,,ii  #aah? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #decj  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,june #ac1 #bjbd,mr4   
,lee introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read
 twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on      
,comm]ce1 ,sci5ce1 & ,transportation  ,a
 ,,bill  ,to au?orize an exception to ! 
re/riction on con/ruction ( ,coa/ ,gu>d 
vessels 9 =eign %ipy>ds = c]ta9         
con/ruction 9 %ipy>ds 9 ,nor? ,atlantic 
,treaty ,organization c\ntries1 & = o!r 
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,ensur+ ,coa/ ,gu>d        
,read9ess ,act4  #b4 ,exception to      
re/riction on con/ruction ( ,coa/ ,gu>d 
vessels 9 =eign %ipy>ds = c]ta9         
con/ruction 9 %ipy>ds 9 ,nor? ,atlantic 
,treaty ,organization memb] c\ntries    
7a7 ,9 g5]al ,section #aaea ( title #ad1
 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$-- 7#a7 9 
subsection 7a71 by /rik+ subsection 7b7 
& ins]t+ subsections 7b7 & 7c72 &  7#b7 
by add+ at ! end ! foll[+ new           
subsection3  7c7 7#a7 ,subsection 7a7   
%all n apply ) respect to con/ruction   

o!rwise cov]$ by t subsection if-- 7,a7 
! =eign %ipy>d conc]n$ is locat$ 9-- 7i7
 a ,nor? ,atlantic ,treaty ,organization
 memb] c\ntry2 or  7ii7 a c\ntry 9 !    
,indo-,pacific region t is p>ty to a    
mutual def5se treaty ) ,unit$ ,/ates2 & 
7,b7 ! co/ ( ! con/ruction conc]n$ is   
less ?an ! co/ w\ld be if su*           
con/ruction occurr$ 9 a dome/ic %ipy>d4 
7#b7 ,be=e ! con/ruction ( a ,coa/ ,gu>d
 vessel1 or a major compon5t ( ! hull or
 sup]/ructure ( a ,coa/ ,gu>d vessel1   
may comm5ce at a =eign %ipy>d "u ?is    
subsection1 ! ,comm&ant %all submit to  
,congress a c]tification t ! =eign      
%ipy>d is n own$ or op]at$ by a ,*9ese  
company or a mult9ational company       
domicil$ 9 ! ,p's ,republic ( ,*9a4  4  
7b7 ,con=m+ am5dm5t ,section #hfgi7;a7 (
 title #aj1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is     
am5d$ by ins]t+ & section #aaea7;c7 (   
title #ad aft] 9 subsection 7b74