Sec. 1021. Improving Navy assessments required prior to start of construction on first ship of a shipbuilding program
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Section 8669c of title 10, United States Code, is amended— in subsection (a)— in paragraph (2), by striking and at the end; in paragraph (3), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and ; and by adding at the end the following new paragraph: submits a written determination that detail design will be completed for each block of the ship’s construction before beginning construction of that block. ; in subsection (b), by adding at the end the following new paragraphs: How the Navy plans to oversee and document, for the first ship and subsequent ships, that detail design is completed for each block of the ship’s construction before beginning construction of that block.
The extent of vendor- and government-furnished information supporting the overall maturity and stability of the ship’s design, including, at a minimum, information regarding— whether vendor selection is complete for major distributive systems and key equipment supporting operational requirements; whether specifications are finalized for major distributive systems and key equipment; and the status of factory acceptance testing, as applicable, to validate finalized specifications for major distributive systems and key equipment through manufacturing. ; and in subsection (c)— in paragraph (1)— in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking computer aided models and inserting the completion of three-dimensional computer aided modeling ; and in subparagraph (C), by striking routes major portions of all distributive systems and inserting positions and routes all major distributive systems ; by redesignating paragraphs
(2)through
(5)as paragraphs
(3)through (6), respectively; and by inserting after paragraph
(1)the following new paragraph (2): The term block means the basic building unit of ship construction, which forms completed or partial compartments, including engine rooms, storage areas, and accommodation spaces. .