,,ii  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #djf  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!       
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,febru>y #e1 #bjbe,mr4 
,lee 7= himself & ,mr4 ,curtis7         
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$-- 7#a7 9 subsection 7a71 by /rik+ 
subsection 7b7 & ins]t+ subsections 7b7 
& 7c72 &  7#b7 9 subsection 7b7-- 7,a7 9
 p>agraph 7#a71 by /rik+ to d s4 &      
ins]t+ ! foll[+3 8to d s1 provid$ 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 
2 &  7,b7 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+ new 
p>agraph3  7#c7 ,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 pursuant  
to ?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