S.Amdt. 2640

SA 2640. Ms. BALDWIN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
to amendment SA 2282 submitted by Mr. Inhofe (for himself and Mr.
McCain) and intended to be proposed to the bill H.R. 5515, to authorize
appropriations for fiscal year 2019 for military activities of the
Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense
activities of the Department of Energy, 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 B of title X, add the following:

SEC. 1018. CONTRACTS FOR THE MAINTENANCE OF NAVAL VESSELS IN
NON-COASTWIDE AREAS OUTSIDE OF THE HOMEPORT OF
THE VESSELS.

Notwithstanding section 7299a of title 10, United States
Code, or any other provision of law, the Secretary of the
Navy may award a contract for the overhaul, repair, or
maintenance of a naval vessel to a firm that is located in a
non-coastwide area outside the area of the homeport of the
vessel, including a firm located in the Great Lakes or Gulf
Coast regions of the United States, if the Secretary
determines that such an award will reduce naval vessel
maintenance backlogs, improve fleet readiness, and support
the operational needs of the Navy.
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