[Congressional Bills 104th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3363 Introduced in House (IH)]

  2d Session
                                H. R. 3363

To establish within the Department of the Navy a mission to enhance and 
                   increase knowledge of the oceans.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 30, 1996

  Mr. McDade introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                     Committee on National Security

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                                 A BILL


 
To establish within the Department of the Navy a mission to enhance and 
                   increase knowledge of the oceans.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. ESTABLISHMENT OF NEW MISSION OF DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY 
              RELATING TO OCEANS.

    (a) Establishment of Mission.--One of the missions of the 
Department of the Navy shall be to enhance and increase knowledge of 
the oceans. The Secretary of the Navy shall take such actions as he 
considers appropriate to carry out such mission.
    (b) Authorization.--There are authorized to be appropriated to the 
Department of the Navy such sums as may be necessary to fulfill the 
mission established by subsection (a).
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