,i  #aag? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #dice  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,augu/ #c1 #bjba,mr4  
,wittman 7= himself & ,mr4 ,gallagh]7   
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,arm$ ,s]vices  ,a     
,,bill  ,to am5d title #aj1 ,unit$      
,/ates ,code1 to cl>ify ! roles (       
surface w>f>e (fic]s ( ! ,navy1 & = o!r 
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,surface ,w>f>e ,(fic]     
,lead]%ip ,enhancem5t ,act or ! ,,swole 
,act4  #b4 ,surface w>f>e (fic]s ( !    
,navy  7a7 ,surface w>f>e (fic]s c>e]   
pa?s  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,*apt] #hae ( title 
#aj1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$ by   
ins]t+ aft] section #haci ! foll[+ new  
section3  #hadj4 ,regul> ,navy3 (fic]s  
designat$ = surface w>f>e ,any p]son    
orig9ally commission$ z a surface w>f>e 
(fic] 9 ! ,navy on or aft] ,janu>y #a1  
#bjbc1 %all be assign$ to "o ( ! foll[+ 
c>e] pa?s3 7#a7 ,%ip eng9e]+ sy/ems4    
7#b7 ,%ip op]ations & combat sy/ems4  4 
7#b7 ,cl]ical am5dm5t ,! table (        

sections at ! beg9n+ ( su* *apt] is     
am5d$ by ins]t+ aft] ! item relat+ to   
section #haci ! foll[+ new item3  #hadj4
 ,regul> ,navy3 (fic]s designat$ =      
surface w>f>e4  4  7b7 ,indep5d5t       
assessm5t ( ret5tion ( female surface   
w>f>e (fic]s  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,secret>y
 ( ,def5se %all seek to ent] into an    
agreem5t ) a nonpr(it entity or a       
f$]ally fund$ rese>* & developm5t c5t]  
indep5d5t ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se to    
conduct rese>* & analysis on ! g5d] gap 
9 ret5tion ( surface w>f>e (fic]s 9 !   
,navy4  7#b7 ,elem5ts ,! rese>* &       
analysis conduct$ "u p>agraph 7#a7 %all 
include consid]ation ( ! foll[+3 7,a7   
,demographics ( surface w>f>e (fic]s1   
disaggregat$ by g5d]1 includ+-- 7i7     
race2  7ii7 e?nicity2  7iii7            
socioeconomic /atus2  7iv7 m>ital /atus 
7includ+ :e!r ! sp\se is a memb] ( !    
,arm$ ,=ces &1 if s1 ! l5g? ( s]vice (  
su* sp\se72  7v7 :e!r ! (fic] has *ildr5
 7includ+ numb] & age or ages ( *ildr572
  7vi7 :e!r an imm$iate family memb]    

s]ves or has s]v$ z a memb] ( ! ,arm$   
,=ces2 &  7vii7 ! p]c5tage ( su* (fic]s 
:o-- 7,i7 indicate an int5t to complete 
only an initial s]vice agreem5t2 &      
7,,ii7 complete only an initial s]vice  
agreem5t4  7,b7 ,:e!r !re is a          
correlation betwe5 ! numb] ( female     
surface w>f>e (fic]s s]v+ on a vessel & 
responses ( su* (fic]s to comm& climate 
surveys4  7,c7 ,an anonym\s b traceable 
/udy ( comm& climate results to-- 7i7   
correlate responses f p>ticul> female   
surface w>f>e (fic]s ) resignation2 &   
7ii7 comp>e attitudes ( fir/-t\r &      
second-t\r female surface w>f>e (fic]s4 
7,d7 ,recomm5dations bas$ on ! f9d+s "u 
subp>agraphs 7,a71 7,b71 & 7,c74  7#c7  
,reports  7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,n lat] ?an #bgj
 days aft] ! date on :i* a nonpr(it     
entity or f$]ally fund$ rese>* &        
developm5t c5t] ent]s into an agreem5t  
"u p>agraph 7#a7 ) ! ,secret>y (        
,def5se1 su* entity or c5t] %all submit 
to ! ,secret>y ( ,def5se a report on !  
results ( ! rese>* & analysis "u        

p>agraph 7#a74  7,b7 ,submission to     
,congress ,n lat] ?an "o ye> aft] ! date
 ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y ( 
,def5se %all submit to ! congressional  
def5se committees ea* ( ! foll[+3 7i7 ,a
 copy ( ! report submitt$ "u subp>agraph
 7,a7 )\t *ange4  7ii7 ,any comm5ts1    
*anges1 recomm5dations1 or o!r in=mation
 provid$ by ! ,secret>y ( ,def5se relat+
 to ! rese>* & analysis "u p>agraph 7#a7
 & conta9$ 9 su* report4  7c7           
,limitation on tra9+ ( surface w>f>e    
(fic]s  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,( ! funds        
au?oriz$ to be appropriat$ or o!rwise   
made available 9 fiscal ye> #bjbb1 !    
,secret>y ( ! ,navy %all n exp5d m ?an  
#ge p]c5t ( ! funds au?oriz$ to be      
appropriat$ = ,%ip ,op]ations1 ,op]ation
 & ,ma9t5ance1 ,navy1 until ! date on   
:i* ! ,secret>y submits to !            
congressional def5se committees !       
c]tification "u p>agraph 7#b7 & ! report
 "u p>agraph 7#c74  7#b7 ,c]tification  
7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,c]tification "u ?is      
subp>agraph is a c]tification 9 writ+ to

 ! ,congressional def5se committees t ! 
,secret>y ( ! ,navy has e/abli%$ /&>ds &
 proc$ures 7subject to subp>agraph 7,b77
 by :i* a memb] ( ! ,navy c receive--   
7i7 a m]*ant m>9] cr$5tial ) a national 
(fic] endorsem5t (fic] section          
#aj4aji7;a7 ( title #df1 ,code ,f$]al   
,regulations1 z 9 effect on ! date ( !  
enactm5t ( ! ,national ,def5se          
,au?orization ,act = ,fiscal ,ye> #bjbb2
  7ii7 a national rat+ endorsem5t "u    
section subsection 7b7 or 7c7 ( section 
#aj4aji ( su* title2 or  7iii7 a ,/&>ds 
( ,tra9+1 ,c]tification1 & ,wat*keep+   
endorsem5t "u section #aj4aji7;d7 ( su* 
title4  7,b7 ,/r+5cy ,9 no case %all !  
/&>ds describ$ 9 subp>agraph 7,a7 be    
less /r+5t ?an ! /&>ds appli$ by !      
,army1 ,milit>y ,sealift ,comm&1 or     
,coa/ ,gu>d vessel op]ators4  7#c7      
,report ,concurr5t ) ! c]tification "u  
p>agraph 7#b71 ! ,secret>y ( ! ,navy    
%all submit to ! congressional def5se   
committees a report t updates !         
milit>y-to-m>9] transition provid$ 9    

response to section #efh ( ! ,national  
,def5se ,au?orization ,act = ,fiscal    
,ye> #bjag 7,public ,law #aad-cbh7 t    
includes-- 7,a7 a description ( h[ !    
tra9+ program = surface w>f>e (fic]s    
exce$s ! m9imum requirem5ts = a m]*ant  
m>9] cr$5tial ) an appropriate          
endorsem5t2  7,b7 a li/ ( ! propos$     
naval curriculum c\rses t h be5 submitt$
 to ! ,national ,m>itime ,c5t] = c\rse  
cr$5tial+2 &  7,c7 a timel9e =-- 7i7 all
 ,navy seago+ p]sonnel to receive m]*ant
 m>9] cr$5tials ) national (fic] & rat+s
 endorsem5ts2 &  7ii7 #ej p]c5t ( su*   
p]sonnel to receive su* cr$5tial )      
,/&>ds ( ,tra9+1 ,c]tification1 &       
,wat*keep+ endorsem5t4