S.Amdt. 1672

SA 1672. Ms. BALDWIN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
to amendment SA 1463 proposed by Mr. McCain to the bill H.R. 1735, to
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2016 for military activities
of the Department of Defense and for military construction, to
prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the end of subtitle E of title VIII, add the following:

SEC. 884. ASSESSMENT OF THE INDUSTRIAL BASE TO MANUFACTURE
CERTAIN AUXILIARY SHIP COMPONENTS.

(a) Assessment.--The Secretary of the Navy shall conduct an
assessment of the ability of the industrial base to
manufacture and support the following components for
auxiliary ships:
(1) Auxiliary equipment, including pumps, for all shipboard
services.
(2) Propulsion system components, including engines,
reduction gears, and propellers.
(3) Shipboard cranes and spreaders for shipboard cranes.
(b) Scope.--In conducting the assessment required under
subsection (a), the Secretary shall examine the potential
cost, schedule, and performance impacts by ship class if
procurement of the components described in such subsection
were limited to manufacturers in the National Technology and
Industrial Base.
(c) Determination Required.--Upon completion of the
assessment required under subsection (a), the Secretary shall
make a determination whether manufacturers of the components
described in such subsection should be included in the
National Technology and Industrial Base.
(d) Report.--Not later than February 15, 2016, the
Secretary of the Navy shall submit a report to the
congressional defense committees based on the results of the
assessment required under subsection (a) and the
determination required under subsection (c).
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