Sec. 1022. Waiver during war or threat to national security of restrictions on overhaul, repair, or maintenance of vessels in foreign shipyards
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Section 8680 of title 10, United States Code, is amended— by redesignating subsection
(c)as subsection (d); and by inserting after subsection
(b)the following new subsection:
(c)The Secretary of the Navy may waive the restrictions in subsections
(a)and
(b)for the duration of a period of threat to the national security interests of the United States upon a written determination by the Secretary that such a waiver is necessary in the national security interest of the United States. Not later than 15 days after making a determination under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall provide to the congressional defense committees a written notification on the determination. In this subsection, the term period of threat to the national security interests of the United States means the following: A period of war. Any other period determined by Secretary of Defense in which the national security interests of the United States are threatened by the application, or the imminent danger of application, of physical force by any foreign government or agency against the United States, citizens of the United States, the property of citizens of the United States, or the commercial interests of citizens of the United States. .