PUBLIC LAW 109–148—DEC. 30, 2005 (INCLUDING
119 STAT. 2719
TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
SEC. 8089. Of the amounts appropriated in this Act under the heading ‘‘Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy’’, $517,523,000 shall be available until September 30, 2006, to fund prior year shipbuilding cost increases: Provided, That upon enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Navy shall transfer such funds to the following appropriations in the amounts specified: Provided further, That the amounts transferred shall be merged with and be available for the same purposes as the appropriations to which transferred: To: Under the heading ‘‘Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy, 1998/2006’’: New SSN, $28,000,000. Under the heading ‘‘Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy, 1999/2006’’: LPD–17 Amphibious Transport Dock Ship Program, $95,000,000; New SSN, $72,000,000. Under the heading ‘‘Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy, 2000/2006’’: LPD–17 Amphibious Transport Dock Ship Program, $94,800,000. Under the heading ‘‘Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy, 2001/2006’’: Carrier Replacement Program, $145,023,000; New SSN, $82,700,000. SEC. 8090. The Secretary of the Navy may settle, or compromise, and pay any and all admiralty claims under section 7622 of title 10, United States Code arising out of the collision involving the U.S.S. GREENEVILLE and the EHIME MARU, in any amount and without regard to the monetary limitations in subsections (a) and (b) of that section: Provided, That such payments shall be made from funds available to the Department of the Navy for operation and maintenance. SEC. 8091. Notwithstanding any other provision of law or regulation, the Secretary of Defense may exercise the provisions of section 7403(g) of title 38, United States Code for occupations listed in section 7403(a)(2) of title 38, United States Code as well as the following: Pharmacists, Audiologists, and Dental Hygienists. (A) The requirements of section 7403(g)(1)(A) of title 38, United States Code shall apply. (B) The limitations of section 7403(g)(1)(B) of title 38, United States Code shall not apply. SEC. 8092. Funds appropriated by this Act, or made available by the transfer of funds in this Act, for intelligence activities are deemed to be specifically authorized by the Congress for purposes of section 504 of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 414) during fiscal year 2006 until the enactment of the Intelligence Authorization Act for fiscal year 2006. SEC. 8093. None of the funds in this Act may be used to initiate a new start program without prior written notification to the Office of Secretary of Defense and the congressional defense committees. SEC. 8094. The amounts appropriated in title II of this Act are hereby reduced by $250,000,000 to reflect cash balance and
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