[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 157 (Wednesday, September 28, 2022)]
[Senate]
[Pages S5242-S5243]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 5755. Ms. HIRONO (for herself and Mr. Cramer) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 5499 submitted by Mr. 
Reed (for himself and Mr. Inhofe) and intended

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to be proposed to the bill H.R. 7900, to authorize appropriations for 
fiscal year 2023 for military activities of the Department of Defense, 
for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department 
of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal 
year, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as 
follows:

       At the end of subtitle C of title X, add the following:

     SEC. 1026. BATTLE FORCE SHIP EMPLOYMENT, MAINTENANCE, AND 
                   MANNING BASELINE PLANS.

       (a) In General.--Chapter 863 of title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     section:

     ``Sec. 8696. Battle force ship employment, maintenance, and 
       manning baseline plans

       ``(a) In General.--Not later than 45 days after the date of 
     delivery of the first ship in a new class of battle force 
     ships, the Secretary of the Navy shall submit to the 
     congressional defense committees a report on the employment, 
     maintenance, and manning baseline plans for the class, 
     including a description of the following:
       ``(1) The sustainment and maintenance plans for the class 
     that encompass the number of years the class is expected to 
     be in service, including--
       ``(A) the allocation of maintenance tasks among 
     organizational, intermediate, depot, or other activities;
       ``(B) the planned duration and interval of maintenance for 
     all depot-level maintenance availabilities; and
       ``(C) the planned duration and interval of drydock 
     maintenance periods.
       ``(2) Any contractually required integrated logistics 
     support deliverables for the ship, including technical 
     manuals, and an identification of--
       ``(A) the deliverables provided to the Government on or 
     before the delivery date; and
       ``(B) the deliverables not provided to the Government on or 
     before the delivery date and the expected dates those 
     deliverables will be provided to the Government.
       ``(3) The planned maintenance system for the ship, 
     including--
       ``(A) the elements of the system, including maintenance 
     requirement cards, completed on or before the delivery date;
       ``(B) the elements of the system not completed on or before 
     the delivery date and the expected completion date of those 
     elements; and
       ``(C) the plans to complete planned maintenance from the 
     delivery date until all elements of the system have been 
     completed.
       ``(4) The coordinated shipboard allowance list for the 
     class, including--
       ``(A) the items on the list onboard on or before the 
     delivery date; and
       ``(B) the items on the list not onboard on or before the 
     delivery date and the expected arrival date of those items.
       ``(5) The ship manpower document for the class, including--
       ``(A) the number of officers by grade and designator; and
       ``(B) the number of enlisted personnel by rate and rating.
       ``(6) The personnel billets authorized for the ship for the 
     fiscal year in which the ship is delivered and each of the 
     four fiscal years thereafter, including--
       ``(A) the number of officers by grade and designator; and
       ``(B) the number of enlisted personnel by rate and rating.
       ``(7) Programmed funding for manning and end strength on 
     the ship for the fiscal year in which the ship is delivered 
     and each of the four fiscal years thereafter, including--
       ``(A) the number of officers by grade and designator; and
       ``(B) the number of enlisted personnel by rate and rating.
       ``(8) Personnel assigned to the ship on the delivery date, 
     including--
       ``(A) the number of officers by grade and designator; and
       ``(B) the number of enlisted personnel by rate and rating.
       ``(9) For each critical hull, mechanical, electrical, 
     propulsion, and combat system of the class as so designated 
     by the Senior Technical Authority pursuant to section 
     8669b(c)(2)(C) of this title, the following:
       ``(A) The Government-provided training available for 
     personnel assigned to the ship at the time of delivery, 
     including the nature, objectives, duration, and location of 
     the training.
       ``(B) The contractor-provided training available for 
     personnel assigned to the ship at the time of delivery, 
     including the nature, objectives, duration, and location of 
     the training.
       ``(C) Plans to adjust how the training described in 
     subparagraphs (A) and (B) will be provided to personnel after 
     delivery, including the nature and timeline of those 
     adjustments.
       ``(10) The notional employment schedule of the ship for 
     each month of the fiscal year in which the ship is delivered 
     and each of the four fiscal years thereafter, including an 
     identification of time spent in the following phases:
       ``(A) Basic.
       ``(B) Integrated or advanced.
       ``(C) Deployment.
       ``(D) Maintenance.
       ``(E) Sustainment.
       ``(b) Notification Required.--Not less than 30 days before 
     implementing a significant change to the baseline plans 
     described in subsection (a) or any subsequent significant 
     change, the Secretary of the Navy shall submit to the 
     congressional defense committees written notification of the 
     change, including for each such change the following:
       ``(1) An explanation of the change.
       ``(2) The desired outcome.
       ``(3) The rationale.
       ``(4) The duration.
       ``(5) The operational impact.
       ``(6) The budgetary impact, including--
       ``(A) in the year in which the change is made;
       ``(B) over the five years thereafter; and
       ``(C) over the expected service life of the relevant class 
     of battle force ships.
       ``(7) The personnel impact, including--
       ``(A) in the year in which the change is made;
       ``(B) over the five years thereafter; and
       ``(C) over the expected service life of the relevant class 
     of battle force ships.
       ``(8) The sustainment and maintenance impact, including--
       ``(A) in the year in which the change is made;
       ``(B) over the five years thereafter; and
       ``(C) over the expected service life of the relevant class 
     of battle force ships.
       ``(c) Treatment of Certain Ships.--(1) For the purposes of 
     this section, the Secretary of the Navy shall treat as the 
     first ship in a new class of battle force ships the 
     following:
       ``(A) U.S.S. John F. Kennedy (CVN-79).
       ``(B) U.S.S. Michael Monsoor (DDG-1001).
       ``(C) U.S.S. Jack H. Lucas (DDG-125).
       ``(2) For each ship described in paragraph (1), the Senior 
     Technical Authority shall identify critical systems for the 
     purposes of subsection (a)(9).
       ``(d) Definitions.--In this section:
       ``(1) The term `battle force ship' means the following:
       ``(A) A commissioned United States Ship warship capable of 
     contributing to combat operations.
       ``(B) A United States Naval Ship that contributes directly 
     to Navy warfighting or support missions.
       ``(2) The term `delivery' has the meaning provided for in 
     section 8671 of this title.
       ``(3) The term `Senior Technical Authority' has the meaning 
     provided for in section 8669b of this title.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the 
     beginning of chapter 863 of such title is amended by adding 
     at the end the following new item:

``8696. Battle force ship employment, maintenance, and manning baseline 
              plans.''.
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