114 STAT. 1654A-26 PUBLIC LAW 106-398—APPENDIX (1) A plan for maintaining at least 55 fast attack submarines in commissioned service through 2015, including, by 2015, 18 Virginia class submarines. (2) Two assessments of the potential savings that would be achieved under the Virginia class submarine program if the production rate for that program were at least two submarines each fiscal year, as follows: (A) An assessment if that were the production rate beginning in fiscal year 2004. (B) An assessment if that were the production rate beginning in fiscal year 2006. (3) An analysis of the advsmtages and disadvantages of various contracting strategies for the Virginia class submarine program, including one or more multiyear procurement strategies and one or more strategies for block buy with economic order quantity. SEC. 124. LIMITATION DURING FISCAL YEAR 2001 ON CHANGES IN SUBMARINE FORCE STRUCTURE. (a) LIMITATION ON RETIREMENT OF SUBMARINES.— During fiscal year 2001, the Secretary of the Navy may not retire from the active force structure of the Navy any Los Angeles class nuclearpowered attack submarine or any Ohio class nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine unless the Secretary of the Navy certifies to Congress in writing that he cannot assure the continued safe and militarily effective operation of that submarine. (b) REPORT.— Not later than April 15, 2001, the President shall submit to Congress a report on the required force structure for nuclear-powered submarines, including attack submarines (SSNs), ballistic missile submarines (SSBNs), and cruise missile submarines (SSGNs), to support the national military strategy through 2020. The report shall include a detailed discussion of the acquisition strategy and fleet maintenance requirements to achieve and maintain that force structure through— (1) the procurement of new construction submarines; (2) the refueling of Los Angeles class attack submarines (SSNs) to achieve the maximum amount of operational useful service; and (3) the conversion of Ohio class submarines that are no longer required for the strategic deterrence mission from their current ballistic missile (SSBN) configuration to a cruise-missile (SSGN) configuration. SEC. 125. ADC(X) SHIP PROGRAM. The Secretary of the Navy may procure the construction of all ADC(X) class ships in one shipyard if the Secretary determines that it is more cost effective to do so than to procure the construction of such ships from more than one shipyard. SEC. 126. REFUELING AND COMPLEX OVERHAUL PROGRAM OF THE U.S.S. DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER. (a) AMOUNT AUTHORIZED FROM SCN ACCOUNT.— Of the amount authorized to be appropriated by section 102(a)(3) for fiscal year 2001, $698,441,000 is available for the commencement of the nuclear refueling and complex overhaul of the U.S.S. Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN-69) during fiscal year 2001. The amount made available in the preceding sentence is the first increment in the
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