The House-Senate Conference Report on the FY2005 Defense Appropriations Act provides a total of $11.1 billion for new construction shipbuilding and sealift programs, an increase of $240 million over the budget request.

According to the House Committee on Approprations, the Conference Report fully funds amounts requested for fiscal year 2005 production ships, including one Virginia-class submarine, three DDG-51 destroyers, one LPD-17, and two T-AKEs ......
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