FLEETS Now Act

This bill sets U.S. policy to build commercial and military ships without relying on supply chains that include materials from China. It requires the President to name a lead official for attracting foreign shipbuilding investment, lets the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation support ports and harbors, and requires reports to Congress on two major Chinese state shipbuilding companies. It renames and expands a State Department office into the Assistant Secretary for Water, Environment, and Space Affairs, authorizes a two-year exchange program for shipbuilding experts, and sends State Department staff abroad to investigate unfair shipping practices. It also directs talks with allied countries on a shared shipbuilding framework and a new Maritime Group of Nations, and directs U.S. diplomats to urge the International Maritime Organization to revise its Net-Zero Framework.

Full text and official record on Congress.gov

Sponsors

• Young Kim Republican sponsor
• 7 cosponsors