Sec. 1047. EVALUATION OF NAVY ALTERNATE COMBINATION COVER AND UNISEX COMBINATION COVER

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## SEC. 1047 EVALUATION OF NAVY ALTERNATE COMBINATION COVER AND UNISEX COMBINATION COVER ###

(a)Mandatory Possession or Wear Date The Secretary of the Navy shall change the mandatory possession or wear date of the alternate combination cover or the unisex combination cover from October 31, 2016, to October 31, 2018. ###

(b)Evaluation and Report Not later than February 1, 2017, the Secretary of the Navy shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives a report on the evaluation of the Navy female service dress uniforms based on surveying a representative group of female officer and enlisted service members. Such evaluation shall include each of the following: ####

(1)An identification of the operational need addressed by the alternate combination cover or the unisex combination cover. ####

(2)An assessment of the individual cost of service dress uniform items to members of the Armed Forces as a percentage of their monthly pay. ####

(3)The composition of each uniform item’s wear test group. ####

(4)An identification of the costs to the Navy and to individual members of the Armed Forces for uniform changes identified in the Navy administrative message 236/15 dated October 9, 2015. ####

(5)The opinions of a representative group of female officer and enlisted service members of the Navy active and reserve components. ####

(6)Any other rationale the Secretary determines appropriate.