Increase in minimum number of amphibious warfare ships

(a) Requirement Section 8062(b) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking 31 and inserting 33. (b) Report (1) In general Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Navy shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the plan of the Navy to achieve a continuous 3.0 amphibious readiness group (ARG)/marine expeditionary unit (MEU) presence. (2) Elements The report required by paragraph (1) shall include the following: (A) A description of any changes to the Optimized Fleet Response Plan for amphibious warfare ships and an explanation of how the revised force generation model will achieve increased forward presence using the same force structure. (B) An assessment of the total number of amphibious warfare ships, including the number of amphibious assault ships, required to support the 3.0 ARG/MEU presence under the revised force generation model. (C) A description of any plans to conduct service-life extensions or modernization programs for amphibious warfare ships, including the LHD–1 Wasp.