12 2 STA T .304PUBLIC LA W 110 – 1 8 1 —J A N .28 , 2008 of the strike forces of the Un ite dS t a tes N a vy, inc lu din g all ne w classes of such vessels, with integrated nuclear p ower syste m s .(b)REQUIR E M E NTTO REQUE S TNU CL E A R V ESSELS. —I fare q uest is submitted to C ongress in the budget for a fiscal year for construc - tion of a new class of ma j or combatant vessel for the strike forces of the United States, the request shall be for such a vessel with an integrated nuclear power system, unless the Secretary of D efense submits with the request a notification to Congress that the inclu- sion of an integrated nuclear power system in such vessel is not in the national interest. (c) DE F INITIONS.—In this section
( 1 ) M A J OR COM B ATANT V ESSELS OF T H E STRI K E FORCES OF THE UNITE D STATES NAV Y .—The term ‘ ‘major combatant vessels of the strike forces of the United States Navy ’ ’ means the following: ( A ) Submarines. ( B ) Aircraft carriers. (C) Cruisers, battleships, or other large surface combat- ants whose primary mission includes protection of carrier strike groups, e x peditionary strike groups, and vessels com- prising a sea base. ( 2 ) INTE G RATED NUCLEAR P O W ER SYSTEM.—The term ‘‘integrated nuclear power system’’ means a ship engineering system that uses a naval nuclear reactor as its energy source and generates sufficient electric energy to provide power to the ship’s electrical loads, including its combat systems and propulsion motors. ( 3 ) BUDGET.—The term ‘‘budget’’ means the budget that is submitted to Congress by the P resident under section 11 05 (a) of title 31, United States Code. Subti t leC— C o u n te r-D ru gAc ti v itie sSEC.102 1.E XT E N S IO NO FAU T H O R IT Y FOR J OINT TAS K FORCES TO P RO V I D E SUPPORT TO L A W ENFORCE M ENT A G ENCIES CONDUCTING COUNTER - TERRORISM ACTIVITIES. Section 1022(b) of the National Defense Authori z ation Act for F iscal Y ear 200 4 (Public L aw 10 8– 13 6; 10 U.S.C. 3 7 1 note) is amended by striking ‘‘and 2007’’ and inserting ‘‘through 2008’’. SEC. 1022. EXPANSION OF AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL SUP- PORT FOR COUNTER-DRUG ACTIVITIES IN CERTAIN FOR- EIGN COUNTRIES. Subsection (b) of section 1033 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1 9 98 (Public Law 105–85; 111 Stat. 1881), as amended by section 1021(b) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2004 (Public Law 108–136, 117 Stat. 1593) and section 1022(b) of the J ohn W arner National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007 (Public Law 109– 364; 120 Stat. 2382), is further amended by adding at the end the following new paragraphs: ‘‘(17) The G overnment of Mexico. ‘‘(18) The Government of the Dominican Republic.’’. Notif i ca tio n.
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