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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
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[H.R. 10577 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                               H. R. 10577

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

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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 24, 2026

  Mr. Messmer (for himself and Mr. Courtney) introduced the following 
      bill; which was 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 to the congressional 
defense committees a briefing 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) The term ``congressional defense committees'' has the 
        meaning given such term in section 101(a) of title 10, United 
        States Code.
            (2) The term ``Ready Reserve Force'' has the meaning given 
        such term in chapter 571 of title 46, United States Code.
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To prioritize the finalization of design requirements for new Ready Reserve Force vessels, and for other purposes.

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