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TITLE XXXV—MARITIME ADMINISTRATION 
Sec. 3501. Authorization of appropriations for fiscal year 2007. 
Sec. 3502. Amendments relating to the Maritime Security Fleet program. 
Sec. 3503. Applicability to certain Maritime Administration vessels of limitations 
on overhaul, repair, and maintenance of vessels in foreign shipyards. 
Sec. 3504. Vessel transfer authority. 
Sec. 3505. United States Merchant Marine Academy graduates: service require-
ments. 
Sec. 3506. United States Merchant Marine Academy graduates: service obligation 
performance reporting requirement. 
Sec. 3507. Temporary authority to transfer obsolete combatant vessels to Navy for 
disposal. 
Sec. 3508. Qualifying Reserve duty for receipt of student incentive payments. 
Sec. 3509. Large passenger ship crew requirements. 
Sec. 3510. Miscellaneous Maritime Administration provisions.
SEC. 3. CONGRESSIONAL DEFENSE COMMITTEES. 
For purposes of this Act, the term ‘‘congressional defense 
committees’’ has the meaning given that term in section 101(a)(16) 
of title 10, United States Code. 
DIVISION A—DEPARTMENT OF 
DEFENSE AUTHORIZATIONS 
TITLE I—PROCUREMENT
Subtitle A—Authorization of Appropriations 
101. Army. 
102. Navy and Marine Corps. 
103. Air Force. 
104. Defense-wide activities. 
Subtitle B—Army Programs 
111. Sense of Congress on future multiyear procurement authority for Family of 
Medium Tactical Vehicles. 
112. Multiyear procurement authority for MH–60R helicopters and mission equip-
ment. 
113. Funding profile for Modular Force Initiative of the Army. 
114. Bridge to Future Networks program. 
115. Comptroller General report on the contract for the Future Combat Systems 
program. 
116. Priority for allocation of replacement equipment to operational units based on 
combat mission deployment schedule. 
Subtitle C—Navy Programs 
121. CVN–21 class aircraft carrier procurement. 
122. Adherence to Navy cost estimates for CVN–21 class of aircraft carriers. 
123. Modification of limitation on total cost of procurement of CVN–77 aircraft car-
rier. 
124. Construction of first two vessels under the DDG–1000 Next-Generation De-
stroyer program. 
125. Adherence to Navy cost estimates for LHA Replacement amphibious assault 
ship program. 
126. Cost limitation for San Antonio (LPD–17) class amphibious ship program. 
127. Multiyear procurement authority for V–22 tiltrotor aircraft program. 
128. Alternative technologies for future surface combatants. 
129. Sense of Congress regarding the size of the attack submarine force. 
130. Quality control in procurement of ship critical safety items and related serv-
ices. 
Subtitle D—Air Force Programs 
131. Bomber force structure. 
132. Strategic airlift force structure. 
133. Limitation on retirement of U–2 aircraft. 
134. Multiyear procurement authority for F–22A Raptor fighter aircraft.
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135. Limitation on retirement of KC–135E aircraft during fiscal year 2007. 
136. Limitation on retirement of F–117A aircraft during fiscal year 2007. 
137. Limitation on retirement of C–130E tactical airlift aircraft. 
138. Procurement of Joint Primary Aircraft Training System aircraft after fiscal 
year 2006. 
139. Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile modernization. 
Subtitle E—Joint and Multiservice Matters 
141. Clarification of limitation on initiation of new unmanned aerial vehicle sys-
tems.
Subtitle A—Authorization of 
Appropriations 
SEC. 101. ARMY. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 
2007 for procurement for the Army as follows: 
(1) For aircraft, $3,451,429,000. 
(2) For missiles, $1,328,859,000. 
(3) 
For 
weapons 
and 
tracked 
combat 
vehicles, 
$2,278,604,000. 
(4) For ammunition, $1,984,325,000. 
(5) For other procurement, $7,687,502,000. 
(6) For National Guard Equipment, $318,000,000. 
SEC. 102. NAVY AND MARINE CORPS. 
(a) NAVY.—Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated 
for fiscal year 2007 for procurement for the Navy as follows: 
(1) For aircraft, $10,734,071,000. 
(2) For weapons, including missiles and torpedoes, 
$2,549,020,000. 
(3) For shipbuilding and conversion, $11,021,553,000. 
(4) For other procurement, $4,995,033,000. 
(b) MARINE CORPS.—Funds are hereby authorized to be appro-
priated for fiscal year 2007 for procurement for the Marine Corps 
in the amount of $1,253,813,000. 
(c) NAVY AND MARINE CORPS AMMUNITION.—Funds are hereby 
authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2007 for procurement 
of ammunition for the Navy and the Marine Corps in the amount 
of $797,943,000. 
SEC. 103. AIR FORCE. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 
2007 for procurement for the Air Force as follows: 
(1) For aircraft, $12,179,154,000. 
(2) For ammunition, $1,072,749,000. 
(3) For missiles, $4,171,886,000. 
(4) For other procurement, $15,443,286,000. 
SEC. 104. DEFENSE-WIDE ACTIVITIES. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 
2007 
for 
Defense-wide 
procurement 
in 
the 
amount 
of 
$2,886,361,000.
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Subtitle B—Army Programs 
SEC. 111. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON FUTURE MULTIYEAR PROCURE-
MENT AUTHORITY FOR FAMILY OF MEDIUM TACTICAL 
VEHICLES. 
(a) FUTURE ACQUISITION STRATEGY.—It is the sense of Congress 
that, as part of the Army’s planning, programming, and budgeting 
process for fiscal year 2008, the Secretary of the Army should 
request from Congress authority by law to enter into a multiyear 
procurement (MYP) contract for the Family of Medium Tactical 
Vehicles (FMTV) program and that, in support of such request, 
the Secretary should submit to Congress the necessary justification 
materials required by law to justify a multiyear procurement (MYP) 
contract, including the material required by section 2306b of title 
10, United States Code. 
(b) INCORPORATION OF PRODUCT IMPROVEMENTS.—It is the sense 
of Congress that any proposal by the Secretary of the Army for 
multiyear procurement authority for procurement of vehicles under 
the Family of Medium Tactical Vehicles program should provide 
for incorporation into the vehicles to be procured through such 
authority of improvements from—
(1) lessons learned from operations involving the Global 
War on Terrorism; and 
(2) product improvement programs carried out for the 
Family of Medium Tactical Vehicles program in the areas of 
force protection, survivability, reliability, network communica-
tions, situational awareness, and safety. 
SEC. 112. MULTIYEAR PROCUREMENT AUTHORITY FOR MH–60R HELI-
COPTERS AND MISSION EQUIPMENT. 
(a) MH–60R HELICOPTER.—Subject to subsection (c), the Sec-
retary of the Army, acting as executive agent for the Department 
of the Navy, may enter into a multiyear contract for the procure-
ment of MH–60R helicopters. 
(b) MH–60R HELICOPTER MISSION EQUIPMENT.—Subject to sub-
section (c), the Secretary of the Navy may enter into a multiyear 
contract for the procurement of MH–60R helicopter mission equip-
ment for the helicopters covered by a multiyear contract under 
subsection (a). 
(c) CONTRACT REQUIREMENTS.—Any multiyear contract under 
this section—
(1) shall be entered into in accordance with section 2306b 
of title 10, United States Code, and shall commence with the 
fiscal year 2007 program year; and 
(2) shall provide that any obligation of the United States 
to make a payment under the contract is subject to the avail-
ability of appropriations for that purpose. 
SEC. 113. FUNDING PROFILE FOR MODULAR FORCE INITIATIVE OF 
THE ARMY. 
The Secretary of the Army shall set forth in the budget presen-
tation materials of the Army submitted to Congress in support 
of the President’s budget for any fiscal year after fiscal year 2007, 
and in other relevant materials submitted to Congress with respect 
to the budget of the Army for any such fiscal year, all amounts 
for procurement for the M1A2 Abrams tank System Enhancement 
Program (SEP) and for the Bradley A3 fighting vehicle as elements
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within the amounts requested for the Modular Force Initiative 
of the Army, in accordance with the report of the Army titled 
‘‘The Army Modular Force Initiative’’, submitted to Congress in 
March 2006. 
SEC. 114. BRIDGE TO FUTURE NETWORKS PROGRAM. 
(a) LIMITATION ON FISCAL YEAR 2007 AMOUNT.—Of the amount 
authorized to be appropriated for the Army for fiscal year 2007 
for Other Procurement, Army, that is available for the program 
of the Army designated as the Bridge to Future Networks, not 
more than 75 percent shall be made available for obligation until 
the Secretary of the Army submits to the congressional defense 
committees a report on that program that includes the matters 
specified in subsection (b). 
(b) MATTERS TO BE INCLUDED.—The report under subsection 
(a) shall include the following: 
(1) An analysis of how the systems specified in subsection 
(c) will fit together, including, for each such system, an analysis 
of whether there are opportunities to leverage technologies 
and equipment from that system as part of the development 
of the other systems. 
(2) A description of the extent to which components of 
the systems specified in subsection (c) could be used together 
as elements of a single tactical network. 
(3) A description of the strategy of the Army for completing 
the systems engineering necessary to ensure the end-to-end 
interoperability of a single tactical network referred to in para-
graph (2). 
(4) An assessment of the costs of acquiring each of the 
systems specified in subsection (c). 
(5) An assessment of the technical compatibility of the 
systems specified in subsection (c). 
(6) A description of the plans of the Army for fielding 
the systems specified in subsection (c). 
(7) A description of the plans of the Army for sustaining 
the Joint Network Node through fiscal year 2020 and an assess-
ment of the need to upgrade its technologies and equipment. 
(8) A description of the plans of the Army for the insertion 
of new technology into the Joint Network Node. 
(c) SPECIFIED SYSTEMS.—The systems referred to in subsection 
(b) are as follows: 
(1) The Joint Network Node (JNN) element of the Bridge 
to Future Networks program. 
(2) The Warfighter Information Network-Tactical (WIN-
T) program. 
(3) 
The 
Mounted 
Battle 
Command 
On-the-Move 
(MBCOTM) system. 
SEC. 115. COMPTROLLER GENERAL REPORT ON THE CONTRACT FOR 
THE FUTURE COMBAT SYSTEMS PROGRAM. 
(a) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than March 15, 2007, the 
Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to the 
congressional defense committees a report on the participation and 
activities of the lead systems integrator in the Future Combat 
Systems (FCS) program under the contract of the Army for the 
Future Combat Systems. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The report required by subsection (a) shall 
include the following:
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(1) A description of the responsibilities of the lead systems 
integrator in managing the Future Combat Systems program 
under the contract for the Future Combat Systems, and an 
assessment of the manner in which such responsibilities differ 
from the typical responsibilities of a lead systems integrator 
under acquisition contracts of the Department of Defense. 
(2) A description and assessment of the responsibilities 
of the Army in managing the Future Combat Systems program, 
including oversight of the activities of the lead systems inte-
grator and the decisions made by the lead systems integrator. 
(3) An assessment of the manner in which the Army—
(A) ensures that the lead systems integrator meets 
goals for the Future Combat Systems in a timely manner; 
and 
(B) evaluates the extent to which such goals are met. 
(4) An identification of the mechanisms in place to ensure 
the protection of the interests of the United States in the 
Future Combat Systems program. 
(5) An identification of the mechanisms in place to mitigate 
organizational conflicts of interest with respect to competition 
on Future Combat Systems technologies and equipment under 
subcontracts under the Future Combat Systems program. 
SEC. 116. PRIORITY FOR ALLOCATION OF REPLACEMENT EQUIPMENT 
TO OPERATIONAL UNITS BASED ON COMBAT MISSION 
DEPLOYMENT SCHEDULE. 
The Secretary of Defense shall ensure that priority for the 
distribution of new and combat-serviceable replacement equipment 
acquired using funds authorized to be appropriated by this title 
(together with associated support and test equipment) is given 
to operational units (regardless of component) based on combat 
mission deployment schedule. 
Subtitle C—Navy Programs 
SEC. 121. CVN–21 CLASS AIRCRAFT CARRIER PROCUREMENT. 
(a) CONTRACT AUTHORITY FOR CONSTRUCTION.—In the fiscal 
year immediately following the last fiscal year of the contract for 
advance procurement for a CVN–21 class aircraft carrier designated 
CVN–78, CVN–79, or CVN–80, as applicable, the Secretary may 
enter into a contract for the construction of such aircraft carrier 
to be funded in the fiscal year of such contract for construction 
and the succeeding three fiscal years. 
(b) CONDITION FOR OUT-YEAR CONTRACT PAYMENTS.—A con-
tract entered into under subsection (a) shall provide that any obliga-
tion of the United States to make a payment under the contract 
for any subsequent fiscal year is subject to the availability of 
appropriations for that purpose for such subsequent fiscal year. 
(c) REPEAL
OF SUPERCEDED PROVISION.—Section 128 of the 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006 (Public 
Law 109–163; 119 Stat. 3159) is repealed. 
SEC. 122. ADHERENCE TO NAVY COST ESTIMATES FOR CVN–21 CLASS 
OF AIRCRAFT CARRIERS. 
(a) LIMITATION.—
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(1) LEAD SHIP.—The total amount obligated or expended 
from funds appropriated or otherwise made available for Ship-
building and Conversion, Navy, or for any other procurement 
account, for the aircraft carrier designated as CVN–21 may 
not exceed $10,500,000,000 (as adjusted pursuant to subsection 
(b)). 
(2) FOLLOW-ON
SHIPS.—The total amount obligated or 
expended from funds appropriated or otherwise made available 
for Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy, or for any other 
procurement account, for the construction of any ship that 
is constructed in the CVN–21 class of aircraft carriers after 
the lead ship of that class may not exceed $8,100,000,000 
(as adjusted pursuant to subsection (b)). 
(b) ADJUSTMENT
OF LIMITATION AMOUNT.—The Secretary of 
the Navy may adjust the amount set forth in subsection (a) for 
any ship constructed in the CVN–21 class of aircraft carriers by 
the following: 
(1) The amounts of increases or decreases in costs attrib-
utable to economic inflation after September 30, 2006. 
(2) The amounts of increases or decreases in costs attrib-
utable to compliance with changes in Federal, State, or local 
laws enacted after September 30, 2006. 
(3) The amounts of outfitting costs and post-delivery costs 
incurred for that ship. 
(4) The amounts of increases or decreases in costs of that 
ship that are attributable to insertion of new technology into 
that ship, as compared to the technology baseline as it was 
defined in the approved acquisition program baseline estimate 
of December 2005. 
(5) The amounts of increases or decreases to nonrecurring 
design and engineering cost attributable to achieving compli-
ance with the cost limitation. 
(6) The amounts of increases or decreases to cost required 
to correct deficiencies that may affect the safety of the ship 
and personnel or otherwise preclude the ship from safe oper-
ations and crew certification. 
(c) LIMITATION
ON
TECHNOLOGY
INSERTION
COST
ADJUST-
MENT.—The Secretary of the Navy may use the authority under 
paragraph (4) of subsection (b) to adjust the amount set forth 
in subsection (a) for a ship referred to in that subsection with 
respect to insertion of new technology into that ship only if—
(1) the Secretary determines, and certifies to the congres-
sional defense committees, that insertion of the new technology 
would lower the life-cycle cost of the ship; or 
(2) the Secretary determines, and certifies to the congres-
sional defense committees, that insertion of the new technology 
is required to meet an emerging threat and the Secretary 
of Defense certifies to those committees that such threat poses 
grave harm to national security. 
(d) WRITTEN NOTICE OF CHANGE IN AMOUNT.—
(1) REQUIREMENT.—The Secretary of the Navy shall submit 
to the congressional defense committees each year, at the same 
time that the budget is submitted under section 1105(a) of 
title 31, United States Code, for the next fiscal year, written 
notice of any change in the amount set forth in subsection 
(a) during the preceding fiscal year that the Secretary has
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determined to be associated with a cost referred to in subsection 
(b). 
(2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The requirement in paragraph (1) 
shall become effective with the budget request for the year 
of procurement of the first ship referred to in subsection (a). 
SEC. 123. MODIFICATION OF LIMITATION ON TOTAL COST OF 
PROCUREMENT OF CVN–77 AIRCRAFT CARRIER. 
Section 122(f)(1) of the National Defense Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 1998 (Public Law 105–85; 111 Stat. 1650) is amended 
by striking ‘‘$4,600,000,000 (such amount being the estimated cost 
for the procurement of the CVN–77 aircraft carrier in the March 
1997 procurement plan)’’ and inserting ‘‘$6,057,000,000’’. 
SEC. 124. CONSTRUCTION OF FIRST TWO VESSELS UNDER THE DDG–
1000 NEXT-GENERATION DESTROYER PROGRAM. 
(a) AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.—Of the amount authorized to be 
appropriated by section 102(a)(3) for fiscal year 2007 for Ship-
building and Conversion, Navy, $2,568,000,000 may be available 
for the construction of the first two vessels under the DDG–1000 
Next-Generation Destroyer program. 
(b) CONTRACT AUTHORITY.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Navy may enter 
into a contract beginning with the fiscal year 2007 program 
year for procurement of each of the first two vessels under 
the DDG–1000 Next-Generation Destroyer program. 
(2) LIMITATION.—Not more than one contract described in 
paragraph (1) may be awarded under that paragraph to a 
single shipyard. 
(3) SPLIT FUNDING AUTHORIZED.—Each contract under para-
graph (1) shall contemplate funding for the procurement of 
a vessel under such contract using a combination of funds 
appropriated for fiscal year 2007 and funds appropriated for 
fiscal year 2008. 
(4) CONDITION ON OUT-YEAR CONTRACT PAYMENTS.—A con-
tract entered into under paragraph (1) shall provide that any 
obligation of the United States to make a payment under such 
contract for any fiscal year after fiscal year 2007 is subject 
to the availability of appropriations for that purpose for such 
fiscal year. 
(c) SENSE OF CONGRESS ON FUNDING FOR FOLLOW-ON SHIPS.—
It is the sense of Congress that there is sufficient benefit to author-
izing the one-time exception provided in this section to the full 
funding policy in order to support the competitive procurement 
of the follow-on ships of the DDG–1000 Next-Generation Destroyer 
program. However, it is the expectation of Congress that the Sec-
retary of the Navy will structure the DDG–1000 program so that 
each ship, after the first two ships, is procured using the method 
of full funding in a single year. 
SEC. 125. ADHERENCE TO NAVY COST ESTIMATES FOR LHA REPLACE-
MENT AMPHIBIOUS ASSAULT SHIP PROGRAM. 
(a) LIMITATION.—The total amount obligated or expended from 
funds appropriated or otherwise made available for Shipbuilding 
and Conversion, Navy, or for any other procurement account, for 
procurement of any ship that is constructed under the LHA Replace-
ment (LHA(R)) amphibious assault ship program may not exceed 
$2,813,600,000 (as adjusted pursuant to subsection (b)).
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(b) ADJUSTMENT
OF LIMITATION AMOUNT.—The Secretary of 
the Navy may adjust the amount set forth in subsection (a) for 
any ship constructed under the LHA Replacement amphibious 
assault ship program by the following: 
(1) The amounts of increases or decreases in costs attrib-
utable to economic inflation after September 30, 2006. 
(2) The amounts of increases or decreases in costs attrib-
utable to compliance with changes in Federal, State, or local 
laws enacted after September 30, 2006. 
(3) The amounts of outfitting costs and post-delivery costs 
incurred for that ship. 
(4) The amounts of increases or decreases in costs of that 
ship that are attributable to insertion of new technology into 
that ship, as compared to the technology baseline as it was 
defined at the development stage referred to as Milestone B. 
(5) The amounts of increases or decreases to nonrecurring 
design and engineering cost attributable to achieving compli-
ance with the cost limitation. 
(6) The amounts of increases or decreases to cost required 
to correct deficiencies that may affect the safety of the ship 
and personnel or otherwise preclude the ship from safe oper-
ations and crew certification. 
(7) Contract cost adjustments directly attributed to the 
effect of Hurricane Katrina in August 2005 or other force 
majeure contract modifications. 
(c) LIMITATION
ON
TECHNOLOGY
INSERTION
COST
ADJUST-
MENT.—The Secretary of the Navy may use the authority under 
paragraph (4) of subsection (b) to adjust the amount set forth 
in subsection (a) for a ship referred to in that subsection with 
respect to insertion of new technology into that ship only if—
(1) the Secretary determines, and certifies to the congres-
sional defense committees, that insertion of the new technology 
would lower the life-cycle cost of the ship; or 
(2) the Secretary determines, and certifies to the congres-
sional defense committees, that insertion of the new technology 
is required to meet an emerging threat and the Secretary 
of Defense certifies to those committees that such threat poses 
grave harm to national security. 
(d) WRITTEN NOTICE OF CHANGE IN AMOUNT.—
(1) REQUIREMENT.—The Secretary of the Navy shall submit 
to the congressional defense committees each year, at the same 
time that the budget is submitted under section 1105(a) of 
title 31, United States Code, for the next fiscal year, 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). 
(2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The requirement in paragraph (1) 
shall become effective with the budget request for the year 
of procurement of the first ship referred to in subsection (a). 
SEC. 126. COST LIMITATION FOR SAN ANTONIO (LPD–17) CLASS 
AMPHIBIOUS SHIP PROGRAM. 
(a) LIMITATION.—
(1) PROCUREMENT COST.—The total amount obligated or 
expended from funds appropriated or otherwise made available 
for Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy, for the San Antonio-
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class amphibious ships designated as LPD–22, LPD–23, LPD–
24, and LPD–25 may not exceed the amount for each such 
vessel specified in paragraph (2). 
(2) SPECIFIED COST LIMIT BY VESSEL.—The limitation under 
this subsection for each vessel specified in paragraph (1) is 
the following: 
(A) For the LPD–22 ship, $1,523,000,000 (as adjusted 
pursuant to subsection (b)). 
(B) For the LPD–23 ship, $1,477,000,000 (as adjusted 
pursuant to subsection (b)). 
(C) For the LPD–24 ship, $1,633,000,000 (as adjusted 
pursuant to subsection (b)). 
(D) For the LPD–25 ship, $1,927,000,000 (as adjusted 
pursuant to subsection (b)). 
(b) ADJUSTMENT OF LIMITATION AMOUNTS.—The Secretary of 
the Navy may adjust the amount set forth in subsection (a) for 
any ship specified in that subsection by the following: 
(1) The amounts of increases or decreases in costs attrib-
utable to economic inflation after September 30, 2006. 
(2) The amounts of increases or decreases in costs attrib-
utable to compliance with changes in Federal, State, or local 
laws enacted after September 30, 2006. 
(3) The amounts of outfitting costs and post-delivery costs 
incurred for that ship. 
(4) The amounts of increases or decreases in costs of that 
ship that are attributable to insertion of new technology into 
that ship, as compared to the technology built into the U.S.S. 
San Antonio (LPD–17), the lead ship of the LPD–17 class. 
(5) Contract cost adjustments directly attributed to the 
effect of Hurricane Katrina in August 2005 or other force 
majeure contract modifications. 
(6) The amounts of closeout costs associated with comple-
tion of the LPD–17 class program. 
(c) LIMITATION
ON
TECHNOLOGY
INSERTION
COST
ADJUST-
MENT.—The Secretary of the Navy may use the authority under 
paragraph (4) of subsection (b) to adjust the amount set forth 
in subsection (a) for any LPD–17 class ship with respect to insertion 
of new technology into that ship only if—
(1) the Secretary determines, and certifies to the congres-
sional defense committees, that insertion of the new technology 
would lower the life-cycle cost of the ship; or 
(2) the Secretary determines, and certifies to the congres-
sional defense committees, that insertion of the new technology 
is required to meet an emerging threat and the Secretary 
of Defense certifies to those committees that such threat poses 
grave harm to national security. 
(d) WRITTEN NOTICE OF CHANGE IN AMOUNT.—
(1) REQUIREMENT.—The Secretary of the Navy shall submit 
to the congressional defense committees each year, at the same 
time that the budget is submitted under section 1105(a) of 
title 31, United States Code, for the next fiscal year, 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).