,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #gaie  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,june #aa1 #bjbj,mr4  
,wittman 7= himself & ,mr4 ,palazzo7    
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,arm$ ,s]vices  ,a     
,,bill  ,to au?orize ! ,secret>y ( !    
,navy to ent] into contracts = !        
procurem5t ( amphibi\s vessels1 & = o!r 
purposes4  #a4 ,multiye> procurem5t     
au?ority = amphibi\s vessels  7a7       
,au?ority = multiye> procurem5t ,except 
z provid$ 9 subsection 7b7 & subject to 
section #bcjf;b ( title #aj1 ,unit$     
,/ates ,code1 ! ,secret>y ( ! ,navy may 
ent] into "o or m multiye> contracts = !
 procurem5t ( ! foll[+3 7#a7 ,?ree      
amphibi\s transport dock vessels        
designat$ ,,lpd-#ca1 ,,lpd-#cb1 &       
,,lpd-#cc4  7#b7 ,"o amphibi\s l&+      
helicopt] assault vessel designat$      
,,lha-#i4  7b7 ,limitation on contract  
au?ority ,! ,secret>y ( ! ,navy may n   
ent] into a contract "u subsection 7a7  
until ! date on :i* ! ,secret>y c]tifies

 to ! congressional def5se committees t 
! procurem5t ( ! vessels specifi$ 9 su* 
subsection is consi/5t )-- 7#a7 ! mo/   
rec5t #cj-ye> %ipbuild+ plan ( ! ,navy2 
&  7#b7 ! mo/ rec5t ,comm&ant's ,plann+ 
,guidance ( ! #ch? ,comm&ant ( ! ,m>9e  
,corps4  7c7 ,limitation on contract    
modification ,! ,secret>y ( ! ,navy may 
n modify a contract ent]$ into "u       
subsection 7a77#a7 if ! modification    
w\ld increase ! total t>get price ( !   
?ree amphibi\s transport dock vessels by
 m ?an #aj p]c5t above ! t>get price    
specifi$ 9 ! orig9al contract aw>d$ = ! 
vessels "u subsection 7a77#a74  7d7 ,use
 ( increm5tal fund+ = ,,lpd-#ca &       
,,lha-#i ,) respect to a contract ent]$ 
into "u subsection 7a7 = ! vessel       
,,lpd-#ca or ! vessel ,,lha-#i1 !       
,secret>y may use increm5tal fund+ to   
make paym5ts "u ! contract4  7e7        
,au?ority = advance procurem5t ,!       
,secret>y ( ! ,navy may ent] into "o or 
m contracts1 beg9n+ 9 fiscal ye> #bjba1 
= advance procurem5t associat$ ) !      

vessels = :i* au?orization to ent] into 
a multiye> procurem5t contract is       
provid$ "u subsection 7a7 & = equipm5t  
or subsy/ems associat$ ) ! vessels1     
includ+ procurem5t (-- 7#a7 long lead "t
 mat]ial2 or  7#b7 mat]iel or equipm5t 9
 economic ord] quantities :5 co/ sav+s  
are a*ievable4  7f7 ,condition =        
out-,ye> contract paym5ts ,a contract   
ent]$ into "u subsection 7a7 %all       
provide t any obligation ( ! ,unit$     
,/ates to make a paym5t "u ! contract = 
a fiscal ye> aft] fiscal ye> #bjba is   
subject to ! availability (             
appropriations or funds = t purpose =   
su* lat] fiscal ye>4  7g7 ,limitation on
 t]m9ation liability ,a contract = !    
con/ruction ( vessels ent]$ into "u     
subsection 7a7 %all include a clause t  
limits ! liability ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates to 
! contractor = any t]m9ation ( !        
contract4 ,! maximum liability ( !      
,unit$ ,/ates "u ! clause %all be !     
am\nt appropriat$ = ! vessels cov]$ by !
 contract reg>dless ( ! am\nt obligat$  

"u ! contract4  7h7 ,repeal ,sections   
#abg & #abi ( ! ,national ,def5se       
,au?orization ,act = ,fiscal ,ye> #bjbj 
7,public ,law #aaf-ib7 are repeal$4