Exchange program for shipbuilding industry experts

(a) Sense of Congress It is the sense of the Congress that the Secretary of State, in consultation with the Secretary of Labor, should initiate an exchange visitor program of technical shipbuilding expertise to increase shipbuilding knowledge, training, experience, and expertise in the American shipbuilding workforce. (b) Authorization To provide for exchanges Section 102(b) of the Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchange Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2452(b)) is amended— (1) in paragraph (11), by striking and at the end; (2) in paragraph (12), by striking the period and inserting; and; and (3) by inserting at the end the following: (13) interchanges and visits between the United States and other countries of marine engineers, naval architects, electrical engineers, deck-plate professionals, marine surveyors, shipyard infrastructure analysts, quality assurance and quality control personnel, shipyard project managers, and other experts related to the shipbuilding industry until the date that is 2 years after the date of the enactment of this paragraph. The State Department’s Bureau of Educational Affairs will coordinate with the Bureau of Economic, Energy, and Business’ Affairs Division for Transportation Affairs to conduct the exchange program..