[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 120 (Thursday, July 13, 2023)]
[Senate]
[Page S2606]
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  SA 451. Ms. BALDWIN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
her to the bill S. 2226, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
2024 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military 
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, 
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 B of title VIII, add the following:

     SEC. 823. RESTRICTION OF SOLICITATION FOR CERTAIN CONTRACTS 
                   RELATING TO ARMED FORCES VESSELS TO DOMESTIC 
                   SOURCES.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense may not, on or 
     after the date that is 180 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, enter into or renew a contract, other 
     than with a domestic source, that allows for the procurement 
     of critical components to be installed in vessels undergoing 
     construction.
       (b) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Critical component.--The term ``critical component'' 
     means a component identified by the Secretary as any 
     communications, damage control, engineering, navigation, or 
     seamanship equipment required for a vessel to safely get or 
     remain underway, and at a minimum shall include--
       (A) gas turbine and diesel main engines;
       (B) generators;
       (C) generator prime movers;
       (D) main reduction gears;
       (E) main propulsion shafting; and
       (F) propellers and propeller castings.
       (2) Domestic source.--The term ``domestic source'' has the 
     meaning given that term in section 702 of the Defense 
     Production Act of 1950 (50 U.S.C. 4552).
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