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Of the funds provided under the heading Operation and Maintenance, Navy, not less than $125,000,000 shall be made available for the continuation and expansion of the Platform (Offshore) Supply Vessel Program established under section 8139 of the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2026 (division A of Public Law 119–75): Provided, That of this amount not less than $45,000,000 shall be for the continuation of such Program: Provided further, That such Program shall include vessel time charters for one year with no fewer than four one-year options and no less than two vessel time charters: Provided further, That $80,000,000 of the amount provided shall be used to expand such Program through contractual time charter agreements for additional offshore supply vessels but for no less than two vessel time charters: Provided further, That such time charters shall use existing United States-built offshore supply vessels that are documented under the laws of the United States, owned by a citizen of the United States (as described in section 50501 of title 46, United States Code), configured for logistics support in the Indo-Pacific region that can meet the regulatory and physical requirements to transport nearly 500,000 gallons of various standard fuels, and provide up to 10,000 square feet of combined deck space for transport of military equipment and personnel for delivery in and out of shallow draft ports in the Indo-Pacific region.