123STA T . 221 6PUBLIC LA W 111 –84—O CT. 28 , 2 0 0 9andCom mandan t o f t heM a ri ne Cor ps, as w as the c ase in the 20 0 6 report .( d )TECHNOL O GYR O ADM A PF O RFUT URE S URFACE COM B ATANT S AND FLEET MODERN IZ ATION. — ( 1 ) I N GENERAL.— N ot l ater than 120 da y s after the date of the enactment of this A ct, the Secretary of the Na v y shall develop a plan to incorporate into s u rface com b atants con - structed after 2011, and into fleet moderni z ation pro g rams, the technologies developed for the D D G– 1000 destroyer and the DDG– 5 1 and CG– 47 Aegis ships, including technologies and systems designed to achieve significant manpower savings. (2) SCOPE OF PLAN.—The plan re q uired by paragraph (1) shall include sufficient detail for systems and subsystems to ensure that the plan— (A) avoids redundant development for common func- tions
( B ) reflects implementation of Navy plans for achieving an open architecture for all naval surface combat systems; and (C) fosters competition. (e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section
(1) The term ‘ ‘200 9 shipbuilding plan ’ ’ means the 3 0-year shipbuilding plan submitted to Congress pursuant to section 231, title 10, U nited States Code, together with the budget of the P resident for fiscal year 2009 (as submitted to Congress pursuant to section 1105 of title 31, United States Code). (2) The term ‘‘surface combatant’’ means a cruiser, a destroyer, or any naval vessel, e x cluding L ittoral Combat Ships, under a program currently designated as a future surface combatant program. SEC.126 . FORD- C LA SSA I RCRAF T CARRIER RE P ORT. Not later than February 1, 2010, the Secretary of the Navy shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the effects of using a five-year interval for the construction of Ford-class aircraft carriers. The report shall include, at a minimum, an assessment of the effects of such five-year interval on the fol- lowing: (1) W ith respect to the supplier base— (A) the viability of the base, including suppliers exiting the mar k et or other potential reductions in competition; and (B) cost increases to the Ford-class aircraft carrier program. (2) Training of individuals in trades related to ship construction. (3) Loss of expertise associated with ship construction. (4) The costs of— (A) any additional technical support or production plan- ning associated with the start of construction; (B) material and labor; (C) overhead; and (D) other ship construction programs, including the costs of existing and future contracts. Plans.
