AIRCRAFT CARRIERS OF THE NAVY

AIRCRAFT CARRIERS OF THE NAVYSec. 1025. (a) Funding for Repair and Maintenance of U.S.S. John F. Kennedy.—Of the amount appropriated to the Department of the Navy in this Act, necessary funding will be made available for such repair and maintenance of the U.S.S. John F. Kennedy as the Navy considers appropriate to extend the life of U.S.S. John F. Kennedy.(b) Limitation on Reduction in Number of Active Aircraft Carriers.—No funds appropriated or otherwise made available in this Act may be obligated or expended to reduce the number of active aircraft carriers of the Navy below 12 active aircraft carriers until after the date of the submittal to Congress of the quadrennial defense review required in 2005 under section 118 of title 10, United States Code.(c) Active Aircraft Carriers.—For purposes of this section, an active aircraft carrier of the Navy includes an aircraft carrier that is temporarily unavailable for worldwide deployment due to routing or scheduled maintenance.(d) Pacific Fleet Authorities.—None of the funds available to the Department of the Navy may be obligated to modify command 119 STAT. 254 and control relationships to give Fleet Forces Command administrative and operational control of U.S. Navy forces assigned to the Pacific fleet: Provided, That the command and control relationships which existed on October 1, 2004, shall remain in force unless changes are specifically authorized in a subsequent Act.