,,iv  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #ii  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of 
,,representatives  ,february #e1        
#bjai,mr4 ,banks submitted the following
 resolution2 which was referred to the  
,committee on ,armed ,services          
,,resolution  ,expressing the sense of  
the ,house of ,representatives that     
there is a need to rebuild the ,navy and
 ensure that it is prepared to engage   
with adversaries around the world       
through an increased investment in the  
,united ,states naval power4  ,whereas  
the ,united ,states naval buildup       
completed prior to ,world ,war ,,ii was 
quintessential to the success of the    
,nation and its allies and ensured      
victory in that and subsequent wars2    
,whereas the ,navy has too few platforms
 to wage warfare in the #bast century   
against a myriad of potential           
adversaries2 ,whereas adversaries of the
 ,united ,states are increasing the     
sizes of their fleets and building their
 anti-ship capabilities2 ,whereas the   

,united ,states must build up the ,navy 
in preparation for this threat2 ,whereas
 the ,united ,states is a maritime      
nation and must maintain a ,navy that is
 capable of deterring and1 if necessary1
 waging war against nation states and   
non-state actors alike with overwhelming
 force in a swift and decisive manner2  
,whereas the fleet is not sufficiently  
sized to deter adversaries while        
maintaining continuous presence in      
contentious regions with deployments of 
naval forces in regions where the       
,united ,states has demonstrated        
national interests2 ,whereas readiness  
concerns that would preclude successful 
engagements against enemies on multiple 
fronts is unacceptable in today's global
 threat environment2 ,whereas given the 
large forward deployed surface force    
requirement at any given moment1 there  
is not sufficient time for the fleet to 
address training and material readiness 
challenges with the current fleet size2 
,whereas the threat the ,united ,states 

faces is growing and evolving2 ,whereas 
,china is investing heavily in a naval  
buildup1 and ,president ,xi ,jinping    
expects ,china to be a global power by  
#bjej and is attempting to construct a  
military to surpass as the ,united      
,states2 ,whereas since #bjaf1 the ,navy
 has had #ah unsafe or unprofessional   
encounters with ,chinese military forces
 in the ,pacific2 ,whereas ,russia is   
also actively modernizing its fleet and 
increasing military activity in the     
,arctic2 ,whereas ,iran is demonstrating
 an increase in activity in the ,arabian
 ,gulf1 ,strait of ,hormuz1 and ,gulf of
 ,oman with no indication of            
de-escalation2 ,whereas the ,united     
,states is the primary protector of     
international freedom of navigation     
laws1 which necessitates persistent     
presence in the contested waters of the 
,south ,china ,sea1 operations to limit 
piracy off the ,horn of ,africa1 and    
abiding demonstrations of interest to   
ensure safe commercial transport        

throughout the world2 ,whereas in       
response to natural disasters in the    
,united ,states and abroad1 the ,navy   
provides crucial support to prevent the 
loss of life and support recovery       
efforts2 and ,whereas the advantages of 
maintaining the capability to forward   
operate around the world is critical to 
maintaining flexibility and agility in  
today's evolving battle space3 ,now1    
therefore1 be it  ,that the ,house of   
,representatives-- 7#a7 recognizes the  
need for the ,navy to increase its      
long-term capabilities and recommends   
the following force structure by the    
year #bjej--  7,a7 #ab ,ballistic       
missile submarines2  7,b7 #ajj nuclear  
powered attack submarines2  7,c7 #ae    
aircraft carriers2  7,d7 #aef ,large and
 small surface combatants2  7,e7 #h     
,polar surface combatants2  7,f7 #ch    
,amphibious ships2  7,g7 #ed ,combat    
,logistics ,force ships2  7,h7 #ad      
,expeditionary ,fast ,transports2  7,i7 
#f ,expeditionary ,support ,base ships2 

and  7,j7 #bc ,command and support      
ships2  7#b7 recognizes the need for    
yearly updates from the ,secretary of   
the ,navy to ,congress on shipbuilding  
and status of the fleet2 and  7#c7      
recognizes that shipbuilding most       
continue to be commensurate to the      
threat1 therefore constant innovation   
and analysis will be required when      
determining construction schedule and   
requirements4