Expressing the sense of the Senate on the acquisition of the next generation destroyer (DDX).

1. Adds SEC. 510. SENSE OF THE SENATE REGARDING THE ACQUISITION OF THE NEXT GENERATION DESTROYER (DDX) at the end of the resolution

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   In S.Con.Res. 18 · Placed on Calendar Senate

   (b) Sense of the Senate.--It is the sense of the Senate that any reconciled mandatory agriculture savings required under this resolution should be primarily achieved through modifications to the payment limitation provisions of the Food Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002.

   Inserted: SEC. 510. SENSE OF THE SENATE REGARDING THE ACQUISITION OF THE NEXT GENERATION DESTROYER (DDX).

   Inserted: (a) Findings.--The Senate makes the following findings:

   Inserted: (1) The Quadrennial Defense Review to be conducted in 2005 has not been completed.

   Inserted: (2) The national security of the United States is best served by a competitive industrial base consisting of at least two shipyards capable of constructing major surface combatants.

   Inserted: (b) Sense of Senate.--It is the sense of the Senate that--

   Inserted: (1) it is ill-advised for the Department of Defense to pursue a winner-take-all strategy for the acquisition of destroyers under the next generation destroyer (DDX) program; and

   Inserted: (2) the amounts identified in this resolution assume that the Department of Defense will not acquire any destroyer under the next generation destroyer program through a winner-take-all strategy.

   Inserted: (c) Winner-Take-All Strategy Defined.--In this section, the term "winner-take-all strategy", with respect to the acquisition of destroyers under the next generation destroyer program, means the acquisition (including design and construction) of such destroyers through a single shipyard.

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