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    <item congress="117" measure-type="hr" measure-number="5306" measure-id="id117hr5306" originChamber="HOUSE" orig-publish-date="2021-09-21" update-date="2021-10-05">
        <title>REEF Act</title>
        <summary summary-id="id117hr5306v00" currentChamber="HOUSE" update-date="2021-10-05">
            <action-date>2021-09-21</action-date>
            <action-desc>Introduced in House</action-desc>
            <summary-text><![CDATA[ <p><strong>Re-using Equipment for Environmental Fortification Act or the REEF Act</strong></p> <p>This bill requires the Department of the Navy to notify Congress of the pending retirement of vessels that are viable candidates for artificial reefing (intentionally sinking a vessel to promote marine life). Specifically, the Navy must provide such notice not later than 90 days before the viable candidate's retirement from the Naval Vessel Register.</p>]]></summary-text>
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