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 PUBLIC LAW 99-145—NOV. 8, 1985

99 STAT. 755

(A) by striking out "June 30, 1985, and June 30, 1986" and inserting in lieu thereof "nine months after the date of the enactment of the law first providing funds for the Commission and not later than 2l months after such date"; and (B) by striking out "September 30, 1985, and September 30, 1986" and inserting in lieu thereof "12 months after such date of enactment and not later than 24 months after such date of enactment"; and (3) by striking out "September 30, 1987" in subsection (i) and inserting in lieu thereof "September 30, 1988". SEC. 1432. REPORT ON NAVAL SHIPBUILDING AND REPAIR BASE (a) REQUIREMENT FOR REPORT BY SECRETARY OF THE NAVY.—The

Secretary of the Navy shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives a report on the industrial base for construction, overhaul, and repair of naval vessels (hereinafter in this section referred to as the "shipyard base"). (b) COMPETITION AND MOBILIZATION CAPABILITY.—The report shall consider the current competitive environment in the shipyard base and the current mobilization capability of the shipyard base. (c) STUDY OF INCREASE IN NUMBER OF SHIPYARDS.—(1) The report shall include an assessment of how competition in the shipyard base and the mobilization capability of the shipyard base would each be affected by an increase in the number of shipyards in the shipyard base and shall assess alternative ways of achieving such an increase. (2) In assessing ways to increase the number of shipyards in the shipyard base, the Secretary shall consider the feasibility and desirability of expanding by one the number of shipyards currently engaged in construction of each of the following types of vessels: (A) Trident nuclear-powered fleet ballistic missile submarines. (B) Nuclear-powered attack submarines. (C) Nuclear-powered aircraft carriers. (D) Complex surface combatants. (E) Auxiliaries. (3) In considering ^ways to increase the number of shipyards constructing each type of vessel listed in paragraph (2), the Secretary shall consider expansion of the shipbuilding base on the West Coast of the United States and increased use of public shipyards. (d) FACTORS IN ASSESSMENT.—The assessment of the current capabilities of the shipyard base and of each alternative identified under subsection (c)— (1) shall be made considering the requirements of both peacetime competition and wartime mobilization capability; and (2) shall include a description of the possible costs and benefits of the current capabilities and each alternative. (e) DEADLINE FOR REPORT.—The report required by subsection (a) shall be submitted not later than January 31, 1986. SEC. 1433. NUCLEAR REACTOR COMPONENTS FOR SSN-21 CLASS SUBMARINES

Not more than one-half of the funds appropriated pursuant to Report. authorizations of appropriations in this Act for the design or construction of nuclear reactor components for the SSN-21 class submarine may be obligated until the Secretary of the Navy submits to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives a report on the industrial base for the design and

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