,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #dfcj  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,may #ba1      
#bjbf,mr4 ,mc,cormick 7for himself and  
,mr4 ,kelly7 introduced the following   
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on ,armed ,services   
,a ,,bill  ,to prioritize the           
finalization of design requirements for 
new ,ready ,reserve ,force vessels1 and 
for other purposes4  #a4 ,prioritization
 and briefing on ,ready ,reserve ,force 
modernization  7a7 ,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 vessels4  7b7
 ,briefing required ,not later than #ahj
 days after the date of the enactment of
 this ,act1 the ,secretary of the ,navy1
 in coordination with the ,maritime     
,administrator1 shall provide a briefing
 to the congressional defense committees
 on the following3 7#a7 ,the status of  

the roll-on1 roll-off vessel design     
being developed pursuant to section     
#cedf of the ,james ,m4 ,inhofe         
,national ,defense ,authorization ,act  
for ,fiscal ,year #bjbc 7#df ,u4,s4,c4  
#egajj note74  7#b7 ,the plan and       
timeline for establishing a vessel      
construction manager program for ,ready 
,reserve ,force new construction1       
including-- 7,a7 the anticipated        
procurement strategy2  7,b7 the vessel  
construction manager selection process2 
and  7,c7 criteria for shipyard         
selection4  7#c7 ,the funding profile   
required to execute the #aj-ship        
newbuild program authorized under       
section #bbah7;f7 of title #aj1 ,united 
,states ,code1 phased by fiscal year4   
7#d7 ,the relationship between the      
newbuild program and the ongoing used   
vessel procurement program1 including   
how those programs will be managed in   
parallel to maintain ,ready ,reserve    
,force readiness during the transition  
period4  7c7 ,definitions ,in this      

section3 7#a7 ,congressional defense    
committees ,the term congressional      
defense committees has the meaning given
 that term in section #aja7;a7 of title 
#aj1 ,united ,states ,code4  7#b7 ,ready
 ,reserve ,force ,the term ,ready       
,reserve ,force has the meaning given   
that term in chapter #ega of title #df1 
,united ,states ,code4