14 U.S.C. § 1151Chapter 11

§1151. Restriction on construction of vessels in foreign shipyards

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§1151. 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 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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Amendments

2018—Pub. L. 115–282 renumbered section 665 of this title as this section.

Last amended: December 31, 2024

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