,,ii  #aagth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #afdh  ,,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 ,armed ,services   
,a ,,bill  ,to amend title #aj1 ,united 
,states ,code1 to authorize the         
construction of naval vessels in        
shipyards in ,north ,atlantic ,treaty   
,organization countries4  #a4           
,construction of naval vessels in       
shipyards in ,north ,atlantic ,treaty   
,organization countries ,section #hfgi  
of title #aj1 ,united ,states ,code1 is 
amended-- 7#a7 in subsection 7a71 by    
striking subsection 7b7 and inserting   
subsections 7b7 and 7c72  7#b7 by       
redesignating subsection 7c7 as         
subsection 7d72 and  7#c7 by inserting  
after subsection 7b7 the following new  
subsection 7c73  7c7 ,construction of   
naval vessels in shipyards in ,,nato    
countries ,the ,secretary of the ,navy  
may construct a naval vessel in a       

foreign shipyard if-- 7#a7 the shipyard 
is located within the boundaries of a   
member country of the ,north ,atlantic  
,treaty ,organization2 and  7#b7 the    
cost of construction of such vessel in  
such shipyard will be less than the cost
 of construction of such vessel in a    
domestic shipyard4  4