,i  #aai? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #hiih  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,may #ba1 #bjbf ,ms4  
,s*olt5 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0  
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on               
,transportation & ,infra/ructure  ,a    
,,bill  ,to require ! ,transportation   
,rese>* ,bo>d to evaluate innovative    
hull designs & ! use ( alt]native       
mat]ial con/ruction te*nologies to      
enhance op]ational fleet p]=mance &     
payload capacity ( wat]borne transit    
sy/ems4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may  
be cit$ z ! ,rese>*+ ,innovative        
,%ipbuild+ & ,next-,g5]ation ,transit   
,infra/ructure = ,durable & ,effici5t   
,sy/ems4  #b4 ,innovative hull designs  
,! ,transportation ,rese>* ,bo>d %all   
evaluate innovative hull designs1 z well
 z ! use ( alt]native mat]ial           
con/ruction te*nologies1 to include !   
use ( c>bon fib]1 hybrids1 & o!r        
composite fib]-re9=c$ polym]s to enhance
 op]ational fleet p]=mance & payload    
capacity ( wat]borne transit sy/ems4