[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 120 (Thursday, July 13, 2023)]
[Senate]
[Page S2793]
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  SA 686. 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 appropriate place in title X, insert the following:

     SEC. __. REQUIREMENTS FOR THE PROCUREMENT OF CERTAIN 
                   COMPONENTS FOR CERTAIN NAVAL VESSELS AND 
                   AUXILIARY SHIPS.

       (a) Requirements for the Procurement of Certain Components 
     for Naval Vessels.--Section 4864(a)(2) of title 10, United 
     States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following 
     new subparagraph:
       ``(G) Ship shafts and propulsion system components, 
     including reduction gears and propellers.''.
       (b) Requirement That Certain Auxiliary Ship Components Be 
     Manufactured in the National Technology and Industrial 
     Base.--
       (1) Components for auxiliary ships.--Paragraph (3) of 
     section 4864(a) of title 10, United States Code, is amended 
     to read as follows:
       ``(3) Components for auxiliary ships.--Subject to 
     subsection (k), the following components:
       ``(A) Large medium-speed diesel engines.
       ``(B) Propulsion system components, including reduction 
     gears and propellers.''.
       (2) Implementation.--Subsection (k) of section 4864 of 
     title 10, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:
       ``(k) Implementation of Auxiliary Ship Component 
     Limitation.--Subsection (a)(3) shall apply only with respect 
     to contracts awarded by a Secretary of a military department 
     for construction of a new class of auxiliary ship after the 
     date of the enactment of the National Defense Authorization 
     Act for Fiscal Year 2024 using funds available for National 
     Defense Sealift Fund programs or Shipbuilding and Conversion, 
     Navy.''.
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