Enhancing Coast Guard Readiness Act

Bill: 117-s-1647
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Lee, Mike [R-UT]
Introduced: 2021-05-13
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Alliances

Coast guard

Collective security

Europe

Marine and inland water transportation

Military procurement, research, weapons development

Navigation, waterways, harbors

Public contracts and procurement
Latest action: action_date: 2021-05-13
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Summaries:
action_date: 2021-05-13
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><strong>Enhancing Coast Guard Readiness Act</strong></p> <p>This bill provides an exception to the restriction on construction of U.S. Coast Guard vessels in foreign shipyards.</p> <p>Specifically, the bill allows Coast Guard vessels to be constructed in foreign shipyards that are located in NATO countries if the cost of construction is less than the cost would be if such construction occurred in a domestic shipyard.</p>

tv_txt: II 117th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1647 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 Organization countries.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Enhancing Coast Guard Readiness Act . 2. Exception to restriction on construction of Coast Guard vessels in foreign shipyards for certain construction in shipyards in North Atlantic Treaty Organization countries (a) In general Section 1151 of title 14, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subsection (a), by striking subsection (b) and inserting subsections (b) and (c) ; and (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection: (c) Subsection (a) shall not apply with respect to construction otherwise covered by that subsection if— (1) the foreign shipyard concerned is located in a North Atlantic Treaty Organization country; and (2) the cost of the construction concerned is less than the cost would be if such construction occurred in a domestic shipyard. . (b) Conforming amendment Section 8679(a) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting and section 1151(c) of title 14 after in subsection (b) .