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 PUBLIC LAW 109–364—OCT. 17, 2006

120 STAT. 2165

(A) An assessment of the feasibility of designating a senior Department of Defense official to be responsible for implementing the policy established by subsection (a). (B) A summary of the recommendations made as of the time of the report by— (i) the Energy Security Integrated Product Team established by the Secretary of Defense in April 2006; (ii) the Defense Science Board Task Force on Department of Defense Energy Strategy established by the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics on May 2, 2006; and (iii) the January 2001 Defense Science Board Task Force report on Improving Fuel Efficiency of Weapons Platforms. (C) For each recommendation summarized under subparagraph (B)— (i) the steps that the Department has taken to implement such recommendation; (ii) any additional steps the Department plans to take to implement such recommendation; and (iii) for any recommendation that the Department does not plan to implement, the reasons for the decision not to implement such recommendation. (D) An assessment of the extent to which the research, development, acquisition, and logistics guidance and directives of the Department for weapons platforms are appropriately designed to address the policy established by subsection (a). (E) An assessment of the extent to which such guidance and directives are being carried out in the research, development, acquisition, and logistics programs of the Department. (F) A description of any additional actions that, in the view of the Secretary, may be needed to implement the policy established by subsection (a). SEC. 361. PRIORITIZATION OF FUNDS WITHIN NAVY MISSION OPERATIONS, SHIP MAINTENANCE, COMBAT SUPPORT FORCES, AND WEAPONS SYSTEM SUPPORT.

(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress that— (1) the President’s budget for fiscal year 2007 failed to fund the required number of ship steaming days per quarter for Navy ship operations as well as deferring projected depot maintenance for Navy ships and aircraft; and (2) the Secretary of Defense should ensure that sufficient financial resources are provided for each fiscal year to support the critical training and depot maintenance accounts of the Navy in order to enable the Navy to maintain the current readiness levels required to support the national military strategy without putting future readiness at risk by underfunding investment in modernization, including ship construction programs. (b) CERTIFICATION.—The Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a written certification, at the same time the President submits the budget for each of fiscal years 2008, 2009, and 2010, that the Navy has budgeted and

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