[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5196 Introduced in House (IH)]







107th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5196

To declare, under the authority of Congress under Article I, section 8 
  of the Constitution to ``provide and maintain a Navy'', a national 
policy for the naval force structure required in order to ``provide for 
 the common defense'' of the United States throughout the 21st century.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 24, 2002

     Mrs. Jo Ann Davis of Virginia (for herself and Mr. Taylor of 
 Mississippi) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                      Committee on Armed Services

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                                 A BILL


 
To declare, under the authority of Congress under Article I, section 8 
  of the Constitution to ``provide and maintain a Navy'', a national 
policy for the naval force structure required in order to ``provide for 
 the common defense'' of the United States throughout the 21st century.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``National Naval Force Structure 
Policy Act''.

SEC. 2. NATIONAL NAVAL FORCE STRUCTURE POLICY.

    It is the policy of the United States to rebuild as soon as 
possible the size of the fleet of the United States Navy to no fewer 
than 375 vessels in active service, to include 15 aircraft carrier 
battle groups and 15 amphibious ready groups, in order to ensure peace 
through strength for the United States throughout the 21st century.
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