,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #djg  ,,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 ,commerce1 ,science1 and 
,transportation  ,a ,,bill  ,to         
authorize an exception to the           
prohibition on the construction of      
,coast ,guard vessels in foreign        
shipyards1 and for other purposes4  #a4 
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,ensuring ,coast ,guard ,readiness  
,act4  #b4 ,exception to prohibition on 
construction of ,coast ,guard vessels in
 foreign shipyards  7a7 ,in general     
,subsection 7b7 of section #aaea of     
title #ad1 ,united ,states ,code1 is    
amended to read as follows3  7b7 7#a7   
,the ,president may authorize exceptions
 to the prohibition in subsection 7a7   
when the ,president determines that it  
is in the national security interest of 
the ,united ,states to 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  7#b7  
,the ,president shall transmit notice to
 ,congress of any such determination1   
and no contract may be made pursuant to 
the exception authorized until the end  
of the #cj-;day period beginning on the 
date the notice of such determination is
 received by ,congress4  7#c7 ,before   
the construction of a ,coast ,guard     
vessel1 or a major component of the hull
 or superstructure of a ,coast ,guard   
vessel1 may commence at a foreign       
shipyard pursuant to this subsection1   
the ,commandant 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  7b7  
,conforming amendment ,section #hfgi7;a7
 of title #aj1 ,united ,states ,code1 is
 amended by inserting and section       
#aaea7;b7 of title #ad after in         
subsection 7b74