PROHIBITION ON ACQUISITION OF NEXT-GENERATION DESTROYER THROUGH A SINGLE SHIPYARD.

SEC. 125. PROHIBITION ON ACQUISITION OF NEXT-GENERATION DESTROYER THROUGH A SINGLE SHIPYARD.(a) Prohibition.—The Secretary of the Navy may not acquire vessels under the next-generation destroyer program through a winner-take-all acquisition strategy.(b) Prohibition on Use of Funds.—The Secretary of the Navy may not obligate or expend any funds to prepare for, conduct, or implement a strategy for the acquisition of vessels under the next-generation destroyer program through a winner-take-all acquisition strategy.(c) Winner-Take-All Acquisition Strategy Defined.—In this section, the term “winner-take-all acquisition strategy”, with respect to the acquisition of vessels under the next-generation destroyer program, means the acquisition (including design and construction) of such vessels through a single shipyard.(d) Next-Generation Destroyer Program.—In this section, the term “next-generation destroyer program” means the program to acquire and deploy a new class of destroyers as the follow-on to the Arleigh Burke class of destroyers.119 STAT. 3159