The House Armed Services Committee's initial draft of the fiscal year 2027 defense policy bill would allow the Navy to purchase more used, foreign-constructed vessels through the National Defense Sealift Fund following debate last year over sealift recapitalization and domestic production. A provision in the seapower and projection forces subcommittee's mark would amend part of the U.S. code, allowing the Navy secretary to purchase more than 12 used, foreign-constructed vessels if certain conditions are met. “To use the authority to...