DOD Leases of Foreign-Built Ships : Background for Congress.

Provides background on debate over whether to retain five-year limits on DOD leases for foreign-built ships. Summarizes current law, recent DOD leases of foreign-built ships, American Shipbuilding Association and DOD positions, potential questions for Congress, and related legislative activity.

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors:	Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service, ProQuest (Firm)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2009.
Series:	U.S. Congressional Research.
Subjects:	Defense contracts. Ships. Lease and rental services. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

Description
Summary:	Provides background on debate over whether to retain five-year limits on DOD leases for foreign-built ships. Summarizes current law, recent DOD leases of foreign-built ships, American Shipbuilding Association and DOD positions, potential questions for Congress, and related legislative activity.
Item Description:	Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Dec. 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC. CRS Report. Electronic resource.
Physical Description:	1 online resource.