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Download official Senate Record PDFReturn to issue contextSA 6535. Mr. LEE submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 4784, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2027 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
Strike section 1019 and insert the following:
SEC. 1019. CONSTRUCTION OF VESSELS IN FOREIGN SHIPYARDS.
(a) Authority.—
(1) In general.—Notwithstanding section 8679 of title 10,
United States Code, the Secretary of Defense may construct
not more than two vessels for each class of covered vessels
in a foreign shipyard, if the Secretary determines that—
(A) such construction is in the national security interest
of the United States, supported by evidence, for purposes of
interoperability with allies and partners, forward logistics
support, or accelerating achievement of fleet capacity
requirements;
(B) the foreign country in which construction is proposed—
(i) is a treaty ally of the United States; and
(ii) has the capacity to produce the vessel, including with
respect to workforce, physical shipyard constraints, and
supply chain; and
(C) such construction ensures concurrent direct capital
investments in the maritime industrial base of the United
States resulting in, not later than the fourth vessel of the
class of covered vessels, the onshoring of the construction
and the supplier base of such class.
(2) Report and certification required.—Not later than 30
days before obligating or expending any funds pursuant to the
authority under paragraph (1), the Secretary of Defense shall
submit to the congressional defense committees a report that
includes the following:
(A) A certification that the conditions described in
subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C) of such paragraph will be
satisfied.
(B) An identification of—
(i) the specific vessel or class of vessels to be
constructed in a foreign shipyard; and
(ii) the specific foreign country and shipyard in which
construction is proposed.
(C) A description of the enforceable provisions that will
govern the protection of classified information and
controlled unclassified information related to the vessel
during construction.
(D) The sourcing plan and schedule to onshore the supply
chain and the plan for construction of the third and
subsequent vessels of the class of covered vessels in a
shipyard in the United States.
(3) Additional requirements.—In exercising the authority
under paragraph (1), the Secretary of Defense shall ensure
that—
(A) all critical mission systems, command and control
equipment, and secure communications systems are installed in
the United States or a secure allied facility;
(B) the vessels are projected to be constructed and
delivered faster than if the vessels were constructed at a
shipyard in the United States, or construction at a foreign
shipyard otherwise provides a material benefit to readiness
or force posture;
(C) the software and hardware related to all machinery
control systems, cargo and ballast control systems, power and
electrical systems, and safety systems are secure; and
(D) a life cycle sustainment plan is approved by the
Secretary for the class of covered vessels, including class-
standard repair parts.
(4) Prohibition on delegation.—The responsibility to
submit a certification under paragraph (2) may not be
delegated.
(b) Definitions.—In this section:
(1) Class of covered vessels.—The term “class of covered
vessels” means the following vessels that do not have
combatant classifications:
(A) Bulk fuel vessels designed or intended primarily for
the carriage of liquid fuels.
(B) Strategic sealift vessels designed to rapidly deploy
heavy military equipment globally in a roll-on/roll-off
configuration.
(2) Critical mission system.—The term “critical mission
system”, with respect to a vessel, means a system (weapon or
auxiliary) the failure of which would prevent the successful
completion of the mission or severely impact ability to
fight.
(3) Foreign shipyard.—The term “foreign shipyard” means
a shipyard located outside the United States.