1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Smart Ship Repair Act of 2023 . 2. Limitation on use of Government-operated drydocks The Secretary of the Navy shall ensure that no Government-operated drydock is eligible to compete for the award of a contract for private sector non-nuclear surface ship maintenance unless the Secretary determines, in accordance with section 2466 of title 10, United States Code, that there is not sufficient private sector dock competition. 3. Study on price differentials used in Navy ship repair solicitations (a) In general Subject to the availability of appropriations, the Secretary of the Navy shall seek to enter into an agreement with a federally funded research and development center to conduct a study to assess whether relevant price differentials used by the Navy in ship repair solicitations accurately reflect the true market value of the activity undertaken to complete the repair work involved in the absence of any such differential. (b) Elements The study under subsection (a) shall address all relevant price differentials used by the Navy in ship repair solicitations, including— (1) the use of government owned and operated dry docks; (2) the use of inter-port differentials