Ensuring Coast Guard Readiness Act

Section 1151 of title 14, United States Code, is amended—

(1) in subsection (a), by striking subsection (b) and inserting subsections (b) and (c); and

(2) by adding at the end the following new subsection:

(1) Subsection (a) shall not apply with respect to construction otherwise covered by that subsection if—

(A) the foreign shipyard concerned is located in—

(i) a North Atlantic Treaty Organization member country; or

(ii) a country in the Indo-Pacific region that is party to a mutual defense treaty with United States; and

(B) the cost of the construction concerned is less than the cost would be if such construction occurred in a domestic shipyard.

(2) Before the construction of a Coast Guard vessel, or a major component of the hull or superstructure of a Coast Guard vessel, may commence at a foreign shipyard under this subsection, the Commandant shall submit to Congress a certification that the foreign shipyard is not owned or operated by a Chinese company or a multinational company domiciled in the People's Republic of China.

Section 8679(a) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting and section 1151(c) of title 14 after in subsection (b).