Bill Details
S.407 - 119th Congress
Status
Latest action
2025-02-05 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Introduced Date
2025-02-05
Policy Area
Transportation and Public Works
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This bill would let the President make a narrow exception to the current rule that Coast Guard ships must be built in U.S. shipyards. The exception could be used only when it is in the national security interest of the United States, the foreign shipyard is in a NATO country or in an Indo-Pacific country that has a mutual defense treaty with the United States, and building the vessel there would cost less than building it in the United States. The bill also adds steps meant to keep Congress informed and to limit use of shipyards with ties to China.
- The President would have to notify Congress before using this exception.
- No contract could be signed until 30 days after Congress receives that notice.
- Before work begins on a Coast Guard vessel, or on a major part of its hull or superstructure, the Coast Guard Commandant would have to certify that the foreign shipyard is not owned or run by a Chinese company, or by a multinational company based in China.
- The bill also makes a related change to another law so the new exception fits with existing defense rules.
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Current Full Text
[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 407 Introduced in Senate (IS)]
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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 407
To authorize an exception to the prohibition on the construction of
Coast Guard vessels in foreign shipyards, and for other purposes.
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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
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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)''.
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