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as amended by section 124 of the National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2012 (Public Law 112–81; 125 Stat. 1320), 
is amended by striking ‘‘four fiscal years’’ and inserting ‘‘five fiscal 
years’’. 
SEC. 122. MULTIYEAR PROCUREMENT AUTHORITY FOR VIRGINIA 
CLASS SUBMARINE PROGRAM. 
(a) AUTHORITY FOR MULTIYEAR PROCUREMENT.—Subject to sec-
tion 2306b of title 10, United States Code, the Secretary of the 
Navy may enter into one or more multiyear contracts, beginning 
with the fiscal year 2014 program year, for the procurement of 
Virginia class submarines and Government-furnished equipment 
associated with the Virginia class submarine program. 
(b) AUTHORITY FOR ADVANCE PROCUREMENT.—The Secretary 
may enter into one or more contracts, beginning in fiscal year 
2013, for advance procurement associated with the vessels and 
equipment for which authorization to enter into a multiyear 
procurement contract is provided under subsection (a). 
(c) CONDITION FOR OUT-YEAR CONTRACT PAYMENTS.—A contract 
entered into under subsection (a) shall provide that any obligation 
of the United States to make a payment under the contract for 
a fiscal year after fiscal year 2013 is subject to the availability 
of appropriations or funds for that purpose for such later fiscal 
year. 
(d) LIMITATION ON TERMINATION LIABILITY.—A contract for the 
construction of vessels or equipment entered into in accordance 
with subsection (a) shall include a clause that limits the liability 
of the United States to the contractor for any termination of the 
contract. The maximum liability of the United States under the 
clause shall be the amount appropriated for the vessels or equip-
ment covered by the contract. Additionally, in the event of cancella-
tion, the maximum liability of the United States shall include 
the amount of the unfunded cancellation ceiling in the contract. 
(e) AUTHORITY
TO EXPAND MULTIYEAR PROCUREMENT.—The 
Secretary may employ incremental funding for the procurement 
of Virginia class submarines and Government-furnished equipment 
associated with the Virginia class submarines to be procured during 
fiscal years 2013 through 2018 if the Secretary— 
(1) determines that such an approach will permit the Navy 
to procure an additional Virginia class submarine in fiscal 
year 2014; and 
(2) intends to use the funding for that purpose. 
SEC. 123. MULTIYEAR PROCUREMENT AUTHORITY FOR ARLEIGH 
BURKE CLASS DESTROYERS AND ASSOCIATED SYSTEMS. 
(a) AUTHORITY FOR MULTIYEAR PROCUREMENT.—Subject to sec-
tion 2306b of title 10, United States Code, the Secretary of the 
Navy may enter into one or more multiyear contracts, beginning 
with the fiscal year 2013 program year, for the procurement of 
up to 10 Arleigh Burke class Flight IIA guided missile destroyers, 
as well as the Aegis weapon systems, MK 41 vertical launching 
systems, and commercial broadband satellite systems associated 
with such vessels. 
(b) AUTHORITY FOR ADVANCE PROCUREMENT.—The Secretary 
may enter into one or more contracts, beginning in fiscal year 
2013, for advance procurement associated with the vessels and 
systems for which authorization to enter into a multiyear procure-
ment contract is provided under subsection (a).
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(c) CONDITION FOR OUT-YEAR CONTRACT PAYMENTS.—A contract 
entered into under subsection (a) shall provide that any obligation 
of the United States to make a payment under the contract for 
a fiscal year after fiscal year 2013 is subject to the availability 
of appropriations or funds for that purpose for such later fiscal 
year. 
SEC. 124. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF AMOUNTS FOR SECOND 
FORD CLASS AIRCRAFT CARRIER. 
(a) LIMITATION.—Of the funds authorized to be appropriated 
or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2013 for shipbuilding 
and conversion for the second Ford class aircraft carrier, not more 
than 50 percent may be obligated or expended until the Secretary 
of the Navy submits to the congressional defense committees a 
report setting forth a description of the program management and 
cost control measures that will be employed in constructing the 
second Ford class aircraft carrier. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The report described in subsection (a) shall 
include a plan with respect to the Ford class aircraft carriers 
to— 
(1) maximize planned work in shops and early stages of 
construction; 
(2) sequence construction of structural units to maximize 
the effects of lessons learned; 
(3) incorporate design changes to improve producibility for 
the Ford class aircraft carriers; 
(4) increase the size of erection units to eliminate disruptive 
unit breaks and improve unit alignment and fairness; 
(5) increase outfitting levels for assembled units before 
erection in the dry dock; 
(6) increase overall ship completion levels at each key 
construction event; 
(7) improve facilities in a manner that will lead to improved 
productivity; and 
(8) ensure the shipbuilder initiates plans that will improve 
productivity through capital improvements that would provide 
targeted return on investment, including— 
(A) increasing the amount of temporary and permanent 
covered work areas; 
(B) adding ramps and service towers for improved 
access to work sites and the dry dock; and 
(C) increasing lift capacity to enable construction of 
larger, more fully outfitted super-lifts. 
SEC. 125. REFUELING AND COMPLEX OVERHAUL OF THE U.S.S. 
ABRAHAM LINCOLN. 
(a) AMOUNT AUTHORIZED FROM SCN ACCOUNT.—Of the funds 
authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2013 by section 101 
and available for shipbuilding and conversion as specified in the 
funding table in section 4101, $1,517,292,000 is authorized to be 
available for the commencement of the nuclear refueling and com-
plex overhaul of the U.S.S. Abraham Lincoln (CVN–72) during 
fiscal year 2013. The amount authorized to be made available 
in the preceding sentence is the first increment in the two-year 
sequence of incremental funding planned for the nuclear refueling 
and complex overhaul of that vessel.
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(b) CONTRACT AUTHORITY.—The Secretary of the Navy may 
enter into a contract during fiscal year 2013 for the nuclear 
refueling and complex overhaul of the U.S.S. Abraham Lincoln. 
(c) CONDITION FOR OUT-YEAR CONTRACT PAYMENTS.—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 fiscal year 2013 is subject to the availability 
of appropriations for that purpose for that later fiscal year. 
SEC. 126. DESIGNATION OF MISSION MODULES OF THE LITTORAL COM-
BAT SHIP AS A MAJOR DEFENSE ACQUISITION PROGRAM. 
(a) DESIGNATION REQUIRED.—The Secretary of Defense shall— 
(1) designate the effort to develop and produce all variants 
of the mission modules in support of the Littoral Combat Ship 
program as a major defense acquisition program under section 
2430 of title 10, United States Code; and 
(2) with respect to the development and production of each 
such variant, submit to the congressional defense committees 
a report setting forth such cost, schedule, and performance 
information as would be provided if such effort were a major 
defense acquisition program, including Selected Acquisition 
Reports, unit cost reports, and program baselines. 
(b) ADDITIONAL QUARTERLY REPORTS.—The Secretary shall 
submit to the congressional defense committees on a quarterly 
basis a report on the development and production 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 mitigation plans to address such problems. 
SEC. 127. REPORT ON LITTORAL COMBAT SHIP DESIGNS. 
Not later than December 31, 2013, the Secretary of the Navy 
shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on 
the designs of the Littoral Combat Ship, including comparative 
cost and performance information for both designs of such ship. 
SEC. 128. COMPTROLLER GENERAL REVIEW OF LITTORAL COMBAT 
SHIP PROGRAM. 
(a) ACCEPTANCE OF LCS–1 AND LCS–2.—The Comptroller Gen-
eral of the United States shall conduct a review of the compliance 
of the Secretary of the Navy with subpart 246.5 of title 48 of 
the Code of Federal Regulations and subpart 46.5 of the Federal 
Acquisition Regulation in accepting the LCS–1 and LCS–2 Littoral 
Combat Ships. 
(b) OPERATIONAL SUPPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall 
submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the 
operational support and sustainment strategy for the Littoral Com-
bat Ship program, including manning, training, maintenance, and 
logistics support. 
(c) COOPERATION.—For purposes of conducting the review under 
subsection (a) and the report under subsection (b), the Secretary 
of Defense shall ensure that the Comptroller General has access 
to— 
(1) all relevant records of the Department; and 
(2) all relevant communications between Department offi-
cials, whether such communications occurred inside or outside 
the Federal Government.
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SEC. 129. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON IMPORTANCE OF ENGINEERING 
IN EARLY STAGES OF SHIPBUILDING. 
It is the sense of Congress that— 
(1) placing a priority on engineering dollars in the early 
stages of shipbuilding programs is a vital component of keeping 
cost down; and 
(2) therefore, the Secretary of the Navy should take appro-
priate steps to prioritize early engineering in large ship 
construction including amphibious class ships beginning with 
the LHA–8. 
SEC. 130. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON NUCLEAR-POWERED BALLISTIC 
SUBMARINES. 
It is the sense of Congress that— 
(1) the continuous at-sea deterrence provided by a robust 
and modern fleet of nuclear-powered ballistic missile sub-
marines is critical to maintaining nuclear deterrence and assur-
ance and therefore is a central pillar of the national security 
of the United States; 
(2) the Navy should— 
(A) carry out a program to replace the Ohio class 
ballistic missile submarines; 
(B) ensure that the first such replacement submarine 
is delivered and fully operational by not later than 2031 
in order to maintain continuous at-sea deterrence; and 
(C) develop a risk mitigation plan to ensure that robust 
continuous at-sea deterrence is provided during the transi-
tion from Ohio class ballistic missile submarines to the 
replacement submarines; and 
(3) a minimum of 12 replacement ballistic missile sub-
marines are necessary to provide continuous at-sea deterrence 
over the lifetime of such submarines and, therefore, the Navy 
should carry out a program to produce 12 such submarines. 
SEC. 131. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON MARINE CORPS AMPHIBIOUS LIFT 
AND PRESENCE REQUIREMENTS. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 
(1) The Marine Corps is a combat force that leverages 
maneuver from the sea as a force multiplier allowing for a 
variety of operational tasks ranging from major combat oper-
ations to humanitarian assistance. 
(2) The 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 and, operating ‘‘from 
the sea’’, they require no third-party host nation permission 
to conduct military operations. 
(3) The Navy has a requirement for 38 amphibious assault 
ships to meet this full range of military operations. 
(4) Due only to fiscal constraints, that requirement of 38 
vessels was reduced to 33 vessels, which adds military risk 
to future operations. 
(5) The Navy has been unable to meet even the minimal 
requirement of 30 operationally available vessels and has sub-
mitted a shipbuilding and ship retirement plan to Congress 
that will reduce the force to 28 vessels.