MODIFICATIONS TO PROCUREMENT AUTHORITIES FOR CERTAIN AMPHIBIOUS SHIPBUILDING PROGRAMS.

SEC. 121. MODIFICATIONS TO PROCUREMENT AUTHORITIES FOR CERTAIN AMPHIBIOUS SHIPBUILDING PROGRAMS. Section 129 of the James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117–263; 136 Stat. 2448) is amended— (1) in subsection (c)— (A) in the subsection heading, by inserting “across programs” after “advance procurement”; and (B) by inserting “across programs” after “advance procurement”; (2) by redesignating subsections (d), (e), and (f) as subsections (e), (f), and (g), respectively; and (3) by inserting after subsection (c) the following new subsection: “(d) Authority to Enter Into Economic Order Quantity Contracts.—The Secretary of the Navy may use funds made available to carry out this section to enter into contracts known as ‘economic order quantity contracts’ with private shipyards and other commercial or government entities to achieve economic efficiencies based on production economies for major components or subsystems of covered ships. The authority under this subsection extends to the procurement of parts, components, and systems (including weapon systems) common with, and required for, covered ships under joint economic order quantity contracts.” .