LHA REPLACEMENT (LHA(R)) AMPHIBIOUS ASSAULT SHIP PROGRAM.

SEC. 122. LHA REPLACEMENT (LHA(R)) AMPHIBIOUS ASSAULT SHIP PROGRAM.(a) Limitation on Procurement Funds.—Of the funds available to the Department of the Navy for Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy, for fiscal year 2006 for procurement for the LHA Replacement (LHA(R)) amphibious assault ship program, not more than 70 percent may be obligated or expended until the Secretary of the Navy submits to the congressional defense committees the Secretary’s certification in writing that—(1) a detailed operational requirements document for the program has been approved within the Department of Defense by an appropriate approval authority; and(2) there exists a stable design for the LHA(R) class of vessels.(b) Stable Design.—For purposes of this section, the design of a class of vessels shall be considered to be stable when no substantial change to the design is anticipated.