Sec. 836 — Requirements for certain unmanned surface vessels to be manufactured in the United States

Statutory text

(a) In general. Subject to subsection (b), on or after the date of the enactment of this section, the Secretary of the Navy prioritize offers for a covered contract where the offeror provides assurances that— (1)the supply chain of the offeror for parts or components of a covered program are domestic sources; and (2)the manufacturing, assembling, and finishing of parts or components of a covered program occurs in the United States and is conducted by entities, the primary place of business of which is located in the United States.

(b) Certification. The Secretary may enter into a covered contract with an offeror that does not provide the assurances described in subsection (a) if the Secretary submits to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives a certification that no offeror that can provide such assurances is available to perform the contract.

(c) Definitions. In this section:

(1) The term covered contract means a contract or other agreement for—(A)the construction or manufacture of a covered program or parts or components of a covered program;(B)the integration of mechanical and electrical systems associated with the power generation of such covered program; or(C)the operation or sustainment of a covered program, where such contract or other agreement is for the replacement of or improvements to components of a covered program.

(2) The term covered program means an unmanned surface vessel acquired, leased, or operated under the Medium Unmanned Surface Vessel program of the Department of the Navy.