S.Amdt. 599

SA 599. Mr. SULLIVAN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
by him to the bill S. 2226, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year
2024 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. 1025. OVERSEAS MAINTENANCE OF NAVEL VESSELS.

Section 8680(a) of title 10, United States Code, is
amended--
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``A naval vessel'' and
inserting ``Except as provided in paragraphs (2) through (4),
a naval vessel''; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
``(4) Notwithstanding paragraph (1), any conventionally-
powered naval vessel may be

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overhauled, repaired, or maintained outside of the United
States or Guam if a delay of longer than 6 months is expected
in servicing such vessel in the United States or Guam and
such delay would impair the overall readiness of the fleet.
If the Secretary of the Navy denies a request to overhaul,
repair, or maintain a conventionally-powered naval vessel
outside of the United States or Guam, the Secretary shall
submit a report to the Committee on Armed Services of the
Senate and the Committee on Armed Services of the House of
Representatives that explains why such denial will not impair
fleet readiness.''.
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