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Ensuring Coast Guard Readiness Act
To authorize an exception to the prohibition on the construction of Coast Guard vessels in foreign shipyards, and for other purposes.
Summary
This bill authorizes the President to make exceptions to the federal prohibition on constructing Coast Guard vessels in foreign shipyards under certain conditions. Exceptions may be granted when the President determines it is in the national security interest and the foreign shipyard is located in a NATO member country or an Indo-Pacific country with a mutual defense treaty with the United States, and the foreign construction costs less than domestic construction. The President must notify Congress before any contract is made, with a required 30-day waiting period after notice is received. Before construction begins, the Coast Guard Commandant must certify that the foreign shipyard is not owned or operated by a Chinese company or a company based in China.
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Sponsor (1)
- Rep. Kennedy, Mike [R-UT-3] (R-UT)
1 cosponsor
Actions (3)
- Aug 13, 2025 Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation. · house
- Aug 12, 2025 Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. · house
- Aug 12, 2025 Introduced in House
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
August 12, 2025
Mr. Kennedy of Utah introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned
A BILL
To authorize an exception to the prohibition on the construction of Coast Guard vessels in foreign shipyards, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the “Ensuring Coast Guard Readiness Act”.
SEC. 2. EXCEPTION TO PROHIBITION ON CONSTRUCTION OF COAST GUARD VESSELS IN FOREIGN SHIPYARDS.
(a) In General.—Subsection (b) of section 1151 of title 14, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:
“(b)(1) The President may authorize exceptions to the prohibition in subsection (a) when the President determines that it is in the national security interest of the United States to do so, provided that—
“(A) the foreign shipyard concerned is located in a North Atlantic Treaty Organization member country or a country in the Indo-Pacific region that is party to a mutual defense treaty with the United States; and
“(B) the cost of the construction concerned is less than the cost would be if such construction occurred in a domestic shipyard.
“(2) The President shall transmit notice to Congress of any such determination, and no contract may be made pursuant to the exception authorized until the end of the 30-day period beginning on the date the notice of such determination is received by Congress.
“(3) Before the construction of a Coast Guard vessel, or a major component of the hull or superstructure of a Coast Guard vessel, may commence at a foreign shipyard pursuant to this subsection, the Commandant shall submit to Congress a certification that the foreign shipyard is not owned or operated by a Chinese company or a multinational company domiciled in the People’s Republic of China.”.
(b) Conforming Amendment.—Section 8679(a) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting “and section 1151(b) of title 14” after “in subsection (b)”. <all>
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