,,ii  #aagth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #bidf  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,october #f1   
#bjba,mr4 ,rubio 7for himself and ,mr4  
,wicker7 introduced the following bill2 
which was read twice and referred to the
 ,committee on ,armed ,services  ,a     
,,bill  ,to require the ,secretary of   
the ,navy to notify ,congress of pending
 action to strike from the ,naval       
,vessel ,register any naval vessel that 
is a viable candidate for artificial    
reefing1 and for other purposes4  #a4   
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,re-using ,equipment for            
,environmental ,fortification ,act or   
the ,,reef ,act4  #b4 ,congressional    
notification of pending action to strike
 from the ,naval ,vessel ,register naval
 vessels that are viable candidates for 
artificial reefing  7a7 ,sense of       
,congress ,it is the sense of ,congress 
that the ,secretary of the ,navy should 
explore and solicit artificial reefing  
opportunities with appropriate entities 

for any naval vessel planned for        
retirement before initiating any plans  
to dispose of the vessel4  7b7          
,notification ,not later than #ij days  
before the date on which a naval vessel 
that is a viable candidate for          
artificial reefing is to be stricken    
from the ,naval ,vessel ,register1 the  
,secretary of the ,navy shall notify    
,congress of such pending action4