PUBLIC LAW 102-484—OCT. 23, 1992 106 STAT. 2489 of Defense submits to Congress a report on the specific purposes for which funds made available from such Fund during fiscal year 1993 are to be used. The information in the report shall be stated by program, project, and activity. Subtitle D—Defense Maritime Logistical Readiness SEC. 1031. REVITALIZATION OF UNITED STATES SHIPBUILDING 10 USC 7291 INDUSTRY. note. (a) IN GENERAL.— The Secretary of Defense shall require that all sealift ships built under the fast sealift program established in section 1424 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1991 (Public Law 101-510; 104 Stat. 1683) shall be constructed and designed to commercial specifications. (b) INTERAGENCY WORKING GROUP TO FORMULATE A PROGRAM President. To PRESERVE SHIPYARD INDUSTRIAL BASE. —(1) Not later than Establishment. March 1, 1993, the President shall establish an interagency working group for the sole purpose of developing and implementing a comprehensive plan to enable and ensure that domestic shipyards can compete effectively in the international shipbuilding market. (2) The worlang group shall include representatives from all appropriate agencies, including the Department of Defense, the Department of State, the Department of Commerce, the Department of Transportation, the Department of Labor, the Office of the United States Trade Representative, and the Maritime Administration. (3) The President shall submit to Congress the comprehensive plan developed by the working group not later than October 1, 1993. (c) REPORT ON SHIP DUMPING PRACTICES. —The Secretary of Transportation shall prepare a report on the countries that provide subsidies for the construction or repair of vessels in foreign shipyards or that engage in ship dumping practices. (d) REPORT ON DEFENSE CONTRACTS.—The Secretary of Defense shall prepare a report on— (1) the amount of Department of Defense contracts that were awarded to companies physically located or headquartered in the countries identified in the Secretary of Transportation's report under subsection (d) for the most recent year for which data is available; and (2) the effect on defense programs of a prohibition of awarding contracts to companies physically located or headquartered in the countries identified in the Secretary of Transportation's report under subsection (d). (e) REPORT ON ADEQUACY OF UNITED STATES SHIPBUILDING INDUSTRY. — The Secretary of Defense shall prepare a report on— (1) the adequacy of United States shipbuilding industry to meet military requirements, including sealift, during the period of 1994 through 1999; and (2) the causes of any inadequacy identified and actions that could be taken to correct such inaaequacies. (f) SUBMISSION OF REPORTS. —The reports under subsections (c), (d), and (e) shall be submitted to Congress with the President's budget for fiscal year 1994. (g) PENALTY FOR FAILURE TO COMPLY.—(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), if the President fails to submit to Congress a comprehensive plan as required by subsection (b) by October 1, 1993, no funds appropriated to the Department of Defense for
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