,,ii  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #adad  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,june #bb1     
#bjag ,mr4 ,wicker 7for himself1 ,mrs4  
,shaheen1 ,mr4 ,kaine1 ,mr4 ,king1 ,mr4 
,blumenthal1 ,mr4 ,tillis1 ,mr4         
,cochran1 ,mr4 ,strange1 ,ms4 ,collins1 
,mr4 ,inhofe1 ,mr4 ,perdue1 ,mr4        
,cotton1 ,mr4 ,rounds1 ,mr4 ,sullivan1  
,ms4 ,hirono1 ,mr4 ,roberts1 and ,mr4   
,rubio7 introduced the following bill2  
which was read twice and 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 ,,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