,i  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #abd  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of   
,,representatives  ,january #c1 #bjac   
,mr4 ,jones 7for himself and ,mr4 ,broun
 of ,georgia7 introduced the following  
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,armed ,services  ,a      
,,bill  ,to redesignate the ,department 
of the ,navy as the ,department of the  
,navy and ,marine ,corps4  #a4          
,redesignation of the ,department of the
 ,navy as the ,department of the ,navy  
and ,marine ,corps  7a7 ,redesignation  
of ,military ,department ,the military  
department designated as the ,department
 of the ,navy is redesignated as the    
,department of the ,navy and ,marine    
,corps4  7b7 ,redesignation of          
,secretary and ,other ,statutory        
,offices  7#a7 ,secretary ,the position 
of the ,secretary of the ,navy is       
redesignated as the ,secretary of the   
,navy and ,marine ,corps4  7#b7 ,other  
statutory offices ,the positions of the 
,under ,secretary of the ,navy1 the four

 ,assistant ,secretaries of the ,navy1  
and the ,general ,counsel of the        
,department of the ,navy are            
redesignated as the ,under ,secretary of
 the ,navy and ,marine ,corps1 the      
,assistant ,secretaries of the ,navy and
 ,marine ,corps1 and the ,general       
,counsel of the ,department of the ,navy
 and ,marine ,corps1 respectively4  #b4 
,conforming amendments to title #aj1    
,united ,states ,code  7a7 ,definition  
of ,military ,department ,paragraph 7#h7
 of section #aja7;a7 of title #aj1      
,united ,states ,code1 is amended to    
read as follows3  7#h7 ,the term        
military department means the           
,department of the ,army1 the           
,department of the ,navy and ,marine    
,corps1 and the ,department of the ,air 
,force4  4  7b7 ,organization of        
,department ,the text of section #ejaa  
of such title is amended to read as     
follows3 ,the ,department of the ,navy  
and ,marine ,corps is separately        
organized under the ,secretary of the   

,navy and ,marine ,corps44  7c7         
,position of ,secretary ,section        
#ejac7;a77#a7 of such title is amended  
by striking ,there is a ,secretary of   
the ,navy and inserting ,there is a     
,secretary of the ,navy and ,marine     
,corps4  7d7 ,chapter ,headings  7#a7   
,the heading of chapter #ejc of such    
title is amended to read as follows3    
#ejc ,department of the ,navy and       
,marine ,corps  4  7#b7 ,the heading of 
chapter #ejg of such title is amended to
 read as follows3  #ejg ,composition of 
the ,department of the ,navy and ,marine
 ,corps  4  7e7 ,other ,amendments  7#a7
 ,title #aj1 ,united ,states ,code1 is  
amended by striking ,department of the  
,navy and ,secretary of the ,navy each  
place they appear other than as         
specified in subsections 7a71 7b71 7c71 
and 7d7 7including in section headings1 
subsection captions1 tables of chapters1
 and tables of sections7 and inserting  
,department of the ,navy and ,marine    
,corps and ,secretary of the ,navy and  

,marine ,corps1 respectively1 in each   
case with the matter inserted to be in  
the same typeface and typestyle as the  
matter stricken4  7#b7 7,a7 ,sections   
#ejac7;f71 #ejad7;b77#b71 #ejaf7;a71    
#ejag7b71 #ejcb7;a71 and #ejdb7;a7 of   
such title are amended by striking      
,assistant ,secretaries of the ,navy and
 inserting ,assistant ,secretaries of   
the ,navy and ,marine ,corps4  7,b7 ,the
 heading of section #ejaf of such title1
 and the item relating to such section  
in the table of sections at the         
beginning of chapter #ejc of such title1
 are each amended by inserting and      
,marine ,corps after of the ,navy1 with 
the matter inserted in each case to be  
in the same typeface and typestyle as   
the matter amended4  #c4 ,other         
provisions of law and other references  
7a7 ,title #cg1 ,united ,states ,code   
,title #cg1 ,united ,states ,code1 is   
amended by striking ,department of the  
,navy and ,secretary of the ,navy each  
place they appear and inserting         

,department of the ,navy and ,marine    
,corps and ,secretary of the ,navy and  
,marine ,corps1 respectively4  7b7      
,other ,references ,any reference in any
 law other than in title #aj or title   
#cg1 ,united ,states ,code1 or in any   
regulation1 document1 record1 or other  
paper of the ,united ,states1 to the    
,department of the ,navy shall be       
considered to be a reference to the     
,department of the ,navy and ,marine    
,corps4 ,any such reference to an office
 specified in section #b7;b7 shall be   
considered to be a reference to that    
officer as redesignated by that section4
  #d4 ,effective date ,this ,act and the
 amendments made by this ,act shall take
 effect on the first day of the first   
month beginning more than #fj days after
 the date of the enactment of this ,act4