,,ii  #aah? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #deca  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,june #ac1 #bjbd,mr4   
,lee introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read
 twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,arm$
 ,s]vices  ,a ,,bill  ,to au?orize an   
exception to ! prohibition on !         
con/ruction ( naval vessels 9 =eign     
%ipy>ds1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort   
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,ensur+ 
,naval ,read9ess ,act4  #b4 ,exception  
to prohibition on con/ruction ( naval   
vessels 9 =eign %ipy>ds ,section #hfgi (
 title #aj1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is     
am5d$-- 7#a7 9 subsection 7a71 by /rik+ 
subsection 7b7 & ins]t+ subsections 7b7 
& 7c72  7#b7 by r$esignat+ subsection   
7c7 z subsection 7d72 &  7#c7 by ins]t+ 
aft] subsection 7b7 ! foll[+ new        
subsection 7c73  7c7 ,exception =       
con/ruction ( naval vessels 9 c]ta9     
c\ntries  7#a7 ,subsection 7a7 %all n   
apply ) respect to ! con/ruction ( a    
naval vessel 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 naval      
vessel1 or a major compon5t ( ! hull or 
sup]/ructure ( a naval vessel1 may      
comm5ce at a =eign %ipy>d "u ?is        
subsection1 ! ,secret>y ( ! ,navy %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