118 HR 8054 IH: Smart Ship Repair Act of 2024 U.S. House of Representatives 2024-04-17 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.

I118th CONGRESS2d SessionH. R. 8054IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESApril 17, 2024Mr. Peters (for himself and Mrs. Kiggans of Virginia) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed ServicesA BILLTo ensure fairness and transparency in the processes used by the Navy to award contracts for ship maintenance and repair, and for other purposes.

1.

Short title

This Act may be cited as the Smart Ship Repair Act of 2024 or the SSRA of 2024.

2.

Definition of short-term work for purposes of Navy construction of combatant and escort vessels and assignment of vessel projects

Section 8669a(c)(4) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking 10 months and inserting 18 months.

3.

Study on price differentials used in Navy ship repair solicitations

(a)

In general

Subject to the availability of appropriations, the Secretary of the Navy shall seek to enter into an agreement with a federally funded research and development center to conduct a study to assess whether relevant price differentials used by the Navy in ship repair solicitations accurately reflect the true market value of the activity undertaken to complete the repair work involved in the absence of any such differential.(b)

Elements

The study under subsection (a) shall address all relevant price differentials used by the Navy in ship repair solicitations, including—(1)the use of Government-owned and operated dry docks;(2)the use of inter-port differentials; and(3)the use of pier differentials.(c)

Reports

(1)

FFRDC report

The federally funded research and development center that conducts the study under subsection (a) shall submit to the Secretary of the Navy a report on the results of the study.(2)

Submittal to congress

Not later than September 30, 2025, the Secretary of the Navy shall submit to the congressional defense committees an unaltered copy of the report received by the Secretary under paragraph (1) together with a separate statement of the views of the Secretary on the results of the study conducted under subsection (a).

4.

Report on navy policy for soliciting coastwide bids for certain repair availabilities

(a)

In general

Not later than March 30, 2025, the Secretary of the Navy shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the policy of the Navy for soliciting coastwide bids for repair availabilities longer than 10 months.(b)

Elements

The report under subsection (a) shall include an explanation and assessment of each of the following:(1)The intent of the policy described in subsection (a).(2)The data the Navy uses to assess the efficacy of such policy.(3)How the Navy estimates the cost of moving vessels out of their home port to complete the availability and the actual cost of moving vessels out of their home port to complete the availability.(4)How the Navy estimates the financial, labor force, member of the Armed Forces and family well-being, berthing, and related costs associated with moving a vessel out of its home port to complete a repair availability longer than 10 months.

5.

Congressional defense committees defined

In this Act, the term congressional defense committees has the meaning given that term in section 101(a)(16) of title 10, United States Code.