,,ii  #aahth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #deca  ,,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 ,armed ,services   
,a ,,bill  ,to authorize an exception to
 the prohibition on the construction of 
naval vessels in foreign shipyards1 and 
for other purposes4  #a4 ,short title   
,this ,act may be cited as the ,ensuring
 ,naval ,readiness ,act4  #b4 ,exception
 to prohibition on construction of naval
 vessels in foreign shipyards ,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 ,exception for     
construction of naval vessels in certain
 countries  7#a7 ,subsection 7a7 shall  
not apply with respect to the           

construction of a naval vessel 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 naval vessel1 or a major component
 of the hull or superstructure of a     
naval vessel1 may commence at a foreign 
shipyard under this subsection1 the     
,secretary of the ,navy 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