[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 89 (Thursday, June 4, 2015)]
[Senate]
[Page S3829]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 1767. Ms. HIRONO 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 appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. __. PAYMENT FOR MARITIME SECURITY FLEET VESSELS.

       (a) Per-vessel Authorization.--Notwithstanding section 
     53106(a)(1)(C) of title 46, United States Code, and subject 
     to the availability of appropriations, there is authorized to 
     be paid to each contractor for an operating agreement (as 
     those terms are used in that section) for fiscal year 2016, 
     $5,000,000 for each vessel that is covered by the operating 
     agreement.
       (b) Repeal of Other Authorization.--Section 53111(3) of 
     title 46, United States Code, is amended by striking 
     ``2016,''.
       (c) Funding.--The amount authorized to be appropriated for 
     expenses to maintain and preserve a United States-flag 
     merchant marine to serve the national security needs of the 
     United States under chapter 531 of title 46, United States 
     Code, is hereby increased by $114,000,000.
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