Sec. 1014. REPORT ON POLICIES AND PRACTICES OF THE NAVY FOR NAMING THE VESSELS OF THE NAVY

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## SEC. 1014 REPORT ON POLICIES AND PRACTICES OF THE NAVY FOR NAMING THE VESSELS OF THE NAVY ###

(a)Report Required Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress a report on the policies and practices of the Navy for naming vessels of the Navy. ###

(b)Elements The report required by subsection

(a)shall set forth the following: ####

(1)A description of the current policies and practices of the Navy for naming vessels of the Navy. ####

(2)A description of the extent to which the policies and practices described under paragraph

(1)vary from historical policies and practices of the Navy for naming vessels of the Navy, and an explanation for such variances (if any). ####

(3)An assessment of the feasibility and advisability of establishing fixed policies for the naming of one or more classes of vessels of the Navy, and a statement of the policies recommended to apply to each class of vessels recommended to be covered by such fixed policies if the establishment of such fixed policies is considered feasible and advisable. ####

(4)Any other matters relating to the policies and practices of the Navy for naming vessels of the Navy that the Secretary of Defense considers appropriate.