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Code · BILL · 119th Congress · H.R. 4275 (Reported in House) — To authorize appropriations for the Coast Guard, to establish the Secretary of the Coast Guard, and for other purposes. · Sec. 234

Sec. 234. Floating drydock for United States Coast Guard Yard

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Subchapter III of chapter 11 of title 14, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: Except as provided in subsection (b), the Commandant may not acquire, procure, or construct a floating dry dock for the Coast Guard Yard. Notwithstanding subsection
(a)of this section and section 1105(a), the Commandant may— provide for an entity other than the Coast Guard to contract for the acquisition, procurement, or construction of a floating drydock by contract, lease, purchase, or other agreement; construct a floating drydock at the Coast Guard Yard; or acquire or procure a commercially available floating drydock. Sections 1131, 1132, 1133, and 1171 shall not apply to an acquisition or procurement under subsection (b). To the extent practicable, a floating drydock acquired, procured, or constructed under this section shall reflect commercial design standards and commercial construction practices that are consistent with the best interests of the Federal Government. Any floating drydock acquired, procured, or constructed under subsection
(b)shall be berthed at the Coast Guard Yard in Baltimore, Maryland, when lifting or maintaining vessels. In this section, the term floating dry dock means equipment that is— constructed in the United States; and capable of meeting the lifting and maintenance requirements of an Offshore Patrol Cutter or a National Security Cutter. . The analysis for chapter 11 of title 14, United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 1158 the following: 1159. Floating drydock for United States Coast Guard Yard. .
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