§ 1151. Restriction on acquisition, procurement, or construction of vessels in foreign shipyards

Legislative history

Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.

1. 1988

   Coast Guard Authorization Act of 1988

   Pub. L. 100–448 § 26(a) · 102 Stat. 1836

   Enacted · 14 U.S.C. § 1151

   Added Pub. L. 100–448, § 26(a), Sept. 28, 1988, 102 Stat. 1847, § 665

   Source evidence

   Code source credit
   Added Pub. L. 100–448, § 26(a), Sept. 28, 1988, 102 Stat. 1847, § 665

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (a) In General.— Chapter 17 of title 14, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: “§ 665. Restriction on construction of vessels in foreign shipyards “(a) Except as provided in subsection (b), no Coast Guard vessel, and no major component of the hull or superstructure of a Coast Guard vessel, may be constructed in a foreign shipyard. “(b) The President may authorize exceptions to the prohibition in subsection (a) when the President determines that it is in the national security interest of the United States to do so. The President President of U.S. Contracts. shall transmit notice to Congress of any such determination, and no contract may be made pursuant to the exception authorized until the end of the 30-day period beginning on the date the notice of such determination is received by Congress.”.

2. 2018

   Frank LoBiondo Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2018

   Pub. L. 115–282 title I § 108(b) · 132 Stat. 4192

   Changed · 14 U.S.C. § 1151

   Pub. L. 115–282 renumbered section 665 of this title as this section

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Pub. L. 115–282 renumbered section 665 of this title as this section.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (b) Redesignations and Transfers.— (1) Requirement.— The sections of title 14, United States Code, identified in the table provided in paragraph (2) are amended— (A) by redesignating the sections as described in the table; and (B) by transferring the sections, as necessary, so that the sections appear after the table of sections for chapter 11 of such title (as added by subsection (a)), in the order in which the sections are presented in the table. (2) Table.— The table referred to in paragraph (1) is the following: Title 14 section number before redesignationSection heading (provided for identification purposes only-not amended)Title 14 section number after redesignation 561Acquisition directorate1101 562Improvements in Coast Guard acquisition management1102 578Role of Vice Commandant in major acquisition programs1103 563Recognition of Coast Guard personnel for excellence in acquisition1104 564Prohibition on use of lead systems integrators1105 565Required contract terms1106 579Extension of major acquisition program contracts1107 566Department of Defense consultation1108 567Undefinitized contractual actions1109 569Mission need statement1110 571Identification of major system acquisitions1131 572Acquisition1132 573Preliminary development and demonstration1133 574Acquisition, production, deployment, and support1134 575Acquisition program baseline breach1135 576Acquisition approval authority1136 665Restriction on construction of vessels in foreign shipyards1151 577Advance procurement funding1152 96Prohibition on overhaul, repair, and maintenance of Coast Guard vessels in foreign shipyards1153 97Procurement of buoy chain1154 657Contract termination1155 581Definitions1171

3. 2025

   Pub. L. 119–60 div. G title LXXII § 7213(a) · 139 Stat. 1695

   Amended · 14 U.S.C. § 1151

   Pub. L. 119–60 amended section generally. Prior to amendment, text read as follows:

   Unresolved: Pub. L. 119–60 was not found in the local Statutes at Large index.

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Pub. L. 119–60 amended section generally. Prior to amendment, text read as follows:

   “(a) Except as provided in subsection (b), no Coast Guard vessel, and no major component of the hull or superstructure of a Coast Guard vessel, may be constructed in a foreign shipyard. “(b) The President may authorize exceptions to the prohibition in subsection (a) when the President determines that it is in the national security interest of the United States to do so. The President shall transmit notice to Congress of any such determination, and no contract may be made pursuant to the exception authorized until the end of the 30-day period beginning on the date the notice of such determination is received by Congress.”

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