S.Amdt. 2103

SA 2103. Mr. ROMNEY (for himself and Mr. Kelly) submitted an
amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 4638, to
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2025 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 C of title X, add the following:

SEC. 1027. EXCEPTION TO RESTRICTIONS ON REPAIR AND
MAINTENANCE OF NAVAL VESSELS IN FOREIGN
SHIPYARDS FOR SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR
EXERCISES.

Section 8680(a) of title 10, United States Code, is amended
by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
``(4) Notwithstanding paragraph (1), during each fiscal
year, scheduled maintenance or repair may be performed on not
more than six naval vessels described in paragraph (1)
outside the United States or Guam if--
``(A) the period for the maintenance or repair is less than
90 consecutive days in duration; and
``(B) the maintenance or repair is performed as part of an
exercise to develop and improve the ability to perform
maintenance or repair during wartime or periods of increased
international tension.''.
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