A bill to support the national defense and economic security of the United States by supporting vessels, ports, and shipyards of the United States and the U.S. maritime workforce.

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [S. 1541 Introduced in Senate (IS)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1541 To support the national defense and economic security of the United States by supporting vessels, ports, and shipyards of the United States and the U.S. maritime workforce. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES April 30, 2025 Mr. Kelly (for himself, Mr. Young, Ms. Murkowski, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Scott of Florida, and Mr. Fetterman) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To support the national defense and economic security of the United States by supporting vessels, ports, and shipyards of the United States and the U.S. maritime workforce. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Shipbuilding and Harbor Infrastructure for Prosperity and Security for America Act of 2025'' or the ``SHIPS for America Act of 2025''. (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents of this Act is as follows: Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. Sec. 2. Findings. Sec. 3. Sense of Congress. Sec. 4. Definitions. TITLE I--OVERSIGHT AND ACCOUNTABILITY Sec. 101. Maritime Security Advisor; Maritime Security Board. Sec. 102. Maritime Transportation System National Advisory Committee. Sec. 103. Direct hire authority; authorization for administrative expenses. Sec. 104. Implementation plan. Sec. 105. Federal Maritime Commission report on vessels of the United States. TITLE II--MARITIME SECURITY TRUST FUND Sec. 201. Maritime Security Trust Fund established. Sec. 202. Regular tonnage taxes. Sec. 203. Presidential suspension of tonnage taxes and light money. TI