10 U.S.C. § 8679 — Construction of vessels in foreign shipyards: prohibition

submitted 33 years ago by Pub. L. 103-160 to r/title-10-ARMED-FORCES · 159 words · no verdicts yet

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Armed forces' ships and their major hull or superstructure parts generally cannot be built in foreign shipyards. The President may allow exceptions for national security, but must notify Congress and wait 30 days first. Inflatable and rigid inflatable boats don't count as vessels under this rule.

(a) Prohibition — Except as allowed in (b), no vessel being built for the armed forces — and no major part of its hull or superstructure — may be built in a foreign shipyard. (b) Presidential Waiver for National Security Interest — (1) The President may allow exceptions to (a) when the President decides it serves U.S. national security. (2) The President must notify Congress of that decision, and no contract under the exception can be made until 30 days after Congress receives the notice. (c) Exception for Inflatable Boats — An inflatable boat or rigid inflatable boat, as the Secretary of the Navy defines it, doesn't count as a "vessel" under this section's restriction.

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(a)Prohibition.—

Except as provided in subsection (b), no vessel to be constructed for any of the armed forces, and no major component of the hull or superstructure of any such vessel, may be constructed in a foreign shipyard.

(b)Presidential Waiver for National Security Interest.—

(1)

The President may authorize exceptions to the prohibition in subsection (a) when the President determines that it is in the national security interest of the United States to do so.

(2)

The President shall transmit notice to Congress of any such determination, and no contract may be made pursuant to the exception authorized until the end of the 30-day period beginning on the date on which the notice of the determination is received by Congress.

(c)Exception for Inflatable Boats.—

An inflatable boat or a rigid inflatable boat, as defined by the Secretary of the Navy, is not a vessel for the purpose of the restriction in subsection (a).

Source credit: (Added Pub. L. 103–160, div. A, title VIII, § 824(b), Nov. 30, 1993, 107 Stat. 1710, § 7309; renumbered § 8679, Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title VIII, § 807(d)(2), Aug. 13, 2018, 132 Stat. 1836.)

history & why it existsrecord from the source credit

1993Enacted · Pub. L. 103-160 · 107 Stat. 1710
2018Amended · Pub. L. 115-232 · 132 Stat. 1836

A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by Pub. L. 103-160 on 1993-11-30.

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