Sec. 1016 — Additional measures for Navy strategy for investment in and support for the maritime industrial base

Statutory text

Section 1019 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 (Public Law 119—60; 139 Stat. 1032; 10 U.S.C. 8661 note) is amended—(1)in subsection (a), by striking programs and inserting and sustainment; and(2)by adding at the end the following new subsection:

(d) Additional measures. Not later than 180 days after the date of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027, the Secretary shall include each of the following measures in the strategy required under subsection (a):

(1) Measures to determine a total cost and schedule for investments needed to enhance the performance of the submarine industrial base to the extent to which it can support the production of one Columbia class submarine and two Virginia class submarines each year and improve in-service submarine maintenance to achieve the goals of the Navy for operational availability.

(2) Measures to determine a total cost and schedule for investments needed to enhance the performance of the surface ship industrial base to the extent to which it can support the goals of the Navy for surface ship construction and sustainment.

(3) Measures to identify roles, responsibilities, and mechanism for coordination and data sharing between all entities within the Department of Defense involved in investing in and supporting the maritime industrial base.

(4) Measures to conduct an analysis of the capacity of the Department of Defense to effectively plan for, award, and oversee investments in the maritime industrial base and, if relevant offices do not have sufficient capacity, determine how to increase capacity..