Sec. 1029. PROHIBITION ON RETIREMENT OF CERTAIN NAVAL VESSELS

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## SEC. 1029 PROHIBITION ON RETIREMENT OF CERTAIN NAVAL VESSELS ###

(a)In General None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act for fiscal year 2023 may be obligated or expended to retire, prepare to retire, or place in storage— ####

(1)any of the naval vessels referred to in subsection (b); or ####

(2)more than four Littoral Combat Ships. ###

(b)Naval Vessels The naval vessels referred to in this subsection are the following: ####

(1)USS Vicksburg (CG 69). ####

(2)USS Germantown (LSD 42). ####

(3)USS Gunston Hall (LSD 44). ####

(4)USS Tortuga (LSD 46). ####

(5)USS Ashland (LSD 48). ####

(6)USNS Montford Point (T-ESD 1). ####

(7)USNS John Glenn (T-ESD 2). ###

(c)Littoral Combat Ships In the case of any Littoral Combat Ship that is retired, prepared to retire, or placed in storage using funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act for fiscal year 2023, the Secretary of Defense shall ensure that such vessel is evaluated for potential transfer to the military forces of a nation that is an ally or partner of the United States. ## Subtitle D Counterterrorism