“A bill to authorize an exception to the prohibition on the construction of Coast Guard vessels in foreign shipyards, and for other purposes.”
No CRS summary available for this bill.
This section revises the conditions for presidential exceptions to the prohibition on constructing Coast Guard vessels or major hull or superstructure components in foreign shipyards (14 U.S.C. 1151(b)). It limits such exceptions to shipyards located in North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) member countries or Indo-Pacific countries that are parties to a mutual defense treaty with the United States where construction costs are less than if performed in a U.S. shipyard; requires the Coast Guard Commandant to certify to Congress, prior to construction commencement, that the shipyard is not owned or operated by a Chinese company or multinational domiciled in the People's Republic of China; and retains the requirement for presidential notification to Congress with a 30-day waiting period before contracting. The section also makes a conforming amendment to 10 U.S.C. 8679(a) by adding a cross-reference to 14 U.S.C. 1151(b).