To amend title 10, United States Code, to make permanent the requirement for an annual report on the material readiness of Navy ships, and for other purposes.

Bill: 117-hr-2609
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Wittman, Robert J. [R-VA-1]
Introduced: 2021-04-15
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Congressional oversight

Intelligence activities, surveillance, classified information

Military procurement, research, weapons development

Military readiness
Latest action: action_date: 2021-04-15
text: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

Summaries:
action_date: 2021-04-15
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>This bill indefinitely extends the requirement for annual reporting on the material readiness of Navy ships. Additionally, the bill requires this report to be submitted in a classified form that is available only to the congressional defense committees.</p>

tv_txt: I 117th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2609 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 15, 2021 Mr. Wittman (for himself and Mr. Garamendi ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services A BILL To amend title 10, United States Code, to make permanent the requirement for an annual report on the material readiness of Navy ships, and for other purposes.

1. Annual report on material readiness of Navy ships Section 8674(d) of title 10, United States Code is amended— (1) in paragraph (1)— (A) by striking submit to the inserting provide to the ; (B) by inserting a briefing and submit to such committees after congressional defense committees ; and (C) by striking setting forth and inserting regarding ; (2) in paragraph (2)— (A) by striking in an unclassified form that is releasable to the public without further redaction. and inserting in— ; and (B) by adding at the end the following new subparagraphs: (A) a classified form that shall be available only to the congressional defense committees; and (B) an unclassified form that is releasable to the public without further redaction ; and (3) by striking paragraph (3).