(a) In general
None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act for fiscal year 2027 for the Department of the Navy may be obligated or expended to enter into a contract for the procurement of a battle force ship to be built a foreign shipyard that is to be commissioned a United States Ship (USS) warship.
(b) Definitions
In this section:
(1)
The term battle force ship has the meaning given in Secretary of the Navy Instruction 5030.8C.
(2)
The term foreign shipyard means any shipbuilding facility located outside of the United States, Guam, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.