§ 1352. NATIONAL SHIPBUILDING INITIATIVE.
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Establishment of Program .— There shall be a National Shipbuilding Initiative program, to be carried out to support the industrial base for national security objectives by assisting in the reestablishment of the United States shipbuilding industry as a self-sufficient, internationally competitive industry. Administering Departments .— The program shall be carried out— by the Secretary of Defense, with respect to programs under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of Defense; and by the Secretary of Transportation, with respect to programs under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of Transportation.
Program Elements .— The National Shipbuilding Initiative shall consist of the following program elements: Financial incentives program .— A financial incentives program to provide loan guarantees to initiate commercial ship construction for domestic and export sales, encourage shipyard modernization, and support increased productivity. Technology development program .— A technology development program, to be carried out within the Department of Defense by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, to improve the technology base for advanced shipbuilding technologies and related dual-use technologies through activities including a development program for innovative commercial ship design and production processes and technologies.
Navy’s affordability through commonality program .— Enhanced support by the Secretary of Defense for the shipbuilding program of the Department of the Navy known as the Affordability Through Commonality
(ATC)program, to include enhanced support
(A)for the development of common modules for military and commercial ships, and
(B)to foster civil-military integration into the next generation of Naval surface combatants. Navy’s manufacturing technology and technology base programs .— Enhanced support by the Secretary of Defense for, and strengthened funding for, that portion of the Manufacturing Technology program of the Navy, and that portion of the Technology Base program of the Navy, that are in the areas of shipbuilding technologies and ship repair technologies.