S. 4630

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 4630 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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119th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 4630

To prioritize the finalization of design requirements for new Ready 
Reserve Force vessels, and for other purposes.

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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

May 21, 2026

Mr. McCormick (for himself and Mr. Kelly) introduced the following 
bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed 
Services

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A BILL

To prioritize the finalization of design requirements for new Ready 
Reserve Force vessels, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. PRIORITIZATION AND BRIEFING ON READY RESERVE FORCE 
MODERNIZATION.

(a) Prioritization of Design Requirements.--The Secretary of the 
Navy and the Maritime Administrator shall prioritize the finalization 
of design requirements for new Ready Reserve Force vessels.
(b) Briefing Required.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Navy, in coordination 
with the Maritime Administrator, shall provide a briefing to the 
congressional defense committees on the following:
(1) The status of the roll-on, roll-off vessel design being 
developed pursuant to section 3546 of the James M. Inhofe 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (46 
U.S.C. 57100 note).
(2) The plan and timeline for establishing a vessel 
construction manager program for Ready Reserve Force new 
construction, including--
(A) the anticipated procurement strategy;
(B) the vessel construction manager selection 
process; and
(C) criteria for shipyard selection.
(3) The funding profile required to execute the 10-ship 
newbuild program authorized under section 2218(f) of title 10, 
United States Code, phased by fiscal year.
(4) The relationship between the newbuild program and the 
ongoing used vessel procurement program, including how those 
programs will be managed in parallel to maintain Ready Reserve 
Force readiness during the transition period.
(c) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Congressional defense committees.--The term 
``congressional defense committees'' has the meaning given that 
term in section 101(a) of title 10, United States Code.
(2) Ready reserve force.--The term ``Ready Reserve Force'' 
has the meaning given that term in chapter 571 of title 46, 
United States Code.
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