,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #djf  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,february #e1       
#bjbe,mr4 ,lee 7for himself and ,mr4    
,curtis7 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 and  
7#b7 in subsection 7b7-- 7,a7 in        
paragraph 7#a71 by striking to do so4   
and inserting the following3 8to do so1 
provided that--  7,a7 the foreign       
shipyard concerned is located in a      
,north ,atlantic ,treaty ,organization  

member country or a country in the      
,indo-,pacific ,region that is party to 
a mutual defense treaty with the ,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  2 and 
7,b7 by adding at the end the following 
new paragraph3  7#c7 ,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 pursuant 
to 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