Sec. 1025. PILOT PROGRAM FOR SUSTAINMENT OF LITTORAL COMBAT SHIPS ON EXTENDED DEPLOYMENTS

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## SEC. 1025 PILOT PROGRAM FOR SUSTAINMENT OF LITTORAL COMBAT SHIPS ON EXTENDED DEPLOYMENTS ###

(a)Authority Notwithstanding subsection

(a)of section 7310 of title 10, United States Code, the Secretary of the Navy may establish a pilot program for the sustainment of Littoral Combat Ships when operating on extended deployment as follows: ####

(1)The pilot program shall be limited to no more than three Littoral Combat Ships at any one time operating in extended deployment status. ####

(2)Sustainment authorized under the pilot program is limited to corrective and preventive maintenance or repair (whether intermediate- or depot-level) and facilities maintenance. Such maintenance or repair may be performed— #####

(A)in a foreign shipyard; #####

(B)at a facility outside of a foreign shipyard; or #####

(C)at any other facility convenient to the vessel. ####

(3)Such maintenance or repair may be performed on a vessel as described in paragraph

(2)only if the work is performed by United States Government personnel or United States contractor personnel. ####

(4)Facilities maintenance may be performed by a foreign contractor on a vessel as described in paragraph (2). ###

(b)Report Required Not later than 120 days after the conclusion of the pilot program authorized under subsection (a), the Secretary of the Navy shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the pilot program. Such report shall include each of the following: ####

(1)Lessons learned from the pilot program regarding sustainment of Littoral Combat Ships while operating on extended deployments, including the extent to which shipboard personnel were involved in performing maintenance. ####

(2)A comprehensive sustainment strategy, including maintenance requirements, concepts, and costs, intended to support Littoral Combat Ships operating on extended deployments. ####

(3)Observations and recommendations regarding limited exceptions to existing authorities required to support Littoral Combat Ships operating on extended deployments. ####

(4)The effect of the pilot program on material readiness and operational availability. ####

(5)Whether overseas maintenance periodicities undertaken during the pilot program were accomplished in the scheduled or allotted timeframes throughout the pilot program. ####

(6)The total cost to sustain the three Littoral Combat Ships selected for the pilot program during the program, including all costs for Federal and contractor employees performing corrective and preventive maintenance, and all facilitization costs, both ashore and shipboard. ####

(7)A detailed comparison of costs, including the cost of labor, between maintenance support provided in the United States and any savings achieved by performing facilities maintenance in foreign shipyards. ####

(8)A description of the permanent facilities required to support Littoral Combat Ships operating on extended deployment at overseas locations. ###

(c)Definitions In this section: ####

(1)The term “corrective and preventive maintenance or repair” means— #####

(A)maintenance or repair actions performed as a result of a failure in order to return or restore equipment to acceptable performance levels; or #####

(B)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. ####

(2)The term “facilities maintenance” means— #####

(A)preservation or corrosion control efforts, including surface preparation and preservation of the structural facility to minimize effects of corrosion; or #####

(B)cleaning services, including— ######

(i)light surface cleaning of ship structures and compartments; and ######

(ii)deep cleaning of bilges to remove dirt, oily waste, and other foreign matter. ###

(d)Termination The authority to carry out a pilot program under subsection

(a)shall terminate on September 30, 2016.