Naval Issues : Background and Operations.

Intro -- NAVAL ISSUES: BACKGROUND AND OPERATIONS -- NAVAL ISSUES: BACKGROUND AND OPERATIONS -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- Chapter 1 NAVY FORCE STRUCTURE AND SHIPBUILDING PLANS: BACKGROUND AND ISSUES FOR CONGRESS -- SUMMARY -- INTRODUCTION -- BACKGROUND -- 313-Ship Force-Level Objective of 2006 -- Five-Year (FY2011-FY2015) Shipbuilding Plan -- 30-Year (FY2011-FY2040) Shipbuilding Plan -- Resulting Projected Force Levels for FY2011-FY2040 -- OVERSIGHT ISSUES FOR CONGRESS -- LEGISLATIVE ACTIVITY FOR FY2011 -- APPENDIX A. ADEQUACY OF PLANNED 313-SHIP FLEET -- APPENDIX B. SIZE OF THE NAVY AND NAVY SHIPBUILDING RATE -- Size of the Navy -- Shipbuilding Rate -- End Notes -- Chapter 2 NAVY SHIP NAMES: BACKGROUND FOR CONGRESS -- SUMMARY -- BACKGROUND -- Authority for Naming Ships -- Navy's Process for Selecting Names -- Naming Rules for Ship Types -- Ships Named for Living Persons -- Public's Role in Naming Ships -- Congress's Role in Naming Ships -- Past Legislation on Naming Ships -- LEGISLATIVE ACTIVITY IN THE 111TH CONGRESS -- H.Con.Res. 83 (Regarding Naming CVN-79 or CVN-80 for Barry Goldwater) -- H.Res. 330 (Regarding Naming a Navy Ship for Clifton B. Cates) -- FY2010 Defense Authorization Act (H.R. 2647/P.L. 111-84) -- End Notes -- Chapter 3 NAVY FORD (CVN-78) CLASS AIRCRAFT CARRIER PROGRAM: BACKGROUND AND ISSUES FOR CONGRESS -- SUMMARY -- INTRODUCTION -- BACKGROUND -- The Navy's Aircraft Carrier Force -- Aircraft Carrier Construction Industrial Base -- Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) Class Program -- CVN-78 -- CVN-79 -- CVN-80 -- Procurement Funding -- Increase in Estimated Unit Procurement Costs -- Procurement Cost Cap -- ISSUES FOR CONGRESS -- Shift to Five-Year Intervals: A More Fiscally Sustainable Path? -- May 2009 Northrop Grumman Shipbuilding Statement -- March 2010 GAO Report -- March 2010 Navy Report Required by Section 126.

December 31, 2009, Selected Acquisition Report (SAR) -- Potential for Additional Growth in Estimated Procurement Costs -- May 2010 CBO Report -- March 2010 GAO Report -- Technology Maturity -- Design Maturity -- Production Maturity -- Other Program Issues -- Program Office Comments -- LEGISLATIVE ACTIVITY FOR FY2011 -- FY2011 Funding Request -- FY2011 Defense Authorization Bill (H.R. 5136/S. 3454) -- House -- Senate -- APPENDIX A. TEXT OF NAVY REPORT ON EFFECTS OF SHIFTING TO FIVE-YEAR INTERVALS -- I . Report Requirements -- II. Assessment Discussion -- 1. Impact to Supplier Base -- 2-3. Impact to Training and Expertise -- 4. Cost Impacts -- A. Cost of any Additional Technical Support or Production Planning Associated with the Start of Construction -- B. Cost of Material and Labor -- C. Cost of Overhead -- D. Costs of Other Ship Construction Programs, Including the Costs of Existing and Future Contracts -- III. Report Summary -- APPENDIX B. JULY 16, 2009, HEARING ON EMALS -- Chairman's Opening Statement -- Ranking Member's Opening Statement -- Navy Statement -- End Notes -- Chapter 4 NAVY VIRGINIA (SSN-774) CLASS ATTACK SUBMARINE PROCUREMENT: BACKGROUND AND ISSUES FOR CONGRESS -- SUMMARY -- INTRODUCTION -- BACKGROUND -- U.S. Navy Submarines -- Attack Submarine Force Levels -- Los Angeles- and Seawolf-Class Boats -- Virginia (SSN-774) Class Program -- General -- Past and Projected Procurement Rate -- Multiyear Procurement (MYP) -- Joint Production Arrangement -- Cost-Reduction Effort -- Submarine Construction Industrial Base -- General -- Design and Engineering Portion -- Projected SSN Shortfall -- Size and Timing of Shortfall -- Navy Study on Options for Mitigating Projected Shortfall -- ISSUES FOR CONGRESS -- Planned Procurement and Projected SSN Shortfall -- 48-Boat Force-Level Goal -- Virginia-Class Technology Insertion.

POTENTIAL OPTIONS FOR CONGRESS -- LEGISLATIVE ACTIVITY FOR FY2011 -- APPENDIX A. PAST SSN FORCE-LEVEL GOALS -- APPENDIX B. VIEWS REGARDING 48-BOAT SSN FORCE-LEVEL GOAL -- Navy View31 -- Alternative View -- APPENDIX C. OPTIONS FOR FUNDING SSNS -- Alternative Funding Methods -- Procuring SSNs in a 2-1-2 Pattern -- APPENDIX D. MAINTAINING SUBMARINE DESIGN AND ENGINEERING BASE -- End Notes -- Chapter 5 DOD LEASES OF FOREIGN-BUILT SHIPS: BACKGROUND FOR CONGRESS -- SUMMARY -- BACKGROUND -- Current Law -- DOD Leases of Foreign-Built Ships in Recent Years -- American Shipbuilding Association (ASA) Position -- DOD Position -- POTENTIAL QUESTIONS FOR CONGRESS -- LEGISLATIVE ACTIVITY FOR FY2011 -- FY2011 Defense Authorization Bill (H.R. 5136/S. 3454) -- House and Senate -- PRIOR-YEAR LEGISLATIVE ACTIVITY -- FY2010 DOD Appropriations Act (H.R. 3326/P.L. 111-118) -- FY2010 Defense Authorization Act (H.R. 2647/P.L. 111-84) -- FY2008 DOD Appropriations Act (H.R. 3222/P.L. 110-116) -- FY2008 Defense Authorization Act (H.R. 4986/P.L. 110-181) -- End Notes -- Chapter 6 NAVY AEGIS CRUISER AND DESTROYER MODERNIZATION: BACKGROUND AND ISSUES FOR CONGRESS -- SUMMARY -- INTRODUCTION -- BACKGROUND -- Aegis Cruisers and Destroyers -- Aegis Ship Industrial Base -- Construction Shipyards -- Overhaul and Repair Shipyards -- Combat System Manufacturers -- Navy Facilities -- Aegis Ship Modernization Program -- Purpose of Program -- Planned Modernization Work -- Cost -- Schedule -- Shipyards Performing the Work -- FY2011 Funding Request -- POTENTIAL ISSUES FOR CONGRESS -- Accelerating DDG-51 Modernizations -- Overall Vision behind Program13 -- Shipyards For DDG-51 Modernizations -- Scope of DDG-51 Modernizations -- Aegis Open Architecture -- LEGISLATIVE ACTIVITY FOR FY2011 -- FY2011 Funding Request -- FY2011 Defense Authorization Bill (H.R. 5136/S. 3454) -- House -- Senate.

End Notes -- Chapter 7 NAVY IRREGULAR WARFARE AND COUNTERTERRORISM OPERATIONS: BACKGROUND AND ISSUES FOR CONGRESS -- SUMMARY -- INTRODUCTION -- BACKGROUND -- Navy Irregular Warfare (IW) Operations1 -- Operations in Iraq and Afghanistan -- Other Operations -- Individual Augmentees (IAs) -- IW Initiatives in Navy Budget -- Discussion in FY2011 Department of the Navy Budget Highlights Book -- Longer List of Navy IW Budget Initiatives -- Navy Counterterrorism (CT) Operations -- Navy IW and CT Initiatives -- Navy Irregular Warfare Office -- Global Maritime Partnership -- Partnership Stations -- Navy Expeditionary Combat Command (NECC) -- Riverine Force -- Other Initiatives -- POTENTIAL OVERSIGHT ISSUES FOR CONGRESS -- Definition of Navy IW Activities -- Navy IW Budget Priorities -- Degree of Emphasis on IW and CT in Future Navy Budgets -- Additional Oversight Questions -- LEGISLATIVE ACTIVITY FOR FY2011 -- FY2011 Defense Authorization Bill (H.R. 5136/S. 3454) -- House -- Senate -- End Notes -- CHAPTER SOURCES -- INDEX -- Blank Page.

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