The Department of Defense (DOD) in recent years has leased some foreign-built cargo ships for total periods, including options and renewals, of almost 10 years a length of time that some observers argue effectively circumvents a legal requirement that U.S. military ships be built in U.S. shipyards. These observers, particularly the American Shipbuilding Association (ASA), have proposed reducing the current five-year legal limit on ship leases to two years for foreign-built ships. DOD has opposed the idea, arguing that its ship leases are the most cost-effective way to meet its needs for the ships in question. This CRS report will be updated when events warrant.


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    Titel :

    DOD (Department of Defense) Leases of Foreign-Built Ships: Background for Congress (Updated October 3, 2008)


    Beteiligte:
    R. O'Rourke (Autor:in)

    Erscheinungsdatum :

    2008


    Format / Umfang :

    6 pages


    Medientyp :

    Report


    Format :

    Keine Angabe


    Sprache :

    Englisch