,,ii  #aahth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #decj  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,june #ac1     
#bjbd,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  
countries1 and for other purposes4  #a4 
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,ensuring ,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 member  
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 7#a7 ,subsection   
7a7 shall not apply with respect to     
construction otherwise covered by that  
subsection if-- 7,a7 the foreign        
shipyard concerned is located in-- 7i7 a
 ,north ,atlantic ,treaty ,organization 
member country2 or  7ii7 a country in   
the ,indo-,pacific region that is party 
to a mutual defense treaty with ,united 
,states2 and  7,b7 the cost of the      
construction concerned is less than the 
cost would be if such construction      
occurred in a domestic shipyard4  7#b7  
,before the construction of a ,coast    
,guard vessel1 or a major component of  
the hull or superstructure of a ,coast  
,guard vessel1 may commence at a foreign
 shipyard under this subsection1 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 
,china4  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