,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #gaie  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,june #aa1 #bjbj,mr4 
,wittman 7for himself and ,mr4 ,palazzo7
 introduced the following bill2 which   
was referred to the ,committee on ,armed
 ,services  ,a ,,bill  ,to authorize the
 ,secretary of the ,navy to enter into  
contracts for the procurement of        
amphibious vessels1 and for other       
purposes4  #a4 ,multiyear procurement   
authority for amphibious vessels  7a7   
,authority for multiyear procurement    
,except as provided in subsection 7b7   
and subject to section #bcjf;b of title 
#aj1 ,united ,states ,code1 the         
,secretary of the ,navy may enter into  
one or more multiyear contracts for the 
procurement of the following3 7#a7      
,three amphibious transport dock vessels
 designated ,,lpd-#ca1 ,,lpd-#cb1 and   
,,lpd-#cc4  7#b7 ,one amphibious landing
 helicopter assault vessel designated   
,,lha-#i4  7b7 ,limitation on contract  
authority ,the ,secretary of the ,navy  

may not enter into a contract under     
subsection 7a7 until the date on which  
the ,secretary certifies to the         
congressional defense committees that   
the procurement of the vessels specified
 in such subsection is consistent with--
 7#a7 the most recent #cj-year          
shipbuilding plan of the ,navy2 and     
7#b7 the most recent ,commandant's      
,planning ,guidance of the #chth        
,commandant of the ,marine ,corps4  7c7 
,limitation on contract modification    
,the ,secretary of the ,navy may not    
modify a contract entered into under    
subsection 7a77#a7 if the modification  
would increase the total target price of
 the three amphibious transport dock    
vessels by more than #aj percent above  
the target price specified in the       
original contract awarded for the       
vessels under subsection 7a77#a74  7d7  
,use of incremental funding for         
,,lpd-#ca and ,,lha-#i ,with respect to 
a contract entered into under subsection
 7a7 for the vessel ,,lpd-#ca or the    

vessel ,,lha-#i1 the ,secretary may use 
incremental funding to make payments    
under the contract4  7e7 ,authority for 
advance procurement ,the ,secretary of  
the ,navy may enter into one or more    
contracts1 beginning in fiscal year     
#bjba1 for advance procurement          
associated with the vessels for which   
authorization to enter into a multiyear 
procurement contract is provided under  
subsection 7a7 and for equipment or     
subsystems associated with the vessels1 
including procurement of-- 7#a7 long    
lead time material2 or  7#b7 materiel or
 equipment in economic order quantities 
when cost savings are achievable4  7f7  
,condition for out-,year contract       
payments ,a contract entered into under 
subsection 7a7 shall provide that any   
obligation of the ,united ,states to    
make a payment under the contract for a 
fiscal year after fiscal year #bjba is  
subject to the availability of          
appropriations or funds for that purpose
 for such later fiscal year4  7g7       

,limitation on termination liability ,a 
contract for the construction of vessels
 entered into under subsection 7a7 shall
 include a clause that limits the       
liability of the ,united ,states to the 
contractor for any termination of the   
contract4 ,the maximum liability of the 
,united ,states under the clause shall  
be the amount appropriated for the      
vessels covered by the contract         
regardless of the amount obligated under
 the contract4  7h7 ,repeal ,sections   
#abg and #abi of the ,national ,defense 
,authorization ,act for ,fiscal ,year   
#bjbj 7,public ,law #aaf-ib7 are        
repealed4