National Defense Sealift Fund

National Defense Sealift Fund (including transfer of funds) For National Defense Sealift Fund programs, projects, and activities, $724,400,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That $25,000,000 shall be transferred to the Secretary of Transportation for title XI loan guarantees: Provided further, That none of the funds provided in this paragraph shall be used to award a new contract that provides for the acquisition of any of the following major components unless such components are manufactured in the United States: auxiliary equipment, including pumps, for all ship-board services; propulsion system components (that is; engines, reduction gears, and propellers); shipboard cranes; and spreaders for shipboard cranes: Provided further, That the exercise of an option in a contract awarded through the obligation of previously appropriated funds shall not be considered to be the award of a new contract: Provided further, That the Secretary of the military department responsible for such procurement may waive this restriction on a case-by-case basis by certifying in writing to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate, that adequate domestic supplies are not available to meet Department of Defense requirements on a timely basis and that such an acquisition must be made in order to acquire capability for national security purposes: Provided further, That not to exceed $43,000,000 may be used for the purchase or construction of vessels for the Ready Reserve Force component of the National Defense Reserve Fleet, as established by section 11 of the Merchant Ship Sales Act of 1946 (50 U.S.C. App. 1744): Provided further, That $110,000,000 may be used for the acquisition and conversion of one maritime prepositioning ship for use by the Marine Corps MPS Enhancement Program, and notwithstanding any other provision of law, that such conversion shall be performed in a United States shipyard.