LIMITATION ON OVERSEAS SHIP REPAIRS.

SEC. 1012. LIMITATION ON OVERSEAS SHIP REPAIRS.Section 7309 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: “(e) In the case of a naval vessel the homeport of which is not in the United States (or a territory of the United States), the Secretary of the Navy may not during the 15-month period preceding the planned reassignment of the vessel to a homeport in the United States (or a territory of the United States) begin any work for the overhaul, repair, or maintenance of the vessel that is scheduled to be for a period of more than six months.”.