Sec. 335. REPORT ON OPTIMIZING SURFACE NAVY VESSEL INSPECTIONS AND CREW CERTIFICATIONS

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## SEC. 335 REPORT ON OPTIMIZING SURFACE NAVY VESSEL INSPECTIONS AND CREW CERTIFICATIONS ###

(a)Report Required Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Navy shall submit to Congress a report on optimizing surface Navy vessel inspections and crew certifications to reduce the burden of inspection type visits that vessels undergo. Such report shall include— ####

(1)an audit of all surface Navy vessel inspections, certifications, and required and recommended assist visits; ####

(2)an analysis of such inspections, certifications, and visits for redundancies, as well as any necessary items not covered; ####

(3)recommendations to streamline surface vessel inspections, certifications, and required and recommended assist visits to optimize effectiveness, improve material readiness, and restore training readiness; and ####

(4)recommendations for congressional action to address the needs of the Navy as identified in the report. ###

(b)Congressional Briefing Not later than January 31, 2019, the Secretary of the Navy shall provide to the Senate Committee on Armed Services and the House Committee on Armed Services an interim briefing on the matters to be included in the report required by subsection (a).