,i  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #biid  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,june #ba1 #bjag,mr4 
,wittman 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,gallagher1 
,mr4 ,byrne1 ,mr4 ,franks of ,arizona1  
,ms4 ,cheney1 ,mr4 ,banks of ,indiana1  
,mr4 ,shuster1 ,ms4 ,hanabusa1 and ,ms4 
,shea-,porter7 introduced the following 
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,armed ,services  ,a      
,,bill  ,to state the policy of the     
,united ,states on the minimum number of
 available battle force ships4  #a4     
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,securing the ,homeland by          
,increasing our ,power on the ,seas ,act
 or the ,,ships ,act4  #b4 ,policy of   
the ,united ,states on minimum number of
 battle force ships ,it shall be the    
policy of the ,united ,states to have   
available1 as soon as practicable1 not  
fewer than #cee battle force ships1     
comprised of the optimal mix of         
platforms1 with funding subject to the  
annual authorization of appropriation   

and the annual appropriation of funds4