Chapter 9, Section 231, Subsection (b) · 10 U.S.C. Chapter 9 — DEFENSE BUDGET MATTERS

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(b)

(1)The annual naval vessel construction plan developed for a fiscal year for purposes of subsection (a)(1) shall be designed so that the naval vessel force provided for under that plan supports the national security strategy of the United States as set forth in the most recent national security strategy report of the President under section 108 of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3043), except that, if at the time such plan is submitted with the defense budget materials for that fiscal year, a national security strategy report required under such section 108 has not been submitted to Congress as required by paragraph (2) or paragraph (3), if applicable, of subsection (a) of such section, then such annual plan shall be designed so that the naval vessel force provided for under that plan supports the ship force structure recommended in the report of the most recent national defense strategy.

(2)Each such naval vessel construction plan shall include the following:

(A)A detailed program for the construction of combatant and support vessels for the Navy over the next 30 fiscal years.

(B)A detailed program for the construction of auxiliary vessels for the Navy over the next 30 fiscal years.

(C)A description of the necessary naval vessel force structure and capabilities to meet the requirements of the national security strategy of the United States or the most recent national defense strategy, whichever is applicable under paragraph (1).

(D)The estimated levels of annual funding by ship class in both graphical and tabular form necessary to carry out the program, together with a discussion of the procurement strategies on which such estimated levels of annual funding are based.

(E)The estimated total cost of construction for each vessel used to determine estimated levels of annual funding under subparagraph (D).

(F)The estimated operations and sustainment costs required to support the vessels delivered under the naval vessel construction plan.

(G)The expected service life of each vessel in the naval vessel force provided for under the naval vessel construction plan, disaggregated by ship class, and the rationale for any changes to such expectations from the previous year’s plan.

(H)A certification by the appropriate Senior Technical Authority designated under section 8669b of this title of the expected service life of each vessel in the naval vessel force provided for under the naval vessel construction plan, disaggregated by ship class, and the rationale for any changes to such expectations from the previous year’s plan.

(I)For each battle force ship planned to be inactivated during the five-year period beginning on the date of the submittal of the report, a description of the planned disposition of each such ship following such inactivation and the potential gaps in warfighting capability that will result from such ship being removed from service.

(J)For any class of battle force ship for which the procurement of the final ship of the class is proposed in the relevant future-years defense program submitted under section 221 of this title—

(i)a description of the expected specific effects on the Navy shipbuilding industrial base of—

(I)the termination of the production program for the ship and the transition to a new or modified production program, or

(II)the termination of the production program for the ship without a new or modified production program to replace it; and

(ii)in the case of any such production program for which a replacement production program is proposed, a detailed schedule for the replacement production program with planned decision points, solicitations, and contract awards.

(3)In developing annual naval vessel construction plans for purposes of subsection (a)(1), the Secretary of the Navy shall take into consideration the most recent biennial report on shipbuilder training and the defense industrial base required by section 8693 of this title.

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ammunition production facility
means an ammunition organic industrial base production facility.
auxiliary vessel
means any ship designed to operate in the open ocean in a variety of sea states to provide general support to either combatant forces or shore based establishments.
budget
means the budget of the President for a fiscal year as submitted to Congress pursuant to section 1105 of title 31.
category of personal protection equipment
means the following:
combatant and support vessel
means any commissioned ship built or armed for naval combat or any naval ship designed to provide support to combatant ships and other naval operations.
covered depot
has the meaning given that term in section 2476 of this title.
covered facility
means a covered depot or an ammunition production facility.
covered military unaccompanied housing
has the meaning given in section 2856 of this title.
covered modification
means a modification that will result in a reduction in the quantity of end items to be procured.
current year
means the fiscal year during which the President’s budget is submitted in any year.
defense budget materials
has the meaning given that term in section 231(f) 1 of this title.
Department of Defense combating terrorism program
means the programs, projects, and activities of the Department of Defense related to combating terrorism inside and outside the United States.
Department of Defense POW/MIA accounting and recovery organization
means any of the following (and any successor organization):
expected service life
means the number of years a naval vessel is expected to be in service.
head of an agency
means—
major weapon system
has the meaning given that term in section 101(a) of this title.
munition
has the meaning given that term by the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment.
national defense strategy
means the review of the defense programs and policies of the United States that is carried out every four years under section 113(g) of this title.
nuclear command, control, and communications programs
means programs through which presidential authority and operational command and control of nuclear weapons is conducted, including programs that facilitate senior-level decisions on nuclear weapons employment.
Out-Year Unconstrained Total Munitions Requirement
has the meaning given that term in and for purposes of Department of Defense Instruction 3000.04, or any successor instruction.
repair project
has the meaning given in section 2811 of this title.
service-common and other support and enabling capabilities
means capabilities provided in support of special operations that are not reflected in Major Force Program–11 or designated as special operations forces-peculiar.