Amends provisions of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 relating to the Navy's littoral combat ship program to: (1) increase from 10 to 20 the number of such ships authorized to be procured, including any ship control and weapons systems that the Secretary of the Navy determines necessary for such ships; (2) allow one or more contracts to be entered into for such procurement; and (3) require the government to be permitted to conduct a competition for an additional shipyard for ship construction, to build a design specification for that ship.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Seapower and Expeditionary Forces.
Mr. Taylor moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H8359-8362)
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 6494.
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H8359)
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H8359)
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Received in the Senate.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
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