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Sec. 1011 · S. 2296

Requirements related to Medium Landing Ships and Light Replenishment Oilers

Division A — Department of Defense authorizations › Title X — General provisions › Subtitle B — Naval vessels

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Committee version · Sec. 1011

(a) Design standards and construction practices The Secretary of the Navy shall ensure that covered vessels procured by the Secretary are, to the maximum extent practical, constructed using commercial design standards and commercial construction practices that are consistent with the best interests of the Federal Government. (b) Vessel construction manager The Secretary of the Navy shall provide for an entity other than the Department of the Navy to contract for the construction of covered vessels. (c) Covered vessel defined In this section, the term covered vessel means any of the following: (1) A medium landing ship. (2) A light replenishment oiler (TAO–L).

•S 2296 RSSEC. 1011
Passed the Senate · Sec. 1011

(a) Design standards and construction practices The Secretary of the Navy shall ensure that covered vessels procured by the Secretary are, to the maximum extent practical, constructed using commercial design standards and commercial construction practices that are consistent with the best interests of the Federal Government. (b) Vessel construction manager The Secretary of the Navy shall provide for an entity other than the Department of the Navy to contract for the construction of covered vessels. (c) Covered vessel defined In this section, the term covered vessel means any of the following: (1) A medium landing ship. (2) A light replenishment oiler (TAO–L).

•S 2296 ESSEC. 1011

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