[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 89 (Thursday, June 4, 2015)]
[Senate]
[Page S3801]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 1672. Ms. BALDWIN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
to amendment SA 1463 proposed by Mr. McCain to the bill H.R. 1735, to 
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2016 for military activities 
of the Department of Defense and for military construction, to 
prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of subtitle E of title VIII, add the following:

     SEC. 884. ASSESSMENT OF THE INDUSTRIAL BASE TO MANUFACTURE 
                   CERTAIN AUXILIARY SHIP COMPONENTS.

       (a) Assessment.--The Secretary of the Navy shall conduct an 
     assessment of the ability of the industrial base to 
     manufacture and support the following components for 
     auxiliary ships:
       (1) Auxiliary equipment, including pumps, for all shipboard 
     services.
       (2) Propulsion system components, including engines, 
     reduction gears, and propellers.
       (3) Shipboard cranes and spreaders for shipboard cranes.
       (b) Scope.--In conducting the assessment required under 
     subsection (a), the Secretary shall examine the potential 
     cost, schedule, and performance impacts by ship class if 
     procurement of the components described in such subsection 
     were limited to manufacturers in the National Technology and 
     Industrial Base.
       (c) Determination Required.--Upon completion of the 
     assessment required under subsection (a), the Secretary shall 
     make a determination whether manufacturers of the components 
     described in such subsection should be included in the 
     National Technology and Industrial Base.
       (d) Report.--Not later than February 15, 2016, the 
     Secretary of the Navy shall submit a report to the 
     congressional defense committees based on the results of the 
     assessment required under subsection (a) and the 
     determination required under subsection (c).
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