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Limitation on use of funds for procurement of a battle force ship

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

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The Navy cannot use funds from this bill in 2027 to contract for building a battle force ship at a shipyard located outside the United States, Guam, or the Northern Mariana Islands if the ship is to be commissioned as a U.S. Navy warship. The terms "battle force ship" and "foreign shipyard" are defined based on existing Navy instructions and geographic locations.

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(a) In general

None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act for fiscal year 2027 for the Department of the Navy may be obligated or expended to enter into a contract for the procurement of a battle force ship to be built a foreign shipyard that is to be commissioned a United States Ship (USS) warship.

(b) Definitions

In this section:

(1)

The term battle force ship has the meaning given in Secretary of the Navy Instruction 5030.8C.

(2)

The term foreign shipyard means any shipbuilding facility located outside of the United States, Guam, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.