,i  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #eebb  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,septemb] #ai1        
#bjbe,mr4 ,mc,guire introduc$ ! foll[+  
bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on   
,arm$ ,s]vices  ,a ,,bill  ,to *ange !  
"n ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se to !         
,dep>tm5t ( ,w>1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 
,%ort title  ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !  
,peace ,?r\gh ,/r5g? ,act ( #bjbe4  #b4 
,*ange ( "n ( ,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se to    
,dep>tm5t ( ,w>  7a7 ,f9d+s ,congress   
makes ! foll[+ f9d+s3 7#a7 ,on ,augu/   
#g1 #aghi1 #bcf ye>s ago1 ,presid5t     
,george ,wa%+ton sign$ into law a bill  
e/abli%+ ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,dep>tm5t ( ,w>
 to ov]see ! op]ation & ma9t5ance (     
milit>y & naval affairs4  7#b7 ,x 0 "u  
?is "n t ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,w>1 along ) !   
lat] =m$ ,dep>tm5t ( ! ,navy1 won ! ,w> 
( #ahab1 ,_w ,w> ,i1 & ,_w ,w> ,,ii1    
inspir+ awe & confid5ce 9 our ,nation's 
milit>y1 & ensur+ fre$om & prosp]ity =  
all ,am]icans4  7#c7 ,! ,f\nd]s *ose ?is
 "n to signal our /r5g? & resolve to !  

_w4  7b7 ,s5se ( ,congress ,x is ! s5se 
( ,congress t-- 7#a7 ! "n ,dep>tm5t (   
,w>1 m ?an ! curr5t ,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se1
 ensures peace ?r\gh /r5g?1 z x         
demon/rates our ability & will+ness to  
fight & w9 w>s on behalf ( our ,nation  
at a mom5t's notice1 n j to def5d4  7#b7
 ,?is "n %>p5s ! ,dep>tm5t's focus on   
our own national int]e/ & our adv]s>ies'
 focus on our will+ness & availability  
to wage w> to secure :at is ours4  7#c7 
,?is ,dep>tm5t %\ld once aga9 be kn[n z 
! ,dep>tm5t ( ,w> & ! ,secret>y %\ld be 
kn[n z ! ,secret>y ( ,w>4  7c7 ,*ange ( 
"n ( ,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se to ,dep>tm5t ( 
,w>  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,unit$ ,/ates     
,code is am5d$-- 7,a7 by /rik+ ,dep>tm5t
 ( ,def5se ea* place x appe>s & ins]t+  
,dep>tm5t ( ,w>2 &  7,b7 by /rik+       
,secret>y ( ,def5se ea* place x appe>s &
 ins]t+ ,secret>y ( ,w>4  7#b7 ,ref]5ces
 ,any ref]5ce to ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se 9
 any law1 rule1 regulation1 c]tificate1 
directive1 in/ruction1 or o!r (ficial   
pap] 9 =ce on ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is 

,act %all be consid]$ to ref] & apply to
 ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,w>4  7#c7 ,o!r (ficials 
,?is subsection %all also apply1 z      
appropriate1 to subord9ate (ficials )9 !
 ,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se1 :o may use        
correspond+ second>y titles su* z       
,deputy ,secret>y ( ,w> or ,"u ,secret>y
 ( ,w> 9 ! contexts describ$ 9 p>agraph 
7#b74  7#d7 ,/atutory ref]5ces ,/atutory
 ref]5ces to ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se1     
,secret>y ( ,def5se1 & subord9ate (fic]s
 & compon5ts %all rema9 controll+ until 
*ang$ subsequ5tly by ! law4  7d7        
,implem5tation ,?is section %all be     
c>ri$ out consi/5t ) applicable law &   
subject to ! availability (             
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