Sec. 129. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR CONSTELLATION-CLASS FRIGATE PROGRAM PENDING CERTIFICATION ON BASIC AND FUNCTIONAL DESIGN
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## SEC. 129 LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR CONSTELLATION-CLASS FRIGATE PROGRAM PENDING CERTIFICATION ON BASIC AND FUNCTIONAL DESIGN ###
(a)Limitation None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2025 for the Navy may be obligated or expended for the construction of a Constellation-class frigate beyond the basic and functional design phase (as defined in section 8669c of title 10, United States Code) until the date on which the Secretary of Defense submits the certification required by subsection (b). ###
(b)Certification Required Upon final approval of 95 percent of all basic and functional design drawings for the Constellation-class frigate program by the designated technical authority for the program, the Secretary of Defense shall certify to the congressional defense committees that such drawings have been so approved. ###
(c)Assessment and Evaluation Not later than 30 days after the date on which the Secretary of Defense submits the certification required by subsection (b), the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to the congressional defense committees an assessment of— ####
(1)the Secretary’s compliance with this section; and ####
(2)the completeness of the basic and functional design drawings described in such subsection. ###
(d)Availability of Information The Secretary of Defense shall provide the Comptroller General with timely access to any documents or other information the Comptroller General determines necessary to fulfill the requirements of subsection (c).