Sec. 513. Strategy on development of naval rearm-at-sea capability
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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 strategy for delivering a rearm-at-sea capability to the surface fleet of the Navy. Such strategy required under paragraph
(1)shall include each of the following: A plan to develop, by not later than 3 years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the capability to employ transportable rearming mechanism equipment to load missile canisters into MK 41 vertical launch system cells on Navy destroyers, including— an identification of the current and planned investments of the Navy in technology development to achieve such capability; and the anticipated cost and schedule for such investments. A plan for the key milestone events and associated dates in the development of such capability. A plan to coordinate with allies of the United States that use variants of the MK 41 vertical launch system manufactured by the United States to jointly procure rearm-at-sea capabilities. An identification of any courses of action the Secretary of the Navy is considering other than the plans referred to in subparagraphs
(A)through
(C)to address the gap between the rearm-at-sea capabilities of the United States and the capabilities of other countries, including the use of uncrewed technologies, and other commercial off-the-shelf components or capabilities. Such other matters as the Secretary determines appropriate. Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Navy shall provide to the congressional defense committees a written briefing on the development of the strategy required under subsection (a).