,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #bfdh  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,august #a1    
#bjbe,mrs4 ,shaheen 7for herself1 ,ms4  
,collins1 ,ms4 ,hassan1 and ,mr4 ,king7 
introduced the following bill2 which was
 read twice and referred to the         
,committee on ,armed ,services  ,a      
,,bill  ,to prohibit reductions in the  
workforce at public shipyards1 and for  
other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this 
,act may be cited as the ,protecting    
,public ,naval ,shipyards ,act of #bjbe4
  #b4 ,prohibition on reducing the      
workforce at public shipyards  7a7 ,in  
general ,the workforce at public        
shipyards and any other positions at a  
public shipyard not specified in        
subsection 7b7 shall be exempt from any 
hiring freezes or workforce reductions  
related to spending cuts1 reprogramming 
of funds1 or the probationary status of 
employees4  7b7 ,workforce at public    
shipyards defined ,in this section1 the 
term workforce at public shipyards      

includes any of the following positions 
at a public shipyard3 7#a7 ,welders4    
7#b7 ,pipefitters4  7#c7 ,shipfitters4  
7#d7 ,radiological technicians and      
engineers4  7#e7 ,engineers and engineer
 technicians4  7#f7 ,apprentices4  7#g7 
,positions supporting a workforce       
development pipeline4  7#h7 ,positions  
supporting nuclear maintenance and      
refueling4  7#i7 ,mechanics4  7#aj7     
,painters and blasters4  7#aa7          
,positions supporting maintenance and   
operations of infrastructure4  7#ab7    
,positions supporting implementation of 
the ,shipyard ,infrastructure           
,optimization ,program4  7c7 ,rule of   
construction ,nothing in this section   
may be construed to restrict the        
authority of the ,secretary of ,defense 
to manage the workforce of the          
,department of ,defense under existing  
procedures in cases of misconduct or    
poor performance4