auxiliary ship
Defined in 1 place of the United States Code.
For purposes of this subsection, the term "auxiliary ship"—
(A) with respect to a contract entered into after December 20, 2019, does not include an icebreaker or a special mission ship; and
(B) with respect to a contract entered into on or after the date of the enactment of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025, includes an icebreaker or a special mission ship, unless the Secretary of the Navy certifies to Congress that the forecasted sales over a four-year period of large medium-speed diesel engines manufactured in the national technology and industrial base will not fall below the minimum sustaining rate for plant operations of a diminishing manufacturing source.
Source
- 2024–present10 U.S.C. § 4864Armed Forces · Miscellaneous limitations on the procurement of goods other than United States goods · in this section