What’s In The Bill That Aims To Revitalize America’s Decaying Naval Industry
A sprawling bipartisan proposal to rebuild America’s long-ailing shipbuilding industry was introduced by a group of lawmakers last week. Known as the Shipbuilding and Harbor Infrastructure for Prosperity and Security (SHIPS) for America Act, the ambitious bill seeks to overhaul and restore America’s military and civilian maritime capacity and capabilities. These industries have increasingly fallen behind over the decades, and concerns have grown urgent as China’s shipbuilding capacity continues to dwarf America’s in many respects.
“This is the first major piece of maritime reform since the Merchant Marine Act of 1970,” Sal Mercogliano, a former Military Sealift Command (MSC) mariner and associate professor of history at Campbell University, told USNI News’ Mallory Shelbourne this week. “So you’re talking about 55 years since we’ve had anything like this.”
Bipartisan SHIPS Act Aims to Revitalize U.S. Maritime Industry, Counter China's Dominance Key Provisions of the SHIPS for America Act 1️⃣National Maritime Strategy: Establishes a Maritime Security Advisor within the White House and a Maritime Security Board to coordinate…
