NEPTUNE Act

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] [Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 4625 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4625 To authorize the Secretary of the Navy to enter into a contract for the construction of submarine cable laying and repair ships, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 23, 2025 Mr. Miller of Ohio introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To authorize the Secretary of the Navy to enter into a contract for the construction of submarine cable laying and repair ships, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Naval Enhancement for Protection of Telecommunications Undersea Network Equipment Act'' or the ``NEPTUNE Act''. SEC. 2. PROCUREMENT AUTHORITY FOR SUBMARINE CABLE LAYING AND REPAIR SHIPS. (a) Contract Authority.--The Secretary of the Navy may enter into a co…