10 U.S.C. § 8697 — Battle force ship employment, maintenance, and manning baseline plans

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After a new ship class's first delivery, the Navy reports its maintenance and staffing plans. The report covers sustainment schedules, manning, training, allowances, and the ship's early deployment schedule. The Navy must also notify Congress 30 days before making any major change to these baseline plans.

(a) In General — Within 45 days after the first ship of a new battle-force-ship class is delivered, the Secretary of the Navy must report to Congress's defense committees on employment, maintenance, and manning baseline plans, covering: (1) the class's sustainment and maintenance plans over its expected service life, including how maintenance tasks split among organizational, intermediate, depot, and other activities, and the planned length and frequency of depot-level and drydock maintenance; (2) any contractually required logistics deliverables like technical manuals — identifying what was delivered by the delivery date and what wasn't, with expected delivery dates for the rest; (3) the ship's planned maintenance system, including which parts (like maintenance requirement cards) were done by delivery, which weren't, and the plan to finish them; (4) the ship's coordinated shipboard allowance list, showing which items were onboard by delivery and which weren't, with expected arrival dates; (5) the class's ship manpower document, including officer and enlisted numbers by grade/designator and rate/rating; (6) authorized personnel billets for the delivery year and the next four years, by grade/designator and rate/rating; (7) programmed manning and end-strength funding for the delivery year and next four years; (8) personnel actually assigned on the delivery date; (9) for each system the Senior Technical Authority designates critical (per section 8669b(c)(2)(C)), the government- and contractor-provided training available at delivery, and plans to adjust that training afterward; and (10) the ship's planned monthly employment schedule for the delivery year and next four years, showing time in basic, integrated/advanced, deployment, maintenance, and sustainment phases. (b) Notification Required — At least 30 days before making a significant change to the baseline plans in (a) (or any later significant change), the Secretary must notify Congress's defense committees in writing, explaining: (1) the change; (2) the desired outcome; (3) the reasoning; (4) how long it lasts; (5) operational effects; (6) budget effects for the change year, the next five years, and the ship class's expected service life; (7) personnel effects over those same periods; and (8) sustainment and maintenance effects over those same periods. (c) Treatment of Certain Ships — (1) For this section, the Secretary must treat these ships as the first of a new class: (A) USS John F. Kennedy (CVN-79); (B) USS Michael Monsoor (DDG-1001); and (C) USS Jack H. Lucas (DDG-125). (2) For each of these ships, the Senior Technical Authority must identify critical systems for purposes of (a)(9). (d) Definitions — "Battle force ship" means a commissioned United States Ship warship able to help in combat, or a United States Naval Ship that directly supports Navy warfighting or support missions. "Delivery" has the meaning given in section 8671. "Senior Technical Authority" has the meaning given in section 8669b.

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(a)In General.—

Not later than 45 days after the date of the delivery of the first ship in a new class of battle force ships, the Secretary of the Navy shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the employment, maintenance, and manning baseline plans for the class, including a description of the following:

(1)

The sustainment and maintenance plans for the class that encompass the number of years the class is expected to be in service, including—

(A)

the allocation of maintenance tasks among organizational, intermediate, depot, or other activities;

(B)

the planned duration and interval of maintenance for all depot-level maintenance availabilities; and

(C)

the planned duration and interval of drydock maintenance periods.

(2)

Any contractually required integrated logistics support deliverables for the ship, including technical manuals, and an identification of—

(A)

the deliverables provided to the Government on or before the delivery date; and

(B)

the deliverables not provided to the Government on or before the delivery date and the expected dates those deliverables will be provided to the Government.

(3)

The planned maintenance system for the ship, including—

(A)

the elements of the system, including maintenance requirement cards, completed on or before the delivery date;

(B)

the elements of the system not completed on or before the delivery date and the expected completion date of those elements; and

(C)

the plans to complete planned maintenance from the delivery date until all elements of the system have been completed.

(4)

The coordinated shipboard allowance list for the class, including—

(A)

the items on the list onboard on or before the delivery date; and

(B)

the items on the list not onboard on or before the delivery date and the expected arrival date of those items.

(5)

The ship manpower document for the class, including—

(A)

the number of officers by grade and designator; and

(B)

the number of enlisted personnel by rate and rating.

(6)

The personnel billets authorized for the ship for the fiscal year in which the ship is delivered and each of the four fiscal years thereafter, including—

(A)

the number of officers by grade and designator; and

(B)

the number of enlisted personnel by rate and rating.

(7)

Programmed funding for manning and end strength on the ship for the fiscal year in which the ship is delivered and each of the four fiscal years thereafter, including—

(A)

the number of officers by grade and designator; and

(B)

the number of enlisted personnel by rate and rating.

(8)

Personnel assigned to the ship on the delivery date, including—

(A)

the number of officers by grade and designator; and

(B)

the number of enlisted personnel by rate and rating.

(9)

For each critical hull, mechanical, electrical, propulsion, and combat system of the class as so designated by the Senior Technical Authority pursuant to section 8669b(c)(2)(C) of this title, the following:

(A)

The Government-provided training available for personnel assigned to the ship at the time of delivery, including the nature, objectives, duration, and location of the training.

(B)

The contractor-provided training available for personnel assigned to the ship at the time of delivery, including the nature, objectives, duration, and location of the training.

(C)

Plans to adjust how the training described in subparagraphs (A) and (B) will be provided to personnel after delivery, including the nature and timeline of those adjustments.

(10)

The notional employment schedule of the ship for each month of the fiscal year in which the ship is delivered and each of the four fiscal years thereafter, including an identification of time spent in the following phases:

(A)

Basic.

(B)

Integrated or advanced.

(C)

Deployment.

(D)

Maintenance.

(E)

Sustainment.

(b)Notification Required.—

Not less than 30 days before implementing a significant change to the baseline plans described in subsection (a) or any subsequent significant change, the Secretary of the Navy shall submit to the congressional defense committees written notification of the change, including for each such change the following:

(1)

An explanation of the change.

(2)

The desired outcome.

(3)

The rationale.

(4)

The duration.

(5)

The operational effects.

(6)

The budgetary effects, including—

(A)

for the year in which the change is made;

(B)

over the five years thereafter; and

(C)

over the expected service life of the relevant class of battle force ships.

(7)

The personnel effects, including—

(A)

for the year in which the change is made;

(B)

over the five years thereafter; and

(C)

over the expected service life of the relevant class of battle force ships.

(8)

The sustainment and maintenance effects, including—

(A)

for the year in which the change is made;

(B)

over the five years thereafter; and

(C)

over the expected service life of the relevant class of battle force ships.

(c)Treatment of Certain Ships.—

(1)

For the purposes of this section, the Secretary of the Navy shall treat as the first ship in a new class of battle force ships the following:

(A)

U.S.S. John F. Kennedy (CVN–79).

(B)

U.S.S. Michael Monsoor (DDG–1001).

(C)

U.S.S. Jack H. Lucas (DDG–125).

(2)

For each ship described in paragraph (1), the Senior Technical Authority shall identify critical systems for the purposes of subsection (a)(9).

(d)Definitions.—

In this section:

(1)

The term “battle force ship” means the following:

(A)

A commissioned United States Ship warship capable of contributing to combat operations.

(B)

A United States Naval Ship that contributes directly to Navy warfighting or support missions.

(2)

The term “delivery” has the meaning provided for in section 8671 of this title.

(3)

The term “Senior Technical Authority” has the meaning provided for in section 8669b of this title.

Source credit: (Added Pub. L. 117–263, div. A, title X, § 1026(a), Dec. 23, 2022, 136 Stat. 2765, § 8696; renumbered § 8697, Pub. L. 118–31, div. A, title XVIII, § 1801(a)(39), Dec. 22, 2023, 137 Stat. 685.)

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2022Enacted · Pub. L. 117-263 · 136 Stat. 2765
2023Amended · Pub. L. 118-31 · 137 Stat. 685

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