Sec. 128. LIMITATION ON THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE LANDING SHIP MEDIUM

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## SEC. 128 LIMITATION ON THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE LANDING SHIP MEDIUM ###

(a)Limitation The Secretary of the Navy may not enter into a contract or other agreement that includes a scope of work, including priced or unpriced options, for the construction, advance procurement, or long-lead material of the lead ship of the Landing Ship Medium program until the Secretary certifies to the congressional defense committees that basic and functional design with respect to such ship is complete. ###

(b)Exemption ####

(1)Inapplicability to commercial or nondevelopmental item The limitation in subsection

(a)does not apply to the lead ship of the Landing Ship Medium program if such a ship is a commercial or nondevelopmental item. ####

(2)Exemption from full and open competition In a case in which the exemption under paragraph

(1)applies, the service acquisition executive of the Navy may exempt a contract or other agreement for the lead ship of the Landing Ship Medium program from the requirements of full and open competition under section 3201 of title 10, United States Code. ###

(c)Definition In this section, the term “basic and functional design” has the meaning given that term section 8669c of title 10, United States Code.