[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 386 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 386

  To require the Secretary of the Navy to notify Congress of pending 
 action to strike from the Naval Vessel Register any naval vessel that 
 is a viable candidate for artificial reefing, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            February 9, 2023

   Mr. Rubio introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
              referred to the Committee on Armed Services

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                                 A BILL


 
  To require the Secretary of the Navy to notify Congress of pending 
 action to strike from the Naval Vessel Register any naval vessel that 
 is a viable candidate for artificial reefing, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Re-using Equipment for Environmental 
Fortification Act of 2023'' or the ``REEF Act of 2023''.

SEC. 2. CONGRESSIONAL NOTIFICATION OF PENDING ACTION TO STRIKE FROM THE 
              NAVAL VESSEL REGISTER NAVAL VESSELS THAT ARE VIABLE 
              CANDIDATES FOR ARTIFICIAL REEFING.

    (a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that the 
Secretary of the Navy should explore and solicit artificial reefing 
opportunities with appropriate entities for any naval vessel planned 
for retirement before initiating any plans to dispose of the vessel.
    (b) Notification.--Not later than 90 days before the date on which 
a naval vessel that is a viable candidate for artificial reefing is to 
be stricken from the Naval Vessel Register, the Secretary of the Navy 
shall notify Congress of such pending action.
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