Bill > HR4338

This bill expands existing restrictions on where naval vessels and other ships under the Secretary of the Navy's jurisdiction can be overhauled, repaired, or maintained. Currently, these vessels with a home port in the United States or Guam cannot undergo such work in foreign shipyards, with an exception for urgent voyage repairs. This bill amends the law to include the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands as a location where these vessels are prohibited from receiving overhaul, repair, or maintenance outside of the United States, Guam, or the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, except for voyage repairs. This change is significant because, under the current law, naval vessels with a home port in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands were not subject to this prohibition, meaning they could be repaired in foreign shipyards.