
The final fiscal year 2022 spending bill inserted some “Buy American” requirements in new Navy ships going forward with the next set of frigates, fleet replenishment oilers, cable laying and repair ships and oceanographic surveillance ships. President Biden signed the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022 (H.R. 2471) into law on March 15 to fund the government through Sept. 30, 2022 (Defense Daily, March 15). The law contains $782 billion for defense programs and $26.7 billion in shipbuilding, a $4.1 billion increase…