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Andy Kim (D-NJ)

S.Amdt. 5844

S.Amdt. 5844 · Senate amendment

A Democratic amendment with 1 Democratic cosponsor · See the cosponsor

Changes S. 4784 — National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027

Offered

Offered, and not voted on yet. Most amendments never get a vote: the Senate takes up the bill and moves on without them.

Its path through Congress

  1. Introduced
  2. Pending Consideration

What this amendment would do

SA 5844, submitted by Mr. KIM, aims to expand the use of the Industrial Base Fund for ships, submarines, and drydock and ship repair.

The purpose of this amendment is to add specific allowable investments to Section 4817(g)(1)(L) of title 10, United States Code. Specifically, it adds investments that improve the following at public or private shipbuilding and ship repair facilities:

  • Throughput
  • Capacity
  • Schedule reliability
  • Safety
  • Critical drydock and ship repair infrastructure components and systems