Sec. 1022. Ensuring operational readiness of littoral combat ships on extended deployments
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(a)of section 7310 of title 10, United States Code, is amended— by inserting in the subsection heading after Under the Jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Navy ; Vessels by striking A naval vessel and inserting
(1)Except as provided in paragraph (2), a naval vessel ; and by adding at the end the following new paragraph: Subject to subparagraph (B), in the case of a naval vessel that is classified as a Littoral Combat Ship and that is operating on deployment, corrective and preventive maintenance or repair (whether intermediate or depot level) and facilities maintenance may be performed on the vessel— in a foreign shipyard; at a facility outside of a foreign shipyard; or at any other facility convenient to the vessel. Corrective and preventive maintenance or repair may be performed on a vessel as described in subparagraph
(A)only if the work is performed by United States Government personnel or United States contractor personnel. Facilities maintenance may be performed by a foreign contractor on a vessel as described in subparagraph
(A)only as approved by the Secretary of the Navy. . Such section is further amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: In this section: The term corrective and preventive maintenance or repair means— maintenance or repair actions performed as a result of a failure in order to return or restore equipment to acceptable performance levels; and scheduled maintenance or repair actions intended to prevent or discover functional failures, including scheduled periodic maintenance requirements and integrated class maintenance plan tasks that are time-directed maintenance actions. The term facilities maintenance means— preservation or corrosion control efforts, encompassing surface preparation and preservation of the structural facility to minimize effects of corrosion; and cleaning services, encompassing— light surface cleaning of ship structures and compartments; and deep cleaning of bilges to remove dirt, oily waste, and other foreign matter. . The heading of such section is amended to read as follows: . The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 633 of such title is amended by striking the item relating to section 7310 and inserting the following: 7310. Overhaul, repair, and maintenance of vessels in foreign shipyards and facilities: restrictions; exceptions. .