FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT POLICY MANUAL

(4) Costs Chargeable to Commissioning Funds.
The following commissioning costs are properly funded by the
SCN appropriation:
(a) costs of a first commissioning ceremony for music, local
transportation, flowers, decorations, printed invitations, and
programs, and the cost of work and services necessary to
commission the ship, such as assembly and disassembly of the
speakers' platform, seating arrangements, the public address
system, and related items, but these expenses will be kept to a
minimum;
(b) miscellaneous type charges incurred incident to
commissioning, such as cost of gasoline and oil for vehicles,
tunnel and bridge tolls, and telephone services;
(c) invitational travel orders issued as authorized in Joint
Travel Regulations, Volume 2, to fund the travel expenses of
the speaker, sponsor, or anyone else who performs an official
function in connection with a commissioning.
(5) Costs Not Chargeable to Commissioning Funds.
The same items listed in subpar. d (3) as not being chargeable to
precommissioning funds or funded by the SCN appropriation.
e. Recommissioning.
Costs of recommissioning ceremonies are borne by the activity
responsible for the reactivation and funded by the appropriation made
available for the reactivation work. Allowable costs and guidelines are
the same as those outlined in subpar. d for the first commissionings, in
accordance with guidelines contained in SECNAVINST 5720.44A.
f. Decommissioning.
Costs of decommissioning ceremonies are borne by the fleet
commanders and are funded by the same funds made available for the
operation and maintenance of the ship involved. Allowable costs are
the same as those outlined in subpar. d for the commissioning costs.
Decommissioning ceremonies are usually modest, but may be
significant for ships with noteworthy combat records or special
significance in accordance with guidelines contained in
SECNAVINST 5720.44A.
6. RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT SHIPS.
For ships assigned to Program VI (Research and Development) of the
Future Years Defense Program the cost of reactivation, SLEP, conversion
and overhaul/modernization will be budgeted in the Research,
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