Sec. 8163.
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Of the funds provided under the heading Operation and Maintenance, Navy , not less than $80,000,000 shall be made available for the establishment of a Platform Supply Vessel Pilot Program (in this section referred to as the Program ) for the purpose of validating Service requirements necessary to meet at-sea and in-shore logistics operations: That the Program shall evaluate options to time charter no less than six, and enter into a contractual agreement for no less than two time charters:
Provided, That the condition of the time charter should consider existing United States-built platform supply vessels that are documented under the laws of the United States, owned by a citizen of the United States under Provided further, 46 U.S.C. 50501 , configured for logistics support in the Indo-Pacific region that can meet the regulatory and physical requirements to transport nearly 500,000 gallons of various standard fuels, and provide up to 10,000 square feet of combined deck space for transport of military equipment and personnel for delivery in and out of shallow draft ports in the Indo-Pacific region:
The Secretary of the Navy shall provide a briefing within 180 days after the enactment of this Act to the House and Senate Appropriations Committees on the status of the Program and the effectiveness of using PSVs to fill this critical need. Provided further,
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