An amendment numbered 6 printed in the Congressional Record of June 23, 2003.

1. Inserts new text at the end of the bill

   Inserts

   Inserted: Sec.____. None of the funds made available in this Act shall be used to enter into any contract to develop, lease, or procure Coast Guard vessels in the National Security Cutter class or Offshore Patrol Cutter class unless the main propulsion diesel engines are manufactured in the United States by a domestically operated entity. The Secretary of Homeland Security may waive the restriction in the preceding sentence on a case-by-case basis by certifying in writing to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate that--

   Inserted: (1) adequate amounts of such components are not available from a domestically operated entity to meet requirements on a timely basis;

   Inserted: (2) such a contract is necessary to acquire capability for national security purposes; or

   Inserted: (3) there exists a significant cost or quality difference between components manufactured in the United States and components manufactured outside the United States.

   Original wording

   At the end of the bill (before the short title), insert the following:

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As printed