[Congressional Bills 104th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 904 Introduced in House (IH)]







104th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 904

  To prohibit the Department of Defense from contracting with foreign 
 contractors for ship repair until a certification is made to Congress.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           February 13, 1995

 Mr. Andrews introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                     Committee on National Security

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                                 A BILL


 
  To prohibit the Department of Defense from contracting with foreign 
 contractors for ship repair until a certification is made to Congress.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``American Shipyard Worker Protection 
Act''.

SEC. 2. LIMITATION ON CONTRACTS WITH FOREIGN CONTRACTORS FOR SHIP 
              REPAIR.

    (a) Limitation.--Section 7299a of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(d) The Secretary of the Navy may not enter into a contract with 
a foreign nation or foreign firm for the overhaul, repair, or 
maintenance of a naval vessel or any other vessel (whether or not owned 
by the United States) that operates under the jurisdiction of the 
Secretary of the Navy unless the Secretary of Defense certifies to the 
Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives 
in advance that at least one of the following conditions exists:
            ``(1) The work was unplanned and is of an emergency nature.
            ``(2) There is a compelling national security reason for 
        the work to be done by a foreign nation or foreign firm.
            ``(3) There is a compelling economic reason for the work to 
        be done by a foreign nation or foreign firm.''.
    (b) Applicability.--Subsection (d) of section 7299a of title 10, 
United States Code, as added by subsection (a), applies with respect to 
a contract for the overhaul, repair, or maintenance of a naval vessel 
or any other vessel (whether or not owned by the United States) that is 
operated under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Navy that is 
entered into after the end of the 60-day period beginning on the date 
of the enactment of this Act.
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