[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 124 (Wednesday, July 19, 2023)]
[Senate]
[Page S3434]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 987. Mr. PADILLA 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 appropriate place in subtitle C of title I, insert 
     the following:

     SEC. 1__. LIMITATION ON USE OF GOVERNMENT-OPERATED DRYDOCKS.

       The Secretary of the Navy shall ensure that no Government-
     operated drydock is eligible to compete for the award of a 
     contract for private sector non-nuclear surface ship 
     maintenance unless the Secretary determines, in accordance 
     with section 2466 of title 10, United States Code, that there 
     is not sufficient private sector dock competition.

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