8661Classification8662Naming8663Number in service in time of peace8664Suspension of construction in case of treaty8667Changing category or type: limitations8669Contracts: applicability of chapter 65 of title 418669aConstruction of combatant and escort vessels and assignment of vessel projects8669bSenior Technical Authority for each naval vessel class8669cAssessments required prior to start of construction on first ship of a shipbuilding program8670Contracts for nuclear ships: sales of naval shipyard articles and services to private shipyards8671Determination of vessel delivery dates8673Model Basin; investigation of hull designs8674Examination of vessels; striking of vessels from Naval Vessel Register8675Vessels stricken from Naval Vessel Register: sale8675aVessels stricken from Naval Vessel Register: contracts for dismantling on net-cost basis8676Vessels stricken from Naval Vessel Register; captured vessels: conveyance by donation8676aVessels stricken from Naval Vessel Register: use for experimental purposes8676bVessels stricken from Naval Vessel Register: transfer by gift or otherwise for use as artificial reefs8677Disposals to foreign nations8678Chief of Naval Operations: certification required for disposal of combatant vessels8678aLimitation on decommissioning or inactivating a battle force ship before the end of expected service life8679Construction of vessels in foreign shipyards: prohibition8679aContracting with shipyards controlled by a foreign adversary country: prohibition8680Overhaul, repair, etc. of vessels in foreign shipyards: restrictions8681Repair or maintenance of naval vessels: handling of hazardous waste8682Service craft stricken from Naval Vessel Register; obsolete boats: use of proceeds from exchange or sale8683Ship overhaul work: availability of appropriations for unusual cost overruns and for changes in scope of work8684Overhaul of naval vessels: competition between public and private shipyards8684aOmitted]8685Preservation of Navy shipbuilding capability8686Support for transfers of decommissioned vessels and shipboard equipment8687Status of Government rights in the designs of vessels, boats, and craft, and components thereof8688Repealed. Pub. L. 119–60, div. A, title VIII, § 811(a)(8), Dec. 18, 2025, 139 Stat. 948]Repealed8688aOmitted]8689Requirements for availability of funds relating to advanced naval nuclear fuel systems based on low-enriched uranium8690Limitation on length of overseas forward deployment of naval vessels8691Nuclear-powered aircraft carriers: dismantlement and disposal8692Ford-class aircraft carriers: cost limitation baselines8693Biennial report on shipbuilder training and the defense industrial base8694Annual report on ship maintenance8695Navy battle force ship assessment and requirement reporting8696Navy shipbuilding workforce development special incentive8697Battle force ship employment, maintenance, and manning baseline plans8698Roles and responsibilities relating to sustainment and readiness of certain naval surface vessels