S.Amdt. 2563

SA 2563. Mrs. SHAHEEN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
to amendment SA 2360 proposed by Mr. Thune (for Mr. Graham) to the bill
H.R. 1, to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con.
Res. 14; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the appropriate place in title II, insert the
following:

SEC. __. PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS TO REDUCE THE WORKFORCE
AT PUBLIC SHIPYARDS.

(a) In General.--None of the funds appropriated by this Act
may be used to reduce the workforce at public shipyards,
including probationary employees.
(b) Exemption.--The workforce at public shipyards and any
other positions at a public shipyard not specified in
subsection (c) shall be exempt from any workforce reductions
related to spending cuts, reprogramming of funds, or the
probationary status of employees.
(c) Workforce at Public Shipyards Defined.--In this
section, the term ``workforce at public shipyards'' includes
any of the following positions at a public shipyard:
(1) Welders.
(2) Pipefitters.
(3) Shipfitters.
(4) Radiological technicians and engineers.
(5) Engineers and engineer technicians.
(6) Apprentices.
(7) Positions supporting a workforce development pipeline.
(8) Positions supporting nuclear maintenance and refueling.
(9) Mechanics.
(10) Painters and blasters.
(11) Positions supporting maintenance and operations of
infrastructure.
(12) Positions supporting implementation of the Shipyard
Infrastructure Optimization Program.
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