Longer term and eligibility for appointment to rank of Admiral of Commander of Naval Sea Systems Command

(a) Term Section 526 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: (k) (1) An individual serving as the Commander of the Naval Sea Systems Command— (A) subject to paragraph (2), shall serve for a term of eight years; and (B) is eligible to be appointed to the rank of Admiral during the final three years of that term. (2) The Secretary of the Navy may terminate the term of an individual serving as the Commander of the Naval Sea Systems Command before the end of the eight-year term specified in paragraph (1)(A) if the Secretary notifies the congressional defense committees of the termination.. (b) Extension of time period for retirement for years of service Section 636(c) of such title is amended— (1) by striking In the administration and inserting (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), in the administration; and (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (2) The officer serving as the Commander of the Naval Sea Systems Command— (A) may continue to serve after 40 years of active commissioned service in order to complete the term of the Commander specified in section 526(k)(1)(A) of this title; and (B) may in no case serve more than 45 years of active commissioned service.. (c) Report on options for new private shipyards (1) In general Not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Navy, acting through the Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Research, Development, and Acquisition and in coordination with the Commander of the Naval Sea Systems Command, shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on incentives that would promote private investment in the creation of two new private shipyards on the Pacific Coast. The incentives should be focused on new construction shipyards. The report may include suggested locations based on strategic laydown or other relevant defense industrial base matters. (2) Requirements In preparing the report required by paragraph (1), the Secretary shall— (A) give consideration to locations in noncontiguous States; and (B) assess the potential for investment in or establishment of a United States subsidiary of a foreign-owned shipbuilding company, with special preference to companies based in Japan and the Republic of Korea. (3) Form (A) In general The report required by paragraph (1) shall be submitted in unclassified form but may include a classified annex. (B) Public availability The unclassified portion of the report required by paragraph (1) shall be made available to the public.

(a) Term Section 526 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: (k) (1) An individual serving as the Commander of the Naval Sea Systems Command— (A) subject to paragraph (2), shall serve for a term of eight years; and (B) is eligible to be appointed to the rank of Admiral during the final three years of that term. (2) The Secretary of the Navy may terminate the term of an individual serving as the Commander of the Naval Sea Systems Command before the end of the eight-year term specified in paragraph (1)(A) if the Secretary notifies the congressional defense committees of the termination.. (b) Extension of time period for retirement for years of service Section 636(c) of such title is amended— (1) by striking In the administration and inserting (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), in the administration; and (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (2) The officer serving as the Commander of the Naval Sea Systems Command— (A) may continue to serve after 40 years of active commissioned service in order to complete the term of the Commander specified in section 526(k)(1)(A) of this title; and (B) may in no case serve more than 45 years of active commissioned service.. (c) Report on options for new private shipyards (1) In general Not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Navy, acting through the Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Research, Development, and Acquisition and in coordination with the Commander of the Naval Sea Systems Command, shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on incentives that would promote private investment in the creation of two new private shipyards on the Pacific Coast. The incentives should be focused on new construction shipyards. The report may include suggested locations based on strategic laydown or other relevant defense industrial base matters. (2) Requirements In preparing the report required by paragraph (1), the Secretary shall— (A) give consideration to locations in noncontiguous States; and (B) assess the potential for investment in or establishment of a United States subsidiary of a foreign-owned shipbuilding company, with special preference to companies based in Japan and the Republic of Korea. (3) Form (A) In general The report required by paragraph (1) shall be submitted in unclassified form but may include a classified annex. (B) Public availability The unclassified portion of the report required by paragraph (1) shall be made available to the public.