,i  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #dieb  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,augu/ #ab1 #bjbe,mr4 
,k5n$y ( ,utah introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 
:i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on         
,transportation & ,infra/ructure1 & 9   
addition to ! ,committee on ,arm$       
,s]vices1 = a p]iod to be subsequ5tly   
det]m9$ by ! ,speak]1 9 ea* case =      
consid]ation ( su* provisions z fall )9 
! jurisdiction ( ! committee conc]n$  ,a
 ,,bill  ,to au?orize an exception to ! 
prohibition on ! con/ruction ( ,coa/    
,gu>d vessels 9 =eign %ipy>ds1 & = o!r  
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,ensur+ ,coa/ ,gu>d        
,read9ess ,act4  #b4 ,exception to      
prohibition on con/ruction ( ,coa/ ,gu>d
 vessels 9 =eign %ipy>ds  7a7 ,9 g5]al  
,subsection 7b7 ( section #aaea ( title 
#ad1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$ to   
read z foll[s3  7b7  7#a7 ,! ,presid5t  
may au?orize exceptions to ! prohibition
 9 subsection 7a7 :5 ! ,presid5t        
det]m9es t x is 9 ! national security   

int]e/ ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates to d s1 provid$
 t-- 7,a7 ! =eign %ipy>d conc]n$ is     
locat$ 9 a ,nor? ,atlantic ,treaty      
,organization memb] c\ntry or 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 ,! ,presid5t %all transmit notice  
to ,congress ( any su* det]m9ation1 & no
 contract may be made pursuant to !     
exception au?oriz$ until ! end ( !      
#cj-;day p]iod beg9n+ on ! date ! notice
 ( su* det]m9ation is receiv$ by        
,congress4  7#c7 ,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 pursuant to ?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;b7 ( title #ad aft] 9  
subsection 7b74