Sec. 1065. INDEPENDENT STUDY ON NAVAL MINE WARFARE

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## SEC. 1065 INDEPENDENT STUDY ON NAVAL MINE WARFARE ###

(a)Study Required Not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Navy shall seek to enter into an agreement with a federally funded research and development center to conduct an independent study of the mine warfare capabilities of the Navy. ###

(b)Elements The study under subsection

(a)shall include an assessment and comprehensive review of— ####

(1)the offensive and defensive mine warfare capabilities of the Navy; and ####

(2)the offensive mine inventories of Navy as of the date of study. ###

(c)Results Following the completion of the study under subsection (a), the federally funded research and development center that conducts the study shall submit to the Secretary of Defense a report on the results of the study. The report shall include— ####

(1)a summary of the research and other activities carried out as part of the study; and ####

(2)considerations and recommendations to improve the mine warfare capabilities of the Navy, including recommendations for any legislation that may be needed for such purpose. ###

(d)Submittal to Congress ####

(1)In general Not later than December 31, 2024, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives— #####

(A)an unaltered copy of the results of the study, as submitted to the Secretary under subsection (c); and #####

(B)the written responses of the Secretary and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff to such results. ####

(2)Form The submission under paragraph

(1)shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex.