10 U.S.C. § 8693 — Biennial report on shipbuilder training

Page 3344 TITLE 10—ARMED FORCES § 8692 (b) SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION WITH BUDG- ETS.—In the materials submitted to Congress by the Secretary of Defense in support of the budg- et of the President for a fiscal year (as sub- mitted to Congress under section 1105(a) of title 31), the Secretary of the Navy shall include in- formation on each dismantlement and disposal of a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier occurring or planned to occur during the period of the fu- ture-years defense program submitted to Con- gress with that budget. Such information shall include, by ship concerned, the following: (1) A summary of activities and significant developments in connection with such dis- mantlement and disposal. (2) If applicable, a detailed description of cost and schedule performance against the baseline for such dismantlement and disposal established pursuant to subsection (a), includ- ing a description of and explanation for any variance from such baseline. (3) A description of the amounts requested, or intended or estimated to be requested, for such dismantlement and disposal for each of the following: (A) Each fiscal year covered by the future- years defense program. (B) Any fiscal years before the fiscal years covered by the future-years defense pro- gram. (C) Any fiscal years after the end of the pe- riod of the future-years defense program. (c) FUTURE-YEARS DEFENSE PROGRAM DE- FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘future-years defense program’’ means the future-years de- fense program required by section 221 of this title. (Added § 7321 and renumbered § 8691, Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title VIII, § 807(d)(2), title X, § 1016(a), Aug. 13, 2018, 132 Stat. 1836, 1950.) Editorial Notes PRIOR PROVISIONS A prior section 8691 was renumbered section 9253 of this title. AMENDMENTS 2018—Pub. L. 115–232, § 807(d)(2), renumbered section 7321 of this title as this section. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries EFFECTIVE DATE OF 2018 AMENDMENT Amendment by section 807(d)(2) of Pub. L. 115–232 ef- fective Feb. 1, 2019, with provision for the coordination of amendments and special rule for certain redesigna- tions, see section 800 of Pub. L. 115–232, set out as a note preceding section 3001 of this title. § 8692. Ford-class aircraft carriers: cost limita- tion baselines (a) LIMITATION.—The total amounts obligated or expended from funds authorized to be appro- priated or otherwise made available for Ship- building and Conversion, Navy, or for any other procurement account, may not exceed the fol- lowing amounts for the following aircraft car- riers: (1) $13,224,000,000 for the construction of the aircraft carrier designated CVN–78. (2) $11,398,000,000 for the construction of the aircraft carrier designated CVN–79. (3) $12,202,000,000 for the construction of the aircraft carrier designated CVN–80. (4) $12,451,000,000 for the construction of the aircraft carrier designated CVN–81. (b) EXCLUSION OF BATTLE AND INTERIM SPARES FROM COST LIMITATION.—The Secretary of the Navy shall exclude from the determination of the amounts set forth in subsection (a) the costs of the following items: (1) CVN–78 class battle spares. (2) Interim spares. (3) Increases attributable to economic infla- tion after December 1, 2018, not otherwise in- cluded in the amounts listed in subsection (a). (c) WRITTEN NOTICE AND BRIEFING ON CHANGE IN AMOUNT.—The Secretary of the Navy may ad- just an amount listed in subsection (a) not fewer than 15 days after submitting written notice and providing a briefing to the congressional defense committees, each of which shall include the amount and rationale of any change and the re- sulting amount after such change. (Added Pub. L. 116–92, div. A, title I, § 121(a), Dec. 20, 2019, 133 Stat. 1233.) Editorial Notes CODIFICATION Another section 8692 was renumbered section 8693 of this title. PRIOR PROVISIONS A prior section 8692, act Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 538, provided qualifications to receive a rating of pilot in time of peace, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 92–168, § 3(1), Nov. 24, 1971, 85 Stat. 489. See section 2003 of this title. § 8693. Biennial report on shipbuilder training and the defense industrial base (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than February 1 of each even-numbered year until 2026, the Sec- retary of the Navy, in coordination with the Secretary of Labor, shall submit to the Com- mittee on Armed Services and the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate and the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on Education and Labor of the House of Representatives a report on ship- builder training and hiring requirements nec- essary to achieve the Navy’s 30-year ship- building plan and to maintain the shipbuilding readiness of the defense industrial base. Each such report shall include each of the following: (1) An analysis and estimate of the time and investment required for new shipbuilders to gain proficiency in particular shipbuilding oc- cupational specialties, including detailed in- formation about the occupational specialty re- quirements necessary for construction of naval surface ship and submarine classes to be included in the Navy’s 30-year shipbuilding plan. (2) An analysis of the age demographics and occupational experience level (measured in years of experience) of the shipbuilding de- fense industrial workforce. (3) An analysis of the potential time and in- vestment challenges associated with devel- Page 3345 TITLE 10—ARMED FORCES § 8695 oping and retaining shipbuilding skills in or- ganizations that lack intermediate levels of shipbuilding experience. (4) Recommendations concerning how to ad- dress shipbuilder training during periods of de- mographic transition and evolving naval fleet architecture consistent with the Navy’s most recent Integrated Force Structure Assess- ment. (5) An analysis of whether emerging tech- nologies, such as augmented reality, may aid in new shipbuilder training. (6) Recommendations concerning how to en- courage young adults to enter the defense shipbuilding industry and to develop the skills necessary to support the shipbuilding defense industrial base. (7) An analysis of the potential benefits of multi-year procurement contracting for the stability of the shipbuilding defense industrial base. (b) SOLICITATION AND ANALYSIS OF INFORMA- TION.—In order to carry out subsection (a)(2), the Secretary of the Navy and Secretary of Labor shall— (1) solicit information regarding the age de- mographics and occupational experience level from the private shipyards of the shipbuilding defense industrial base; and (2) analyze such information for findings rel- evant to carrying out subsection (a)(2), includ- ing findings related to the current and pro- jected defense shipbuilding workforce, current and projected labor needs, and the readiness of the current and projected workforce to supply the proficiencies analyzed in subsection (a)(1). (Added Pub. L. 116–283, div. A, title X, § 1026(a), Jan. 1, 2021, 134 Stat. 3843, § 8692; renumbered § 8693 and amended Pub. L. 117–81, div. A, title X, § 1015, Dec. 27, 2021, 135 Stat. 1894.) Editorial Notes PRIOR PROVISIONS A prior section 8693, act Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 538, provided for replacement of a lost or de- stroyed certificate of discharge from Air Force, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 90–235, § 7(a)(3), Jan. 2, 1968, 81 Stat. 763. See section 1041 of this title. AMENDMENTS 2021—Pub. L. 117–81, § 1015(a), renumbered section 8692 of this title, as added by section 1026(a) of Pub. L. 116–283, as this section. Pub. L. 117–81, § 1015(b)(1), (3), designated existing pro- visions as subsec. (a), inserted heading, and added sub- sec. (b). Subsec. (a)(7). Pub. L. 117–81, § 1015(b)(2), added par. (7). Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries CHANGE OF NAME Committee on Education and Labor of House of Rep- resentatives changed to Committee on Education and the Workforce of House of Representatives by House Resolution No. 5, One Hundred Eighteenth Congress, Jan. 9, 2023. § 8694. Annual report on ship maintenance (a) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than October 15 of each year, the Secretary of the Navy shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives a re- port setting forth each of the following: (1) A description of all ship maintenance planned for the fiscal year during which the report is submitted, by hull. (2) The estimated cost of the maintenance described pursuant to paragraph (1). (3) A summary of all ship maintenance con- ducted by the Secretary during the previous fiscal year. (4) A detailed description of any ship main- tenance that was deferred during the previous fiscal year, including specific reasons for the delay or cancellation of any availability. (5) A detailed description of the effect of each of the planned ship maintenance actions that were delayed or cancelled during the pre- vious fiscal year, including— (A) a summary of the effects on the costs and schedule for each delay or cancellation; and (B) the accrued operational and fiscal cost of all the deferments over the fiscal year. (b) FORM OF REPORT.— Each report submitted under subsection (a) shall be submitted in un- classified form and made publicly available on an appropriate internet website in a searchable format, but may contain a classified annex. (Added Pub. L. 117–81, div. A, title X, § 1016(a), Dec. 27, 2021, 135 Stat. 1895.) § 8695. Navy battle force ship assessment and re- quirement reporting (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the date on which a covered event occurs, the Chief of Naval Operations shall submit to the congressional defense committees a battle force ship assessment and requirement. (b) ASSESSMENT.—Each assessment required by subsection (a) shall include the following: (1) A review of the strategic guidance of the Federal Government, the Department of De- fense, and the Navy for identifying priorities, missions, objectives, and principles, in effect as of the date on which the assessment is sub- mitted, that the force structure of the Navy must follow. (2) An identification of the steady-state de- mand for maritime security and security force assistance activities. (3) An identification of the force options that can satisfy the steady-state demands for activities required by theater campaign plans of combatant commanders. (4) A force optimization analysis that pro- duces a day-to-day global posture required to accomplish peacetime and steady-state tasks assigned by combatant commanders. (5) A modeling of the ability of the force to fight and win scenarios approved by the De- partment of Defense. (6) A calculation of the number and global posture of each force element required to meet steady-state presence demands and warfighting response timelines. (c) REQUIREMENT.—(1) Each requirement re- quired by subsection (a) shall— (A) be based on the assessment required by subsection (b); and