,i  #aahth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #hgd  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of   
,,representatives  ,february #h1        
#bjbc,mr4 ,garamendi introduced the     
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,armed ,services  ,a  
,,bill  ,to amend title #df1 ,united    
,states ,code1 to allow the             
,administrator of the ,maritime         
,administration to finance vessel       
retrofit1 repair1 or similar work       
required for the vessel to be a vessel  
of the ,united ,states1 and for other   
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,federal ,ship      
,financing ,improvement ,act4  #b4      
,loans for retrofitting to qualify as a 
vessel of the ,united ,states ,section  
#ecgjf7;a7 of title #df1 ,united ,states
 ,code1 is amended by adding at the end 
the following3  7#h7 ,financing         
7including reimbursement of an obligor  
for expenditures previously made for7   
the reconstruction1 reconditioning1     
retrofitting1 repair1 or similar work in

 a shipyard located in the ,united      
,states-- 7,a7 required for the vessel  
to be a vessel of the ,united ,states2  
7,b7 required for the vessel to be      
issued a coastwise endorsement under    
chapter #aba2  7,c7 to convert a        
civilian vessel of the ,united ,states  
to a more useful military configuration2
  7,d7 for any vessel under contract to 
the ,federal ,government2 or  7,e7 for  
any vessel participating in-- 7i7 the   
,maritime ,security ,program or the     
,emergency ,preparedness ,program under 
chapter #eca2  7ii7 the ,cable ,security
 ,fleet under chapter #ecb2  7iii7 the  
,tanker ,security ,fleet under chapter  
#ecd2 or  7iv7 the ,national ,defense   
,reserve ,fleet under section #egajj4  4
  #c4 ,buy ,america requirements for    
shipyard modernization and improvement  
program ,section #ecgcc of title #df1   
,united ,states ,code1 is amended by    
adding at the end the following3  7f7   
,buy ,america ,section #edaja7;d77#b7   
shall apply to any funds obligated by   

the ,administrator under this section4  
4  #d4 ,technical corrections  7a7      
,chapter #ecg ,the analysis for chapter 
#ecg of title #df1 ,united ,states      
,code1 is amended by striking the item  
relating to section #ecgjc and inserting
 the following3  #ecgjc4 ,application   
and administration4  4  7b7 ,chapter    
#eda ,the analysis for chapter #eda of  
title #df1 ,united ,states ,code1 is    
amended to read as follows3  ,chapter   
#eda--,miscellaneous,sec4#edaja4        
,assistance for small shipyards4  4