Navy Force Structure and Shipbuilding Plans: Background and Issues for Congress

O' ; Rourke, Ronald

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

关键词: Defense budgets;    Navy procurement;    Shipbuilding;   

RP-ID  :  RL32665
RP-ID  :  RL32665_2018July06

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来源: UNT Digital Library

【 摘 要 】

This report presents background information and issues for Congress concerning the Navy's force structure and shipbuilding plans. The current and planned size and composition of the Navy, the rate of Navy ship procurement, and the prospective affordability of the Navy's shipbuilding plans have been oversight matters for the congressional defense committees for many years. The issue for Congress is whether to approve, reject, or modify the Navy's proposed FY2019 shipbuilding program and the Navy's longer-term shipbuilding plans.