MULTIYEAR PROCUREMENT AUTHORITY FOR VIRGINIA-CLASS SUBMARINE PROGRAM.

SEC. 121. MULTIYEAR PROCUREMENT AUTHORITY FOR VIRGINIA-CLASS SUBMARINE PROGRAM.(a) Authority.—The Secretary of the Navy may, in accordance with section 2306b of title 10, United States Code, enter into multiyear contracts, beginning with the fiscal year 2009 program 122 STAT. 27 year, for the procurement of Virginia-class submarines and Government-furnished equipment associated with the Virginia-class submarine program.(b) Limitation.—The Secretary may not enter into a contract authorized by subsection (a) until—(1) the Secretary submits to the congressional defense committees a certification that the Secretary has made, with respect to that contract, each of the findings required by subsection (a) of section 2306b of title 10, United States Code; and(2) a period of 30 days has elapsed after the date of the transmission of such certification.