[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 112 (Saturday, June 28, 2025)]
[Senate]
[Page S4011]
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  SA 2563. Mrs. SHAHEEN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
to amendment SA 2360 proposed by Mr. Thune (for Mr. Graham) to the bill 
H.R. 1, to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. 
Res. 14; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

        At the appropriate place in title II, insert the 
     following:

     SEC. __. PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS TO REDUCE THE WORKFORCE 
                   AT PUBLIC SHIPYARDS.

       (a) In General.--None of the funds appropriated by this Act 
     may be used to reduce the workforce at public shipyards, 
     including probationary employees.
       (b) Exemption.--The workforce at public shipyards and any 
     other positions at a public shipyard not specified in 
     subsection (c) shall be exempt from any workforce reductions 
     related to spending cuts, reprogramming of funds, or the 
     probationary status of employees.
       (c) Workforce at Public Shipyards Defined.--In this 
     section, the term ``workforce at public shipyards'' includes 
     any of the following positions at a public shipyard:
       (1) Welders.
       (2) Pipefitters.
       (3) Shipfitters.
       (4) Radiological technicians and engineers.
       (5) Engineers and engineer technicians.
       (6) Apprentices.
       (7) Positions supporting a workforce development pipeline.
       (8) Positions supporting nuclear maintenance and refueling.
       (9) Mechanics.
       (10) Painters and blasters.
       (11) Positions supporting maintenance and operations of 
     infrastructure.
       (12) Positions supporting implementation of the Shipyard 
     Infrastructure Optimization Program.
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