[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 123 (Tuesday, July 18, 2023)]
[Senate]
[Page S3001]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 815. Mr. SULLIVAN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
by him 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 C of title X, add the following:

     SEC. 1025. OVERSEAS MAINTENANCE OF CERTAIN NAVAL VESSELS.

       (a) In General.--Section 8680(a) of title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``A naval vessel'' and 
     inserting ``Except as provided in paragraphs (2) through (4), 
     a naval vessel''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(4) Notwithstanding paragraph (1), any conventionally-
     powered surface naval vessel may be overhauled, repaired, or 
     maintained in Japan if a delay of longer than 1 year is 
     expected before a shipyard located in the United States or in 
     Guam is available to perform such service on such vessel.''.
       (b) Sunset.--Paragraph (4) of section 8680(a) of title 10, 
     United States Code, as added by subsection (a), shall remain 
     in effect until the earlier of--
       (1) the date on which necessary maintenance and repairs 
     (including overhauls) on conventionally-powered surface naval 
     vessels can be scheduled for service at a shipyard in the 
     United States or Guam within 1 year after the date on which 
     such service is requested; or
       (2) the date that is 5 years after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act.
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