S 1648
117th Congress
Senate
Armed Forces and National Security
Alliances
Collective security
Europe
Marine and inland water transportation
Military procurement, research, weapons development
Public contracts and procurement
A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to authorize the construction of naval vessels in shipyards in North Atlantic Treaty Organization countries.
Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 13, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
May 13, 2021
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
This bill authorizes the construction of a naval vessel in a foreign shipyard if the shipyard is located within the boundaries of a member country of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization and the cost of construction of such vessel in such shipyard will be less than the cost of construction of the vessel in a domestic shipyard.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
Committees of jurisdiction
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