Sec. 1023. OPERATIONAL READINESS OF LITTORAL COMBAT SHIPS ON EXTENDED DEPLOYMENT

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## SEC. 1023 OPERATIONAL READINESS OF LITTORAL COMBAT SHIPS ON EXTENDED DEPLOYMENT Section 7310(a) of title 10, United States Code, is amended— ####

(1)by inserting “Under Jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Navy” in the subsection heading after “Vessels”; ####

(2)by striking “A naval vessel (or any other vessel under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Navy)” and inserting “(1) A naval vessel”; and ####

(3)by adding at the end the following new paragraph: > > #### “(2) > > > #####

(A)> > Notwithstanding paragraph

(1)and subject to subparagraph (B), in the case of a naval vessel classified as a Littoral Combat Ship and operating on deployment, corrective and preventive maintenance or repair (whether intermediate or depot level) and facilities maintenance may be performed on the vessel— > > > ###### “(i) > > in a foreign shipyard; > > > ###### “(ii) > > at a facility outside of a foreign shipyard; or > > > ###### “(iii) > > at any other facility convenient to the vessel. > > > ##### “(B) > > > ######

(i)> > Corrective and preventive maintenance or repair may be performed on a vessel as described in subparagraph

(A)if the work is performed by United States Government personnel or United States contractor personnel. > > > ###### “(ii) > > 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. > > > ##### “(C) > > In this paragraph: > > > ###### “(i) > > The term ‘corrective and preventive maintenance or repair’ means— > > > ###### “(I) > > maintenance or repair actions performed as a result of a failure in order to return or restore equipment to acceptable performance levels; and > > > ###### “(II) > > scheduled maintenance or repair actions to prevent or discover functional failures. > > > ###### “(ii) > > The term ‘facilities maintenance’ means preservation or corrosion control efforts and cleaning services. > > > ##### “(D) > > This paragraph shall expire on September 30, 2020.” > .