnel in such operation.
‘‘(5) The estimated incremental cost of the operation to
the United States.
‘‘(6) The exit criteria for the operation and for the with-
drawal of the elements of the armed forces involved in the
operation.
‘‘(e) LIMITATIONS.—(1) The Secretary may not restore balances
in the Defense Business Operations Fund through increases in
rates charged by that fund in order to compensate for costs incurred
and not reimbursed due to subsection (b).
‘‘(2) The Secretary may not restore balances in the Defense
Business Operations Fund or any other fund or account through
the use of unobligated amounts in an operation and maintenance
appropriation that are available within that appropriation for (A)
an account (known as a budget activity 1 account) that is specified
as being for operating forces, or (B) an account (known as a budget
activity 2 account) that is specified as being for mobilization.
‘‘(f) SUBMISSION OF REQUESTS FOR SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIA-
TIONS.—(1) Whenever there is an operation described in subsection
(a), the President shall submit to Congress a request for the enact-
ment of supplemental appropriations for the then-current fiscal
year in order to provide funds to replenish the Defense Business
Operations Fund or any other fund or account of the Department
of Defense from which funds for the incremental expenses of that
operation were derived under this section.
‘‘(2) A request under paragraph (1) shall be submitted not
later than 45 days after the date on which notification is provided
pursuant to subsection (a)(3). The request shall be submitted as
a separate request from any other legislative proposal.
‘‘(g) REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO ADDITIONAL SUPPLEMENTAL
APPROPRIATIONS.—If, after a supplemental appropriation has been
requested for an operation under subsection (f) and has been pro-
vided by law, enactment of an additional supplemental appropria-
tion becomes necessary for the operation before the withdrawal
of all armed forces personnel from the operation, the Secretary
of Defense shall submit to Congress a revised report described
in subsection (d) and the President shall submit to Congress an
additional request for enactment of a supplemental appropriation
as described in subsection (f). The revised report and the request
shall be submitted as soon as it is determined that the additional
supplemental appropriation is necessary.
‘‘(h) INCREMENTAL
COSTS.—For purposes of this section,
incremental costs of the Department of Defense with respect to
an operation are the costs of the Department that are directly
attributable to the operation (and would not have been incurred
but for the operation). Incremental costs do not include the cost
of property or services acquired by the Department that are paid
for by a source outside the Department or out of funds contributed
by such a source.
‘‘(i) RELATIONSHIP TO WAR POWERS RESOLUTION.—This section
may not be construed as altering or superseding the War Powers
Resolution. This section does not provide authority to conduct any
military operation.
‘‘(j) GAO COMPLIANCE REVIEWS.—The Comptroller General of
the United States shall from time to time, and when requested
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by a committee of Congress, conduct a review of the defense funding
structure under this section to determine whether the Department
of Defense is complying with the requirements and limitations
of this section.’’.
(2) The item relating to section 127a in the table of sections
at the beginning of chapter 3 of such title is amended to read
as follows:
‘‘127a. Operations for which funds are not provided in advance: funding mecha-
nisms.’’.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment to section 127a of title
10, United States Code, made by subsection (a) shall take effect
on the date of the enactment of this Act and shall apply to any
operation of the Department of Defense that is in effect on or
after that date, whether such operation is begun before, on, or
after such date of enactment. In the case of an operation begun
before such date, any reference in such section to the commence-
ment of such operation shall be treated as referring to the effective
date under the preceding sentence.
SEC. 1004. OPERATION PROVIDE COMFORT.
(a) AUTHORIZATION OF AMOUNTS AVAILABLE.—Within the total
amounts authorized to be appropriated in titles III and IV, there
is hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 1996 for
costs associated with Operation Provide Comfort—
(1) $136,300,000 for operation and maintenance costs; and
(2) $7,000,000 for incremental military personnel costs.
(b) REPORT.—Not more than $70,000,000 of the amount appro-
priated under subsection (a) may be obligated until the Secretary
of Defense submits to the congressional defense committees a report
on Operation Provide Comfort which includes the following:
(1) A detailed presentation of the projected costs to be
incurred by the Department of Defense for Operation Provide
Comfort during fiscal year 1996, together with a discussion
of missions and functions expected to be performed by the
Department as part of that operation during that fiscal year.
(2) A detailed presentation of the projected costs to be
incurred by other departments and agencies of the Federal
Government participating in or providing support to Operation
Provide Comfort during fiscal year 1996.
(3) A discussion of available options to reduce the involve-
ment of the Department of Defense in those aspects of Oper-
ation Provide Comfort that are not directly related to the mili-
tary mission of the Department of Defense.
(4) A plan establishing an exit strategy for United States
involvement in, and support for, Operation Provide Comfort.
(c) OPERATION PROVIDE COMFORT.—For purposes of this section,
the term ‘‘Operation Provide Comfort’’ means the operation of the
Department of Defense that as of October 30, 1995, is designated
as Operation Provide Comfort.
SEC. 1005. OPERATION ENHANCED SOUTHERN WATCH.
(a) AUTHORIZATION OF AMOUNTS AVAILABLE.—Within the total
amounts authorized to be appropriated in titles III and IV, there
is hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 1996 for
costs associated with Operation Enhanced Southern Watch—
(1) $433,400,000 for operation and maintenance costs; and
(2) $70,400,000 for incremental military personnel costs.
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(b) REPORT.—(1) Of the amounts specified in subsection (a),
not more than $250,000,000 may be obligated until the Secretary
of Defense submits to the congressional defense committees a report
designating Operation Enhanced Southern Watch, or significant
elements thereof, as a forward presence operation for which funding
should be budgeted as part of the annual defense budget process
in the same manner as other activities of the Armed Forces involv-
ing forward presence or forward deployed forces.
(2) The report shall set forth the following:
(A) The expected duration and annual costs of the various
elements of Operation Enhanced Southern Watch.
(B) Those elements of Operation Enhanced Southern Watch
that are semi-permanent in nature and should be budgeted
in the future as part of the annual defense budget process
in the same manner as other activities of the Armed Forces
involving forward presence or forward deployed forces.
(C) The political and military objectives associated with
Operation Enhanced Southern Watch.
(D) The contributions (both in-kind and actual) by other
nations to the costs of conducting Operation Enhanced Southern
Watch.
(c) OPERATION ENHANCED SOUTHERN WATCH.—For purposes
of this section, the term ‘‘Operation Enhanced Southern Watch’’
means the operation of the Department of Defense that as of Octo-
ber 30, 1995, is designated as Operation Enhanced Southern Watch.
SEC. 1006. AUTHORITY FOR OBLIGATION OF CERTAIN UNAUTHORIZED
FISCAL YEAR 1995 DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS.
(a) AUTHORITY.—The amounts described in subsection (b) may
be obligated and expended for programs, projects, and activities
of the Department of Defense in accordance with fiscal year 1995
defense appropriations except as otherwise provided in subsection
(c).
(b) COVERED AMOUNTS.—The amounts referred to in subsection
(a) are the amounts provided for programs, projects, and activities
of the Department of Defense in fiscal year 1995 defense appropria-
tions that are in excess of the amounts provided for such programs,
projects, and activities in fiscal year 1995 defense authorizations.
(c) PROGRAMS
NOT
AVAILABLE
FOR
OBLIGATION.—Amounts
described in subsection (b) which remain available for obligation
on the date of the enactment of this Act may not be obligated
or expended for the following programs, projects, and activities
of the Department of Defense (for which amounts were provided
in fiscal year 1995 defense appropriations):
(1) The TARTAR support equipment program under ‘‘Weap-
ons Procurement, Navy’’ in the amount of $2,400,000.
(2) The natural gas utilization equipment program under
‘‘Other Procurement, Navy’’ in the amount of $8,000,000.
(3) The munitions standardization-plasma furnace tech-
nology program under ‘‘Research, Development, Test, and
Evaluation, Army’’ in the amount of $7,500,000.
(4) The logistics technology-cold pasteurization/sterilization
program under ‘‘Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation,
Army’’ in the amount of $2,000,000.
(5) The logistics technology-air beam tents program under
‘‘Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation, Army’’ in the
amount of $500,000.
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(d) DEFINITIONS.—For the purposes of this section:
(1) FISCAL YEAR 1995 DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS.—The term
‘‘fiscal year 1995 defense appropriations’’ means amounts appro-
priated or otherwise made available to the Department of
Defense for fiscal year 1995 in the Department of Defense
Appropriations Act, 1995 (Public Law 103–335).
(2) FISCAL YEAR 1995 DEFENSE AUTHORIZATIONS.—The term
‘‘fiscal year 1995 defense authorizations’’ means amounts
authorized to be appropriated for the Department of Defense
for fiscal year 1995 in the National Defense Authorization
Act for Fiscal Year 1995 (Public Law 103–337).
SEC. 1007. AUTHORIZATION OF PRIOR EMERGENCY SUPPLEMENTAL
APPROPRIATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 1995.
(a) ADJUSTMENT
TO
PREVIOUS
AUTHORIZATIONS.—Amounts
authorized to be appropriated to the Department of Defense for
fiscal year 1995 in the National Defense Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 1995 (Public Law 103–337) are hereby adjusted, with
respect to any such authorized amount, by the amount by which
appropriations pursuant to such authorization were increased (by
a supplemental appropriation) or decreased (by a rescission), or
both, in title I of the Emergency Supplemental Appropriations
and Rescissions for the Department of Defense to Preserve and
Enhance Military Readiness Act of 1995 (Public Law 104–6; 109
Stat. 73).
(b) NEW AUTHORIZATION.—The appropriation provided in sec-
tion 104 of such Act (109 Stat. 79) is hereby authorized.
SEC. 1008. AUTHORIZATION 
REDUCTIONS 
TO 
REFLECT 
SAVINGS
FROM REVISED ECONOMIC ASSUMPTIONS.
(a) REDUCTION.—The total amount authorized to be appro-
priated in titles I, II, and III of this Act is hereby reduced by
$832,000,000 to reflect savings from revised economic assumptions.
Such reduction shall be made from accounts in those titles as
follows:
Operation and Maintenance, Army, $54,000,000.
Operation and Maintenance, Navy, $80,000,000.
Operation and Maintenance, Marine Corps, $9,000,000.
Operation and Maintenance, Air Force, $51,000,000.
Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide, $36,000,000.
Operation and Maintenance, Army Reserve, $4,000,000.
Operation and Maintenance, Navy Reserve, $4,000,000.
Operation and Maintenance, Marine Corps Reserve,
$1,000,000.
Operation and Maintenance, Air Force Reserve, $3,000,000.
Operation and Maintenance, Army National Guard,
$7,000,000.
Operation 
and 
Maintenance, 
Air 
National 
Guard,
$7,000,000.
Drug Interdiction and Counter-Drug Activities, Defense,
$5,000,000.
Environmental Restoration, Defense, $11,000,000.
Overseas 
Humanitarian, 
Disaster, 
and 
Civic 
Aid,
$1,000,000.
Former Soviet Union Threat Reduction, $2,000,000.
Defense Health Program, $51,000,000.
Aircraft Procurement, Army, $9,000,000.
Missile Procurement, Army, $5,000,000.
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Procurement of Weapons and Tracked Combat Vehicles,
Army, $10,000,000.
Procurement of Ammunition, Army, $6,000,000.
Other Procurement, Army, $17,000,000.
Aircraft Procurement, Navy, $29,000,000.
Weapons Procurement, Navy, $13,000,000.
Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy, $42,000,000.
Other Procurement, Navy, $18,000,000.
Procurement, Marine Corps, $4,000,000.
Aircraft Procurement, Air Force, $50,000,000.
Missile Procurement, Air Force, $29,000,000.
Other Procurement, Air Force, $45,000,000.
Procurement, Defense-Wide, $16,000,000.
Chemical Agents and Munitions Destruction, Defense,
$5,000,000.
Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Army,
$20,000,000.
Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Navy,
$50,000,000.
Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Air Force,
$79,000,000.
Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Defense-
Wide, $57,000,000.
Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Defense,
$2,000,000.
(b) REDUCTIONS TO BE APPLIED PROPORTIONALLY.—Reductions
under this section shall be applied proportionally to each budget
activity, activity group, and subactivity group and to each program,
project, and activity within each account.
Subtitle B—Naval Vessels and Shipyards
SEC. 1011. IOWA CLASS BATTLESHIPS.
(a) RETURN
TO NAVAL VESSEL REGISTER.—The Secretary of
the Navy shall list on the Naval Vessel Register, and maintain
on such register, at least two of the Iowa-class battleships that
were stricken from the register in February 1995.
(b) SUPPORT.—The Secretary shall retain the existing logistical
support necessary for support of at least two operational Iowa
class battleships in active service, including technical manuals,
repair and replacement parts, and ordnance.
(c) SELECTION OF SHIPS.—The Secretary shall select for listing
on the Naval Vessel Register under subsection (a) Iowa class battle-
ships that are in good material condition and can provide adequate
fire support for an amphibious assault.
(d) REPLACEMENT FIRE-SUPPORT CAPABILITY.—(1) If the Sec-
retary of the Navy makes a certification described in paragraph
(2), the requirements of subsections (a) and (b) shall terminate,
effective 60 days after the date of the submission of such
certification.
(2) A certification referred to in paragraph (1) is a certification
submitted by the Secretary of the Navy in writing to the Committee
on Armed Services of the Senate and the Committee on National
Security of the House of Representatives that the Navy has within
the fleet an operational surface fire-support capability that equals
or exceeds the fire-support capability that the Iowa class battleships
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listed on the Naval Vessel Register pursuant to subsection (a)
would, if in active service, be able to provide for Marine Corps
amphibious assaults and operations ashore.
SEC. 1012. TRANSFER OF NAVAL VESSELS TO CERTAIN FOREIGN
COUNTRIES.
(a) TRANSFERS BY GRANT.—The Secretary of the Navy is author-
ized to transfer on a grant basis under section 516 of the Foreign
Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2321j) frigates of the Oliver
Hazard Perry class to other countries as follows:
(1) To the Government of Bahrain, the guided missile frig-
ate Jack Williams (FFG 24).
(2) To the Government of Egypt, the frigate Copeland (FFG
25).
(3) To the Government of Turkey, the frigates Clifton
Sprague (FFG 16) and Antrim (FFG 20).
(b) TRANSFERS BY LEASE OR SALE.—The Secretary of the Navy
is authorized to transfer on a lease basis under section 61 of
the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2796) or on a sale basis
under section 21 of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2761)
frigates of the Oliver Hazard Perry class to other countries as
follows:
(1) To the Government of Egypt, the frigate Duncan (FFG
10).
(2) To the Government of Oman, the guided missile frigate
Mahlon S. Tisdale (FFG 27).
(3) To the Government of Turkey, the frigate Flatley (FFG
21).
(4) To the Government of the United Arab Emirates, the
guided missile frigate Gallery (FFG 26).
(c) FINANCING FOR TRANSFERS BY LEASE.—Section 23 of the
Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2763) may be used to provide
financing for any transfer by lease under subsection (b) in the
same manner as if such transfer were a procurement by the recipi-
ent nation of a defense article.
(d) COSTS OF TRANSFERS.—Any expense incurred by the United
States in connection with a transfer authorized by subsection (a)
or (b) shall be charged to the recipient.
(e) EXPIRATION OF AUTHORITY.—The authority to transfer a
vessel under subsection (a) and under subsection (b) shall expire
at the end of the two-year period beginning on the date of the
enactment of this Act, except that a lease entered into during
that period under any provision of subsection (b) may be renewed.
(f) REPAIR
AND
REFURBISHMENT
IN
UNITED
STATES
SHIP-
YARDS.—The Secretary of the Navy shall require, as a condition
of the transfer of a vessel under this section, that the country
to which the vessel is transferred have such repair or refurbishment
of the vessel as is needed, before the vessel joins the naval forces
of that country, performed at a shipyard located in the United
States, including a United States Navy shipyard.
(g) PROHIBITION ON CERTAIN TRANSFERS OF VESSELS ON GRANT
BASIS.—(1) Section 516 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22
U.S.C. 2321j) is amended by adding at the end the following new
subsection:
‘‘(g) PROHIBITION ON CERTAIN TRANSFERS OF VESSELS ON GRANT
BASIS.—(1) The President may not transfer on a grant basis under
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this section a vessel that is in excess of 3,000 tons or that is
less than 20 years of age.
‘‘(2) If the President determines that it is in the national
security interests of the United States to transfer a particular
vessel on a grant basis under this section, the President may
request that Congress enact legislation exempting the transfer from
the prohibition in paragraph (1).’’.
(2) The amendment made by paragraph (1) shall apply with
respect to the transfer of a vessel on or after the date of the
enactment of this Act (other than a vessel the transfer of which
is authorized by subsection (a) or by law before the date of the
enactment of this Act).
SEC. 1013. CONTRACT OPTIONS FOR LMSR VESSELS.
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress makes the following findings:
(1) A requirement for the Department of the Navy to
acquire 19 large, medium-speed, roll-on/roll-off (LMSR) vessels
was established by the Secretary of Defense in the Mobility
Requirements Study conducted after the Persian Gulf War
pursuant to section 909 of the National Defense Authorization
Act for Fiscal Year 1991 (Public Law 101–510; 104 Stat. 1623)
and was revalidated by the Secretary of Defense in the report
entitled ‘‘Mobility Requirements Study Bottom-Up Review
Update’’, submitted to Congress in April 1995.
(2) The Strategic Sealift Program is a vital element of
the national military strategy calling for the Nation to be
able to fight and win two nearly simultaneous major regional
contingencies.
(3) The Secretary of the Navy has entered into contracts
with shipyards covering acquisition of a total of 17 such LMSR
vessels, of which five are vessel conversions and 12 are new
construction vessels. Under those contracts, the Secretary has
placed orders for the acquisition of 11 vessels and has options
for the acquisition of six more, all of which would be new
construction vessels. The options allow the Secretary to place
orders for one vessel to be constructed at each of two shipyards
for award before December 31, 1995, December 31, 1996, and
December 31, 1997, respectively.
(4) Acquisition of an additional two such LMSR vessels,
for a total of 19 vessels (the requirement described in paragraph
(1)) would contribute to preservation of the industrial base
of United States shipyards capable of building auxiliary and
sealift vessels.
(b) SENSE
OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress that
the Secretary of the Navy should plan for, and budget to provide
for, the acquisition as soon as possible of a total of 19 large,
medium-speed, roll-on/roll-off (LMSR) vessels (the number deter-
mined to be required in the Mobility Requirements Study referred
to in subsection (a)(1)), rather than only 17 such vessels (the number
of vessels under contract as of May 1995).
(c) ADDITIONAL NEW CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT OPTION.—The
Secretary of the Navy should negotiate with each of the two ship-
yards holding new construction contracts referred to in subsection
(a)(3) (Department of the Navy contracts numbered N00024–93–
C–2203 and N00024–93–C–2205) for an option under each such
contract for construction of one additional such LMSR vessel, with
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such option to be available to the Secretary for exercise during
1995, 1996, or 1997.
(d) REPORT.—The Secretary of the Navy shall submit to the
congressional defense committees, by March 31, 1996, a report
stating the intentions of the Secretary regarding the acquisition
of options for the construction of two additional LMSR vessels
as described in subsection (c).
SEC. 1014. NATIONAL DEFENSE RESERVE FLEET.
(a) AVAILABILITY OF NATIONAL DEFENSE SEALIFT FUND.—Sec-
tion 2218 of title 10, United States Code, is amended—
(1) in subsection (c)(1)—
(A) by striking out ‘‘only for—’’ in the matter preceding
subparagraph (A) and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘only for
the following purposes:’’;
(B) by capitalizing the first letter of the first word
of subparagraphs (A), (B), (C), and (D);
(C) by striking out the semicolon at the end of subpara-
graphs (A) and (B) and inserting in lieu thereof a period;
(D) by striking out ‘‘; and’’ at the end of subparagraph
(C) and inserting in lieu thereof a period; and
(E) by adding at the end the following new
subparagraph:
‘‘(E) Expenses for maintaining the National Defense
Reserve Fleet under section 11 of the Merchant Ship Sales
Act of 1946 (50 U.S.C. App. 1744), and for the costs of acquisi-
tion of vessels for, and alteration and conversion of vessels
in (or to be placed in), the fleet, but only for vessels built
in United States shipyards.’’; and
(2) in subsection (i), by inserting ‘‘(other than subsection
(c)(1)(E))’’ after ‘‘Nothing in this section’’.
(b) CLARIFICATION
OF EXEMPTION
OF NDRF VESSELS FROM
RETROFIT REQUIREMENT.—Section 11 of the Merchant Ship Sales
Act of 1946 (50 U.S.C. App. 1744) is amended by adding at the
end the following new subsection:
‘‘(e) Vessels in the National Defense Reserve Fleet are exempt
from the provisions of section 3703a of title 46, United States
Code.’’.
(c) AUTHORITY TO USE NATIONAL DEFENSE SEALIFT FUND TO
CONVERT TWO VESSELS.—Of the amount authorized to be appro-
priated in section 302 for fiscal year 1996 for the National Defense
Sealift Fund under section 2218 of title 10, United States Code,
not more than $20,000,000 shall be available for conversion work
on the following two roll-on/roll-off vessels, which were acquired
by the Maritime Administration during fiscal year 1995:
(1) M/V Cape Knox (ON–1036323).
(2) M/V Cape Kennedy (ON–1036324).
SEC. 1015. NAVAL SALVAGE FACILITIES.
Chapter 637 of title 10, United States Code, is amended to
read as follows:
‘‘CHAPTER 637—SALVAGE FACILITIES
‘‘Sec.
‘‘7361. Authority to provide for necessary salvage facilities.
‘‘7362. Acquisition and transfer of vessels and equipment.
‘‘7363. Settlement of claims.
‘‘7364. Disposition of receipts.
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‘‘§ 7361. Authority to provide for necessary salvage facilities
‘‘(a) AUTHORITY.—The Secretary of the Navy may provide, by
contract or otherwise, necessary salvage facilities for public and
private vessels.
‘‘(b) COORDINATION WITH SECRETARY
OF TRANSPORTATION.—
The Secretary shall submit to the Secretary of Transportation for
comment each proposed contract for salvage facilities that affects
the interests of the Department of Transportation.
‘‘(c) LIMITATION.—The Secretary of the Navy may enter into
a term contract under subsection (a) only if the Secretary deter-
mines that available commercial salvage facilities are inadequate
to meet the requirements of national defense.
‘‘(d) PUBLIC NOTICE.—The Secretary may not enter into a con-
tract under subsection (a) until the Secretary has provided public
notice of the intent to enter into such a contract.
‘‘§ 7362. Acquisition and transfer of vessels and equipment
‘‘(a) AUTHORITY.—The Secretary of the Navy may acquire or
transfer for operation by private salvage companies such vessels
and equipment as the Secretary considers necessary.
‘‘(b) AGREEMENT ON USE.—Before any salvage vessel or salvage
gear is transferred by the Secretary to a private party, the private
party must agree in writing with the Secretary that the vessel
or gear will be used to support organized offshore salvage facilities
for a period of as many years as the Secretary considers appropriate.
‘‘(c) REFERENCE TO AUTHORITY TO ADVANCE FUNDS FOR IMME-
DIATE SALVAGE OPERATIONS.—For authority for the Secretary of
the Navy to advance to private salvage companies such funds as
the Secretary considers necessary to provide for the immediate
financing of salvage operations, see section 2307(g)(2) of this title.
‘‘§ 7363. Settlement of claims
‘‘The Secretary of the Navy may settle any claim by the United
States for salvage services rendered by the Department of the
Navy and may receive payment of any such claim.
‘‘§ 7364. Disposition of receipts
‘‘Amounts received under this chapter shall be credited to
appropriations for maintaining naval salvage facilities. However,
any amount received under this chapter in any fiscal year in excess
of naval salvage costs incurred by the Navy during that fiscal
year shall be deposited into the general fund of the Treasury.’’.
SEC. 1016. VESSELS SUBJECT TO REPAIR UNDER PHASED MAINTE-
NANCE CONTRACTS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Navy shall ensure that
any vessel that is covered by the contract referred to in subsection
(b) remains covered by that contract, regardless of the operating
command to which the vessel is subsequently assigned, unless
the vessel is taken out of service for the Department of the Navy.
(b) COVERED CONTRACT.—The contract referred to in subsection
(a) is the contract entered into before the date of the enactment
of this Act for the phased maintenance of AE class ships.