Congressional authorizers recommend allowing the Navy secretary to purchase seven foreign-constructed vessels, contingent upon him providing an acquisition strategy for 10 new U.S.-built vessels before purchasing more than two foreign ships, according to the fiscal year 2019 defense policy bill conference report . The compromise closes a sizable gap between the approaches House and Senate lawmakers took in their initial versions of the defense policy bills for overseeing the Navy's proposed surge sealift recapitalization plan. In this compromise, the...