To make available, with an offset, $5,000,000 for research, development, test, and evaluation, Navy, for the design, development, and test of improvements to the towed array handler.

1. Adds SEC. 213. TOWED ARRAY HANDLER at the end of subtitle B of title II

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   (3) such recommendations, including recommendations for additional legislative or administrative actions and recommendations on funding required to implement such actions, as the Secretary considers appropriate in light of the field experiment.

   Inserted: SEC. 213. TOWED ARRAY HANDLER.

   Inserted: (a) Availability of Amount.--Of the amount authorized to be appropriated by section 201(2) for research, development, test, and evaluation for the Navy, the amount available for Program Element 0604503N for the design, development, and test of improvements to the towed array handler is hereby increased by $5,000,000 in order to increase the reliability of the towed array and the towed array handler by capitalizing on ongoing testing and evaluation of such systems.

   Inserted: (b) Offset.--Of the amount authorized to be appropriated by section 201(2) for research, development, test, and evaluation for the Navy, the amount available for Program Element 0604558N for new design for the Virginia Class submarine for the large aperture bow array is hereby reduced by $5,000,000.

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   At the end of subtitle B of title II, add the following:

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