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117TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
S. 1647
To authorize an exception to the restriction on construction of Coast Guard
vessels in foreign shipyards for certain construction in shipyards in
North Atlantic Treaty Organization countries.
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
MAY 13, 2021
Mr. LEE 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 restriction on construction
of Coast Guard vessels in foreign shipyards for certain
construction in shipyards in North Atlantic Treaty Orga-
nization countries.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
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tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
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This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Enhancing Coast
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Guard Readiness Act’’.
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•S 1647 IS
SEC. 2. EXCEPTION TO RESTRICTION ON CONSTRUCTION
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OF COAST GUARD VESSELS IN FOREIGN SHIP-
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YARDS
FOR
CERTAIN
CONSTRUCTION
IN
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SHIPYARDS IN NORTH ATLANTIC TREATY OR-
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GANIZATION COUNTRIES.
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(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1151 of title 14, United
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States Code, is amended—
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(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘subsection
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(b)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsections (b) and (c)’’; and
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(2) by adding at the end the following new sub-
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section:
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‘‘(c) Subsection (a) shall not apply with respect to
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construction otherwise covered by that subsection if—
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‘‘(1) the foreign shipyard concerned is located
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in a North Atlantic Treaty Organization country;
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and
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‘‘(2) the cost of the construction concerned is
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less than the cost would be if such construction oc-
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curred in a domestic shipyard.’’.
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(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 8679(a) of
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title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting ‘‘and
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section 1151(c) of title 14’’ after ‘‘in subsection (b)’’.
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