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Code · STATUTE-COMPILATIONS · National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 · Sec. 1026

Sec. 1026. SURVEYING SHIPS

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## SEC. 1026 SURVEYING SHIPS ###
(a)Surveying Ship Requirement 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. ###
(b)Definitions In this section: ####
(1)The term “surveying ship” has the meaning given the term in Secretary of the Navy Instruction 5030.8C. ####
(2)The term “force structure assessment” has the meaning given the term in Chief of Naval Operations Instruction 3050.27. ## Subtitle D Counterterrorism
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