HR 6494 · 111th Congress · Armed Forces and National Security

To amend the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 to improve the Littoral Combat Ship program of the Navy.

Introduced 2010-12-02· Sponsored by Rep. Taylor, Gene [D-MS-4]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
Committee
House Vote
4
Senate
5
Enacted
Latest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.(2010-12-22)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] 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 be built to a design specification for that ship.…

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Cosponsors (15)

8 Democrats7 Republicans