,,ii  #aagth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #afdg  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,may #ac1      
#bjba,mr4 ,lee introduced the following 
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on ,commerce1         
,science1 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  
countries4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act 
may be cited as the ,enhancing ,coast   
,guard ,readiness ,act4  #b4 ,exception 
to restriction on construction of ,coast
 ,guard vessels in foreign shipyards for
 certain construction in shipyards in   
,north ,atlantic ,treaty ,organization  
countries  7a7 ,in general ,section     
#aaea of title #ad1 ,united ,states     
,code1 is amended-- 7#a7 in subsection  
7a71 by striking subsection 7b7 and     
inserting subsections 7b7 and 7c72 and  
7#b7 by adding at the end the following 

new subsection3  7c7 ,subsection 7a7    
shall not apply with respect to         
construction otherwise covered by that  
subsection if-- 7#a7 the foreign        
shipyard concerned is located in a      
,north ,atlantic ,treaty ,organization  
country2 and  7#b7 the cost of the      
construction concerned is less than the 
cost would be if such construction      
occurred in a domestic shipyard4  4  7b7
 ,conforming amendment ,section         
#hfgi7;a7 of title #aj1 ,united ,states 
,code1 is amended by inserting and      
section #aaea7;c7 of title #ad after in 
subsection 7b74