,i  #aahth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #iej  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of   
,,representatives  ,february #i1        
#bjbc,ms4 ,salazar 7for herself1 ,mr4   
,case1 ,mr4 ,wittman1 ,ms4 ,brownley1   
,mr4 ,bilirakis1 ,mr4 ,waltz1 and ,mrs4 
,cammack7 introduced the following bill2
 which was referred to the ,committee on
 ,armed ,services  ,a ,,bill  ,to direct
 the ,secretary of the ,navy to notify  
,congress of the pending retirement of  
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 retirements of 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 ,report  
,not later than #ij days before the     
retirement from the ,naval ,vessel      
,register of any naval vessel that is a 
viable candidate for artificial reefing1
 the ,secretary of the ,navy shall      
notify ,congress of the pending         
retirement of such vessel4