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Sec. 123 · S. 4784

Vessel construction manager and commercial design and construction requirements for cable laying and repair ships

Division A — Department of Defense authorizations › Title I — Procurement › Subtitle C — Navy programs

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(a) Vessel construction manager If the Secretary of the Navy seeks to acquire one or more cable laying and repair ships, the Secretary shall seek to enter into an agreement with an appropriate vessel construction manager pursuant to which the vessel construction manager shall seek to enter into a contract for the construction of such ships. (b) Design standards and construction practices The Secretary of the Navy shall ensure that ships procured under subsection (a)— (1) use a design based on nondevelopmental vessels with commercial design standards; and (2) to the maximum extent practicable, are constructed using commercial construction practices.