10 U.S.C. § 8690 — Limitation on length of overseas forward deployment of naval vessels

(a) Limitation — The Secretary of the Navy must make sure no vessel listed in (b) stays forward-deployed overseas for more than ten years while listed in the Naval Vessel Register. Once that period ends, the vessel must get a homeport in the United States. (b) Vessels Specified — This applies to: (1) aircraft carriers; (2) amphibious ships; (3) cruisers; (4) destroyers; (5) frigates; and (6) Littoral Combat Ships. (c) Waiver — The Secretary may waive the ten-year limit for a vessel by sending Congress's defense committees written notice of: (1) the waiver; (2) when the overseas deployment is now expected to end; and (3) why the Secretary believes a longer deployment serves national defense or the public interest.