Grants for improvement of Navy ship repair or alterations capability

Subject to the availability of appropriations, the Secretary of the Navy may make grants to an eligible entity for the purpose of carrying out— The Secretary may not award a grant to an eligible entity under this section unless the Secretary determines that— the project or program would improve— To be eligible for a grant under this section, an entity shall— submit an application, at such time, in such form, and containing such information and assurances as the Secretary may require, including a comprehensive description of— enter into an agreement with the Secretary under which the entity agrees— to return to the Secretary any amount of the grant that is— not to purchase any product or material for the project or program using grant funds, including any commercially available off-the-shelf item, unless such product or material is— The Secretary shall issue guidelines to establish appropriate accounting, reporting, and review procedures to ensure that— In this section: The term “commercially available off-the-shelf item”— means any item of supply (including construction material) that is— The term “product or material”, with respect to a project or program—