[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 132 (Thursday, July 31, 2025)]
[Senate]
[Pages S5098-S5099]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 3322. Ms. BALDWIN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
by her to the bill S. 2296, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
2026 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

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year, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as 
follows:

       At the end of subtitle F of title X, add the following:

     SEC. 1067. REPORT RELATING TO RESTORING AMERICA'S MARITIME 
                   DOMINANCE.

       (a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     enactment of this section, the President, in coordination 
     with the heads of relevant Federal agencies, shall prepare 
     and submit a report to the relevant congressional committees 
     that contains--
       (1) the status of the Maritime Action Plan, as required by 
     section 3 of Executive Order 14269 (90 Fed. Reg. 15635; 
     relating to restoring America's maritime dominance);
       (2) the status of implementation of section 11 of such 
     Executive Order, including suggestions for the framework and 
     resourcing of a Great Lakes Maritime Prosperity Zone; and
       (3) the additional contents described in subsection (b).
       (b) Additional Contents.--At a minimum, the report 
     described in subsection (a) shall include the following 
     additional contents:
       (1) Proposals about how to define relevant prosperity 
     zones.
       (2) A description of the resourcing and coordination 
     required to map the maritime industry in the Great Lakes 
     region.
       (3) A description of the additional public and private 
     investment necessary for shipyards, ports, supply chain 
     resilience, and industrial technology.
       (4) An assessment of the capacity and policies required to 
     increase new military and civilian ship construction and 
     repair work in the Great Lakes.
       (5) A description of opportunities for additional Federal 
     investment in workforce training for skilled workers who 
     support the shipbuilding industry.
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