The Commissioning Committee is a non-profit §501(c)(3) working in collaboration with the U.S. Navy, Navy League, and others to plan the commissioning celebration of the USS Massachusetts (currently under construction). THE COMMISSIONING COMMITTEE IS TO SERVE AS THE STATE'S AGENT FOR PLANNING, FUNDING AND THE PRODUCTION OF TRADITIONAL AND CELEBRATRY U.S. NAVY SHIP COMMISSIONING ACTIVITIES ACCORDING TO NAVY REGULATION AND THE GUIDELINES OF THE SECRETARY OF THE NAVY AND IMPLEMENT A SUSTAINABLE PROGRAM OF FELLOWSHIP AN DSUPPORT SO THAT THE FIRST AND FUTURE CREWS AND FAMILIES OF THE COMMONWEALTH'S NAMESAKE SUBMARINE EXPERIENCE ONGOING AND SUSTAINABLE SUPPORT FROM MASSACHUSETTS RESIDENTS AND FRIENDS OF THE USS MASSACHUSETTS.