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10 U.S.C. § 8690

Title 10 Chapter 863 Current through PL 119-73 Last updated: March 29, 2026 View on OLRC →
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§ 8690. Limitation on length of overseas forward deployment of naval vessels

  • (a) The Secretary of the Navy shall ensure that no naval vessel specified in subsection (b) that is listed in the Naval Vessel Register is forward deployed overseas for a period in excess of ten years. At the end of a period of overseas forward deployment, the vessel shall be assigned a homeport in the United States.
  • (b) A naval vessel specified in this subsection is any of the following:
    • (1) Aircraft carrier.
    • (2) Amphibious ship.
    • (3) Cruiser.
    • (4) Destroyer.
    • (5) Frigate.
    • (6) Littoral Combat Ship.
  • (c) The Secretary of the Navy may waive the limitation under subsection (a) with respect to a naval vessel if the Secretary submits to the congressional defense committees notice in writing of—
    • (1) the waiver of such limitation with respect to the vessel;
    • (2) the date on which the period of overseas forward deployment of the vessel is expected to end; and
    • (3) the factors used by the Secretary to determine that a longer period of deployment would promote the national defense or be in the public interest.

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