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111TH CONGRESS

1st Session 

REPORT

2009

111–167 

DIRECTING THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE TO TRANSMIT TO THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES THE 

FISCAL YEAR 2010 30-YEAR SHIPBUILDING PLAN 

RELATING TO THE LONG-TERM SHIPBUILDING 

STRATEGY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE, 

AS REQUIRED BY SECTION 231 OF TITLE 10, 

UNITED STATES CODE 

REPORT 

OF THE

COMMITTEE ON ARMED SERVICES 

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

ON

H. RES. 477 

JUNE 19, 2009.—Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be 

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HOUSE COMMITTEE ON ARMED SERVICES 

ONE HUNDRED ELEVENTH CONGRESS

IKE SKELTON, Missouri, Chairman 

JOHN SPRATT, South Carolina 

SOLOMON P. ORTIZ, Texas 

GENE TAYLOR, Mississippi 

NEIL ABERCROMBIE, Hawaii 

SILVESTRE REYES, Texas 

VIC SNYDER, Arkansas 

ADAM SMITH, Washington 

LORETTA SANCHEZ, California 

MIKE MCINTYRE, North Carolina 

ELLEN O. TAUSCHER, California 

ROBERT A. BRADY, Pennsylvania 

ROBERT ANDREWS, New Jersey 

SUSAN A. DAVIS, California 

JAMES R. LANGEVIN, Rhode Island 

RICK LARSEN, Washington 

JIM COOPER, Tennessee 

JIM MARSHALL, Georgia 

MADELEINE Z. BORDALLO, Guam 

BRAD ELLSWORTH, Indiana 

PATRICK J. MURPHY, Pennsylvania 

HANK JOHNSON, Georgia 

CAROL SHEA-PORTER, New Hampshire 

JOE COURTNEY, Connecticut 

DAVID LOEBSACK, Iowa 

JOE SESTAK, Pennsylvania 

GABRIELLE GIFFORDS, Arizona 

NIKI TSONGAS, Massachusetts 

GLENN NYE, Virginia 

CHELLIE PINGREE, Maine 

LARRY KISSELL, North Carolina 

MARTIN HEINRICH, New Mexico 

FRANK M. KRATOVIL, JR., Maryland 

ERIC J.J. MASSA, New York 

BOBBY BRIGHT, Alabama 

SCOTT MURPHY, New York 

DAN BOREN, Oklahoma 

HOWARD P. ‘‘BUCK’’ MCKEON, California 

ROSCOE G. BARTLETT, Maryland 

MAC THORNBERRY, Texas 

WALTER B. JONES, North Carolina 

W. TODD AKIN, Missouri 

J. RANDY FORBES, Virginia 

JEFF MILLER, Florida 

JOE WILSON, South Carolina 

FRANK A. LOBIONDO, New Jersey 

ROB BISHOP, Utah 

MICHAEL TURNER, Ohio 

JOHN KLINE, Minnesota 

MIKE ROGERS, Alabama 

TRENT FRANKS, Arizona 

BILL SHUSTER, Pennsylvania 

CATHY MCMORRIS RODGERS, Washington 

K. MICHAEL CONAWAY, Texas 

DOUG LAMBORN, Colorado 

ROB WITTMAN, Virginia 

MARY FALLIN, Oklahoma 

DUNCAN HUNTER, California 

JOHN C. FLEMING, Louisiana 

MIKE COFFMAN, Colorado 

THOMAS J. ROONEY, Florida 

TODD RUSSELL PLATTS, Pennsylvania 

ERIN C. CONATON, Staff Director 


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Purpose and Background ........................................................................................ 1 

Legislative History .................................................................................................. 2 

Committee Position ................................................................................................. 2 

Committee Cost Estimate ....................................................................................... 2 

Compliance with House Rule XXI .......................................................................... 3 

Oversight Findings .................................................................................................. 3 

Constitutional Authority Statement ...................................................................... 3 

Statement of Federal Mandates ............................................................................. 3 

Record Vote .............................................................................................................. 3 

Changes in Existing Law Made by the Bill, as Reported ..................................... 3 


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111TH CONGRESS REPORT " ! HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 1st Session 111–167 

RESOLUTION OF INQUIRY DIRECTING THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE TO 

TRANSMIT TO THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES THE FISCAL YEAR 

2010 30-YEAR SHIPBUILDING PLAN RELATING TO THE LONG-TERM SHIPBUILDING STRATEGY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE, AS REQUIRED 

BY SECTION 231 OF TITLE 10, UNITED STATES CODE 

JUNE 19, 2009.—Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed 

Mr. SKELTON, from the Committee on Armed Services, 

submitted the following 

R E P O R T 

[To accompany H. Res. 477] 

[Including cost estimate of the Congressional Budget Office] 

The Committee on Armed Services, to whom was referred the 

resolution (H. Res. 477) directing the Secretary of Defense to transmit to the House of Representatives the fiscal year 2010 30-year 

shipbuilding plan relating to the long-term shipbuilding strategy of 

the Department of Defense, as required by section 231 of title 10, 

United States Code, having considered the same, report favorably 

thereon with an amendment and recommend that the resolution as 

amended be agreed to. 

The amendment is as follows: 

Strike all after the resolving clause and insert the following: 

That the Secretary of Defense is directed to transmit to the House of Representatives, not later than September 15, 2009— 

(1) the fiscal year 2010 30-year shipbuilding plan relating to the long-term 

shipbuilding strategy of the Department of Defense, as required by section 231 

of title 10, United States Code; and 

(2) the certification statement of the Secretary required in the plan that both 

the budget for this fiscal year and the future-years defense program relating to 

the construction of naval vessels are at a level that is sufficient for the procurement as described in the 30-year shipbuilding plan. 

PURPOSE AND BACKGROUND

Section 231 of title 10, United States Code, requires that the Secretary of Defense submit with the budget request required by section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, for each fiscal year, a 

long-range plan for the construction of naval vessels. The longrange plan must describe the naval force required to meet the current national security strategy or the current Quadrennial Defense 

Review and must certify that the construction plan and that the 


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budget request for the current year and programmed for future 

years is sufficient to maintain such a naval force. 

The budget request submitted pursuant to section 1105(a) of title 

31, United States Code, for fiscal year 2010 did not contain the 

long-range plan for the construction of naval vessels. On May 21, 

2009, the Honorable Randy Forbes of Virginia introduced House 

Resolution 477, a resolution of inquiry that would direct the Secretary of Defense to transmit, within 14 days of the adoption of the 

resolution, to the House of Representatives, the long-range construction plan for naval vessels along with all documents, including 

telephone and electronic mail records, logs and calendars, and 

records of internal discussions in the possession of the Secretary of 

Defense, the Secretary of the Navy, and the Director of the Office 

of Management and Budget relating to the long-range plan for the 

construction of naval vessels. 

Clause 7 of rule XIII of the Rules of the House of Representatives 

provides for a committee to report on a qualifying resolution of inquiry, such as House Resolution 477, within 14 legislative days or 

a privileged motion to discharge the committee is in order. House 

Resolution 477 was referred to the Committee on Armed Services 

on May 21, 2009. 

On June 16, 2009, the Committee on Armed Services took up 

House Resolution 477 for the purpose of reporting a recommendation to the House. House Resolution 477 was amended to require 

the Secretary of Defense to submit only the long-range plan for the 

construction of naval vessels and certification required by section 

231 of title 10, United States Code, by September 15, 2009. 

Under the rules and precedents of the House, a resolution of inquiry is one of the means by which the House may request information from the head of one of the executive departments. It is a 

simple resolution making a demand of the head of an executive department to furnish the House of Representatives with specific information in the possession of the executive branch. It is not used 

to request opinions or to require an investigation on a subject. 

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY

House Resolution 477 was introduced on May 21, 2009, and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. 

On June 16, 2009, the Committee on Armed Services held a 

mark-up session to consider House Resolution 477, as introduced. 

The committee, a quorum being present, ordered to be reported 

House Resolution 477, as amended, to the House with a favorable 

recommendation by a voice vote. 

COMMITTEE POSITION

On June 16, 2009, the Committee on Armed Services, a quorum 

being present, ordered to be reported House Resolution 477, as 

amended, to the House with a favorable recommendation by a voice 

vote. 

COMMITTEE COST ESTIMATE

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menting the resolution would be minimal. The Congressional Budget Office did not provide a cost estimate for the resolution. 

COMPLIANCE WITH HOUSE RULE XXI

Pursuant to clause 9 of Rule XXI, House Resolution 477 contains 

no congressional earmarks, limited tax benefits, or limited tariff 

benefits as defined in clause 9(d), 9(e), or 9(f) of rule XXI. 

OVERSIGHT FINDINGS

With respect to clause 3(c)(1) of rule XIII of the Rules of the 

House of Representatives, the committee reports that the findings 

and recommendations of the committee, based on oversight activities pursuant to clause 2(b)(1) of rule X, are incorporated in the descriptive portions of this report. 

With respect to clause 3(c)(2) of rule XIII of the Rules of the 

House of Representatives, this legislation does not include any new 

spending or credit authority, nor does it provide for any increase 

or decrease in tax revenues or expenditures. 

With respect to clause 3(c)(4) of rule XIII of the Rules of the 

House of Representatives, the bill does not authorize specific program funding. 

CONSTITUTIONAL AUTHORITY STATEMENT

Pursuant to clause 3(d)(1) of rule XIII of the Rules of the House 

of Representatives, the committee finds the authority for this legislation in Article I, Section 8 of the United States Constitution. 

STATEMENT OF FEDERAL MANDATES

Pursuant to section 423 of Public Law 104–4, this legislation contains no federal mandates with respect to state, local, and tribal 

governments, nor with respect to the private sector. Similarly, the 

bill provides no unfunded federal intergovernmental mandates. 

RECORD VOTE

In accordance with clause 3(b) of rule XIII of the Rules of the 

House of Representatives, there were no record votes taken with 

respect to the committee’s consideration of House Resolution 477. 

CHANGES IN EXISTING LAW MADE BY THE BILL, AS REPORTED

Clause 3(e) of rule XIII of the Rules of the House of Representatives requires an elaboration or description of how the reported bill 

proposes to repeal or amend a statute or part thereof. There were 

no changes in existing law made by House Resolution 477, as reported. 

ADDITIONAL AND DISSENTING VIEWS

Clause 3(a) of rule XIII requires that the report include all supplemental, minority, or additional views that have been submitted. 

None have been submitted by the time of the filing of the report. 

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