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Inclusion of Navy surface combat ship maintenance as a separate line item in operation and maintenance budget

Division A · Title X: General Provisions · Subtitle B: Naval Vessels and Shipyards

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The Navy must show the costs for maintaining its surface combat ships as separate items in its operation and maintenance budget starting in fiscal year 2028. Surface combat ships include non-nuclear powered ships like guided missile cruisers, destroyers, frigates, and littoral combat ships designed to attack various targets.

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Section Text · Sec. 1017.
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(a) In general

The budget of the President submitted to Congress under section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, for fiscal year 2028 and each subsequent fiscal year, shall display Navy surface combat ship maintenance as one or more separate line items under each subactivity within operation and maintenance, Navy.

(b) Surface combat ship defined

In this section, the term surface combat ship —

(1)

means a surface ship that—

(A)

is designed primarily to engage in attacks against airborne, surface, subsurface, and shore targets; and

(B)

uses a propulsion system that is not nuclear-based; and

(2)

includes any—

(A)

guided missile cruiser;

(B)

guided missile destroyer;

(C)

guided missile frigate; and

(D)

littoral combat ship.