mr. pendleton: that would be taught. there is a lot of responsibility within the operation and maintenance counts, but that is not my specialty. there are limits on the modernization, i should probably get the admiral to comment on that. sen. rounds: that would be fine. admiral? admiral richardson: it would require coming back to congress with the reprogramming request, educated to make that happen. it is not easy. sen. rounds: the reason i ask, it seems to be that we are likes using a balloon in some cases. when we talk about moving resources, even if we could move them, we are still talking about limited resources brought about the sequestration and limited budgets, that all of our forces are suffering with right now. if we take a look at them, at the readiness and modernization side, within the navy, we have the best examples that we will continue to remind you of -- three nuclear powered submarines dock ase sitting at opposed to being at depot because we do not have the money required to get them operational. they ar

my question to begin with would be to mr. pendleton. does the navy have the ability to shift resources, if they were to be available, from programs involving modernization to readiness? >> that would be tough. there's a lot of funding in the operations can pick that's not my specialty. there's limits on the modernization. i probably should get the outdoor summer to comment on that. >> admiral richardson, would you care to --in >> a program shifted that type would probably require us to come back to congress with an above threshold reprogramming request and i would be adjudicated to make that happen. it's not easy. >> the reason why i ask is it seems to be we are almost, it's almost like squeezing a balloon in some cases. when we start talking about meeting resources even if we could move them we are still talking but the limited resources brought about by sequestration and limited budgets that all of our armedl forces are suffering with right now. if we take a look at the ready beside and the modernization side, with gotchas within the