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Code · BILL · 115th Congress · H.R. 2810 (PAP) — 115 HR 2810 : National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 · Sec. 1019

Sec. 1019. Surveying ships

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Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Chief of Naval Operations shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report setting forth a force structure assessment that establishes a surveying ship requirement. The Chief of Naval Operations shall conduct the assessment for purposes of the report, and may limit the assessment to surveying ships. In this section: The term surveying ship has the meaning given the term in Secretary of the Navy Instruction 5030.8C. The term force structure assessment has the meaning given the term in Chief of Naval Operations Instruction 3050.27.
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