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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 creates exceptions to the prohibition on constructing U.S. Coast Guard vessels in foreign shipyards when authorized by the President. The President may grant such exceptions if 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 if the construction cost in the foreign shipyard is less than the cost of domestic construction. The President must notify Congress of any such determination, and no contract may be awarded until 30 days after Congress receives the notice. Before any Coast Guard vessel or major hull or superstructure component can be constructed at a foreign shipyard, the Commandant of the Coast Guard must certify to Congress that the foreign shipyard is not owned or operated by a Chinese company or a multinational company based in China. This bill allows the Coast Guard to utilize lower-cost allied foreign shipyard capacity while maintaining security restrictions against Chinese-controlled facilities.
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Sponsor (1)
- Sen. Lee, Mike [R-UT] (R-UT)
1 cosponsor
- Sen. Curtis, John R. [R-UT] (R-UT)
Actions (2)
- Feb 5, 2025 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. · senate
- Feb 5, 2025 Introduced in Senate
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Full text
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
February 5, 2025
Mr. Lee (for himself and Mr. Curtis) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation
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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