One Big Beautiful Bill Act 2025, Section 20002 ("Enhancement of Department of Defense resources for shipbuilding")

Proposed 2025-05-20 | Official source

Summary

Appropriates $450 million for autonomy and AI in naval shipbuilding. Allocates $188.36 million for maritime robotic autonomous systems development and testing. Dedicates $174 million for a robotic autonomous systems proving ground. Provides $250 million for wave-powered unmanned underwater vehicles integration.

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In addition to amounts otherwise available, there are appropriated to the Secretary of Defense for fiscal year 2025, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to remain available until September 30, 2029-- (1) $250,000,000 for the expansion of accelerated Training in Defense Manufacturing program; (2) $250,000,000 for United States production of turbine generators for shipbuilding industrial base; (3) $450,000,000 for United States additive manufacturing for wire production and machining capacity for shipbuilding industrial base; (4) $492,000,000 for next-generation shipbuilding techniques; (5) $85,000,000 for United States-made steel plate for shipbuilding industrial base; (6) $50,000,000 for machining capacity for naval propellers for shipbuilding industrial base; (7) $110,000,000 for rolled steel and fabrication facility for shipbuilding industrial base; (8) $400,000,000 for expansion of collaborative campus for naval shipbuilding; (9) $450,000,000 for application of autonomy and artificial intelligence to naval shipbuilding; (10) $500,000,000 for the adoption of advanced manufacturing techniques in the shipbuilding industrial base; (11) $500,000,000 for additional dry-dock capability; (12) $50,000,000 for the expansion of cold spray repair technologies; (13) $450,000,000 for additional maritime industrial workforce development programs; (14) $750,000,000 for additional supplier development across the naval shipbuilding industrial base; (15) $250,000,000 for additional advanced manufacturing processes across the naval shipbuilding industrial base; (16) $4,600,000,000 for a second Virginia-class submarine in fiscal year 2026; (17) $5,400,000,000 for two additional Guided Missile Destroyer (DDG) ships; (18) $160,000,000 for advanced procurement for Landing Ship Medium; (19) $1,803,941,000 for procurement of Landing Ship Medium; (20) $295,000,000 for development of a second Landing Craft Utility shipyard and production of additional Landing Craft Utility; (21) $100,000,000 for the procurement of commercial logistics ships; (22) $600,000,000 for the lease or purchase of new ships through the National Defense Sealift Fund; (23) $2,725,000,000 for the procurement of T-AO oilers; (24) $500,000,000 for cost-to-complete for rescue and salvage ships; (25) $300,000,000 for production of ship-to-shore connectors; (26) $695,000,000 for the implementation of a multi-ship amphibious warship contract; (27) $80,000,000 for accelerated development of vertical launch system reloading at sea; (28) $250,000,000 for expansion of Navy corrosion control programs; (29) $159,000,000 for leasing of ships for Marine Corps operations; (30) $1,534,000,000 for expansion of small unmanned surface vessel production; (31) $1,800,000,000 for expansion of medium unmanned surface vessel production; (32) $1,300,000,000 for expansion of unmanned underwater vehicle production; (33) $188,360,000 for the development and testing of maritime robotic autonomous systems and enabling technologies; (34) $174,000,000 for the development of a Test Resource Management Center robotic autonomous systems proving ground; (35) $250,000,000 for the development, production, and integration of wave-powered unmanned underwater vehicles; (36) $2,100,000,000 for San Antonio-class Amphibious Transport Dock (LPD); and (37) $3,700,000,000 for America-class Amphibious Assault Ship (LHA).