10 U.S.C. § 3677 - U.S. Code - Unannotated Title 10. Armed Forces § 3677. Contracts for lease or use of vessels for a term of greater than two years but less than five years: prior notice to congressional committees

(A) a detailed description of the terms of the proposed contract and a justification for entering into the proposed contract rather than obtaining the capability provided for by the lease, charter, or services involved through purchase of the vessel;

(B) a determination that entering into the proposed contract as a means of obtaining the vessel is the most cost-effective means of obtaining such vessel; and

(C) a plan for meeting the requirement provided by the proposed contract upon completion of the term of the lease contract; and