S.1648: A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to authorize the construction of naval vessels in shipyards in North Atlantic Treaty Organization countries.

This bill authorizes the construction of a naval vessel in a foreign shipyard if the shipyard is located within the boundaries of a member country of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization and the cost of construction of such vessel in such shipyard will be less than the cost of construction of the vessel in a domestic shipyard.

(Source: Library of Congress)