Sec. 1023. MODIFICATIONS TO SHIP REPAIR AUTHORITIES

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## SEC. 1023 MODIFICATIONS TO SHIP REPAIR AUTHORITIES ###

(a)Definition of Short-Term Work for Purposes of Navy Construction of Combatant and Escort Vessels and Assignment of Vessel Projects Section 8669a(c)(4) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking “10 months” and inserting “12 months”. ###

(b)Study on Price Differentials Used in Navy Ship Repair Solicitations ####

(1)In general Subject to the availability of appropriations, the Secretary of the Navy shall seek to enter into an agreement with a federally funded research and development center to conduct a study to assess whether relevant price differentials used by the Navy in ship repair solicitations accurately reflect the true market value of the activity undertaken to complete the repair work involved in the absence of any such differential. ####

(2)Elements The study under paragraph

(1)shall address all relevant price differentials used by the Navy in ship repair solicitations, including— #####

(A)the use of Government-owned and operated dry docks; #####

(B)the use of inter-port differentials; and #####

(C)the use of pier differentials. ####

(3)Reports #####

(A)Ffrdc report The federally funded research and development center that conducts the study under paragraph

(1)shall submit to the Secretary of the Navy a report on the results of the study. #####

(B)Submittal to congress Not later than September 30, 2025, the Secretary of the Navy shall submit to the congressional defense committees an unaltered copy of the report received by the Secretary under subparagraph

(A)together with a separate statement of the views of the Secretary on the results of the study conducted under paragraph (1). ###

(c)Report on Navy Policy for Soliciting Coastwide Bids for Certain Repair Availabilities ####

(1)In general Not later than March 30, 2025, the Secretary of the Navy shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the policy of the Navy for soliciting coastwide bids for repair availabilities longer than 10 months. ####

(2)Elements The report under paragraph

(1)shall include an explanation and assessment of each of the following: #####

(A)The intent of the policy described in paragraph (1). #####

(B)The data the Navy uses to assess the efficacy of such policy. #####

(C)How the Navy estimates the cost of moving vessels out of their home port to complete the availability and the actual cost of moving vessels out of their home port to complete the availability. #####

(D)How the Navy estimates the financial, labor force, member of the Armed Forces and family well-being, berthing, and related costs associated with moving a vessel out of its home port to complete a repair availability longer than 10 months.