To amend title 10, Untied States Code, to require the Secretary of the Navy to permit and facilitate the construction in United States shipyards and related facilities of combatent vessels and components for allies of the United States.

Directs the Secretary of the Navy to: (1) permit and facilitate the construction in U.S. shipyards and related facilities of combatant vessels and components for U.S. allies, subject to the required safeguarding of sensitive warship technology; and (2) ensure that no effort is made by the Department of the Navy to inhibit, delay, or halt the provision to such an ally of any U.S. naval system approved for export to a foreign nation.

Authorizes the President to restrict such activities of the Secretary in the interest of national security. Requires the President to notify the Congress within 30 days if he exercises such restriction.

 
HR 4469 IH
101st CONGRESS
2d Session
 H. R. 4469
To amend title 10, United States Code, to require the Secretary of the Navy to
permit and facilitate the construction in United States shipyards and related
facilities of combatant vessels and components for allies of the United States.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
April 4, 1990
Mr. GEJDENSON introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Armed Services
A BILL
To amend title 10, United States Code, to require the Secretary of the Navy to
permit and facilitate the construction in United States shipyards and related
facilities of combatant vessels and components for allies of the United States.
  Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United
  States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. CONSTRUCTION IN UNITED STATES SHIPYARDS AND FACILITIES OF COMBATANT
VESSELS AND COMPONENTS FOR UNITED STATES ALLIES.
  (a) PROMOTION OF EFFORTS TO BUILD NAVAL VESSELS FOR ALLIED NATIONS- (1)
  Chapter 633 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting after
  section 7299a the following new section:
`Sec. 7300. Construction in United States shipyards and related facilities
of combatant vessels and components for United States allies
  `(a) DUTY OF THE SECRETARY- The Secretary of the Navy shall take such
  steps as necessary--
  `(1) to permit, and facilitate the efforts of, United States shipyards
  and related facilities to construct combatant vessels and components
  for nations allied with the United States, subject to the requirement to
  safeguard sensitive warship technology; and
  `(2) to ensure that no effort is made by any element of the Department
  of the Navy to inhibit, delay, or halt the provision of any United States
  naval system to a nation allied with the United States if that system is
  approved for export to a foreign nation.
  `(b) RESTRICTIONS- (1) The President may restrict the activities of the
  Secretary of the Navy under subsection (a) with regard to a shipyard,
  related facility, combatant naval vessel, or naval system if the President
  determines that the restriction is necessary for national security reasons.
  `(2) The President shall notify the Congress each time the President
  exercises the authority provided by paragraph (1) not later than 30 days
  after the date on which the President exercises that authority.
  `(c) SENSITIVE WARSHIP TECHNOLOGY DEFINED- In this section, the term
  `sensitive warship technology' means technology relating to the design or
  construction of a combatant naval vessel or component that is determined
  by the Secretary of Defense to be vital to United States security.'.
  (2) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is amended by
  inserting after the item relating to section 7299a the following new item:
`7300. Construction in United States shipyards and related facilities of
combatant vessels and components for United States allies.'.
  (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT- (1) Section 1455(a) of the Department of Defense
  Authorization Act, 1986 (10 U.S.C. 7291 note) is amended to read as follows:
  `(a) IN GENERAL- If opportunities arise to construct combatant vessels
  (including diesel submarines) outside the United States in a shipyard of a
  friendly foreign nation, with some or all of the costs provided by United
  States funds, the Secretary of the Navy shall take such steps as necessary--
  `(1) to encourage United States firms to participate in such construction
  to the maximum extent possible, subject to the requirement to safeguard
  sensitive warship technology; and
  `(2) to ensure, whenever practicable, that at least 51 percent of the
  dollar value of that construction is provided by United States firms.'.
  (2) The title of that section is amended to read as follows:
SEC. `1455. ENCOURAGEMENT OF UNITED STATES FIRMS PARTICIPATION IN THE
CONSTRUCTION OF COMBATANT VESSELS IN ALLIED NATIONS.'.