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Read. Follow. Verify.Proposed Amendment to Allow Foreign Construction of Certain Military Vessels
Record date · June 24, 2026
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What This Bill Does
Senator Lee has proposed an amendment to the 2027 defense authorization bill that would allow the Secretary of Defense to build specific non-combatant military vessels in foreign shipyards under strict conditions. The proposal requires that such construction must eventually lead to the of the vessel's production and supply chain in the United States.
This amendment would grant the Secretary of Defense authority to bypass existing U.S. law requiring domestic construction of military vessels, provided they meet specific national security and industrial requirements.
Who It Affects
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Department of Defense
The agency is granted new authority to contract for vessel construction in foreign shipyards and is tasked with certifying compliance with security and onshoring requirements.
U.S. Maritime Industrial Base
The industry is affected by the requirement for concurrent direct capital investments and the eventual onshoring of construction and supply chains for the vessel classes involved.
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Conditional Waiver of Domestic Construction Requirements
The amendment creates a structured, conditional pathway to bypass the domestic construction requirements of 10 U.S.C. 8679, provided that the foreign construction serves as a bridge to eventual domestic onshoring.
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