114 STAT. 1654A-24 PUBLIC LAW 106-398—APPENDIX (2) The term "objective force" means the Army that has the organizational structure, the most advanced equipment that early twenty-first century science and technology can provide, and the appropriate doctrine to ensure that the Army is responsive, deployable, agile, versatile, lethal, survivable, and sustainable for the full spectrum of the operations anticipated to be required of the Army during the early years of the twenty- first century following 2010. (3) The term "interim brigade combat team" means an Army brigade that is designated by the Secretary of the Army as a brigade combat team and is reorganized and equipped with currently available equipment in a configuration that effectuates an evolutionary advancement toward transformation of the Army to the objective force. Subtitle C—Navy Programs SEC. 121. CVNX-1 NUCLEAR AIRCRAFT CARRIER PROGRAM. (a) AUTHORIZATION OF SHIP.— The Secretary of the Navy is authorized to procure the aircraft carrier to be designated CVNX- 1. (b) ADVANCE PROCUREMENT AND CONSTRUCTION.—The Secretary may enter into one or more contracts for the advance procurement and advance construction of components for the ship authorized under subsection (a). (c) AMOUNT AUTHORIZED FROM SCN ACCOUNT.— Of the amounts authorized to be appropriated under section 102(a)(3) for fiscal year 2001, $21,869,000 is available for the advance procurement and advance construction of components (including nuclear components) for the CVNX-1 aircraft carrier program. SEC. 122. ARLEIGH BURKE CLASS DESTROYER PROGRAM. (a) ECONOMICAL MULTIYEAR PROCUREMENT OF PREVIOUSLY AUTHORIZED VESSELS AND ONE ADDITIONAL VESSEL.— (1) Subsection (b) of section 122 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1997 (Public Law 104-201; 110 Stat. 2446), as amended by section 122(a) of Public Law 106-65 (113 Stat. 534), is further amended by striking "a total of 18 Arleigh Burke class destroyers" in the first sentence and all that follows through the period at the end of that sentence and inserting "Arleigh Burke class destroy- ers in accordance with this subsection and subsection (a)(4) at procurement rates not in excess of three ships in each of the fiscal years beginning after September 30, 1998, and before October 1, 2005. The authority under the preceding sentence is subject to the availability of appropriations for such destroyers.". (2) The heading for such subsection is amended by striking " 18". (b) ECONOMICAL RATE OF PROCUREMENT.—It is the sense of Congress that, for the procurement of the Arleigh Burke class destroyers to be procured after fiscal year 2001 under multiyear contracts authorized under section 122(b) of Public Law 104-201, as amended by subsection (a)— (1) the Secretary of the Navy should— (A) achieve the most economical rate of procurement; and
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