VESSELS SUBJECT TO REPAIR UNDER PHASED MAINTENANCE CONTRACTS.

SEC. 1016. VESSELS SUBJECT TO REPAIR UNDER PHASED MAINTENANCE CONTRACTS. (a) In General.— The Secretary of the Navy shall ensure that any vessel that is covered by the contract referred to in subsection (b) remains covered by that contract, regardless of the operating command to which the vessel is subsequently assigned, unless the vessel is taken out of service for the Department of the Navy. (b) Covered Contract.— The contract referred to in subsection (a) is the contract entered into before the date of the enactment of this Act for the phased maintenance of AE class ships.