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‘‘(ii) securing commitments from re-
gional educational and training entities 
and institutions of higher education to pro-
vide workforce training, including pro-
gramming for training and job placement 
of economically disadvantaged individuals. 
‘‘(3) REVIEW OF APPLICATIONS.— 
‘‘(A) CONSIDERATIONS
FOR
REVIEW.— 
With respect to the review by the Maritime Ad-
ministrator of an application submitted— 
‘‘(i) the Maritime Administrator may 
not approve an application for construction 
of a vessel as described in subsection 
(a)(1) unless the Administrator— 
‘‘(I) determines that a vessel 
funded through the program— 
‘‘(aa) will aid in the pro-
motion and development of for-
eign commerce; and 
‘‘(bb) will be suitable for use 
by the United States for national 
defense or military purposes in 
time of war or national emer-
gency; 
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‘‘(II) confirms that the vessel 
purchaser that received funding under 
this section possesses the ability, expe-
rience, financial resources, and other 
qualifications necessary for the oper-
ation and maintenance of the pro-
posed new vessel; 
‘‘(III) confirms that any shipyard 
selected to construct a vessel under 
this section possesses the ability, expe-
rience, financial resources, equipment, 
and other qualifications necessary to 
properly to construct the proposed 
vessel; 
‘‘(IV) confirms that any newly 
constructed vessel has dedicated space 
for the training of cadets of the 
United States Merchant Marine Acad-
emy (consistent with the requirements 
of section 51307(b)), State maritime 
academies (consistent with the re-
quirements of section 51507), or other 
workforce training programs identified 
by the Administrator; and 
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‘‘(V) has notified the appropriate 
committees of Congress not later than 
15 days before making any commit-
ment to provide Federal financial as-
sistance to any covered entity; 
‘‘(ii) the Maritime Administrator may 
not approve an application to incentivize 
qualified shipyard investments as described 
in subsection (a)(2) unless the Adminis-
trator— 
‘‘(I) confirms that the covered 
entity has received an incentive of-
fered by a governmental entity to a 
covered entity for the purposes of sup-
porting a qualified shipyard invest-
ment within that jurisdiction; 
‘‘(II) ensures that the covered en-
tity has an executable plan to sustain 
the facility without additional Federal 
financial assistance under this sub-
section for the facility; 
‘‘(III) determines that the project 
to which the application relates is in 
the economic and national security in-
terests of the United States; and 
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‘‘(IV) receives detailed informa-
tion on— 
‘‘(aa) the customers, or cat-
egories of customers, which the 
covered entity plans to serve; 
‘‘(bb) the type of expendi-
tures which the covered entity 
plans to make; and 
‘‘(cc) the workforce positions 
that the covered entity plans to 
employ, including any required 
recruitment, training, and hiring; 
and 
‘‘(iii) the Maritime Administrator may 
consider— 
‘‘(I) whether the covered entity 
has previously received financial as-
sistance under this section; 
‘‘(II) the price for the construc-
tion or repair of a vessel that has 
been negotiated between a shipyard 
and proposed vessel purchaser, and 
whether the negotiated price is fair 
and reasonable; 
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‘‘(III) whether the covered entity 
commits to use equipment, materials, 
and supplies that are produced in the 
United States, and utilize, to the max-
imum extent practicable, subcontrac-
tors and suppliers that are based in 
the United States; and 
‘‘(IV) whether the covered entity 
commits to utilizing new or emerging 
technologies. 
‘‘(B) RECORDS.—The Maritime Adminis-
trator may request records and information 
from the applicant to review the status of a cov-
ered entity. The applicant shall provide the 
records and information requested by the Ad-
ministrator. 
‘‘(C) PRIORITY.—In providing Federal fi-
nancial assistance to covered entities under this 
section, the Maritime Administrator may— 
‘‘(i) for an application for construc-
tion of a vessel as described in subsection 
(a)(1), give priority to applicants that— 
‘‘(I) propose the construction of 
vessels of higher transport capability 
and productivity; 
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‘‘(II) commit to have modifica-
tions done in the United States to a 
vessel constructed with such financial 
assistance; or 
‘‘(III) propose the construction 
or modification of a vessel to meet the 
national security needs of the United 
States; and 
‘‘(ii) for an application to incentivize a 
qualified shipyard investment as described 
in subsection (a)(2), give priority to appli-
cants that— 
‘‘(I) propose to expand produc-
tion capacity to enable more military 
or commercial vessels to be con-
structed or repaired in the United 
States; 
‘‘(II) commit to using new or 
emerging technologies or vessel design 
processes that increase production 
times or lower production costs; or 
‘‘(III) have experience making 
qualified shipyard investments or op-
erating shipyards for commercial or 
military oceangoing vessels. 
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