Shipbuilding and Conversion

Shipbuilding and Conversion For expenses necessary for the construction, acquisition, or conversion of vessels as authorized by law, including armor and armament therefor, plant equipment, appliances, and machine tools, and installation thereof in public or private plants; procurement, production, and modernization of electronic equipment and material for ships; procurement of critical long lead time components and designs for vessels to be constructed or converted in the future; expansion of public and private plants, including land necessary therefor, without regard to section 3734, Revised Statutes, as amended, and such land, and interests therein, may be acquired and construction prosecuted thereon prior to approval of title by the Attorney General as required by section 355, Revised Statutes, as amended; and departmental salaries necessary for the purposes of this appropriation; $1,387,634,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That, exclusive of electronic equipment and material, the total of obligations incurred under the heads “Shipbuilding and Conversion” and “Ordnance for Ship-building and Conversion”, including those incurred against reimbursements credited to these appropriations pursuant to section 403 (b) of the Mutual Assistance. Act of 1949, as amended (22 U. S. C. 1574 (b)), and section 522 of the Mutual Security Act of 1954 (68 Stat. 855), shall not exceed $5,709,690,000: Provided further, That the unexpended balances of funds appropriated for communication, navigation, and detection equipment for ships under the head “Ships and Facilities” which, as originally passed by the Congress, were available for expenditure on June 30, 1955, are hereby transferred to and merged with this appropriation.