,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #efgh  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,september #cj1
 #bjbf,mr4 ,booker 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 establish a  
process for naming of ,naval vessels1   
and for other purposes4  #a4 ,short     
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,navy ,accountability and ,military     
,eponym ,standards ,act or the ,,names  
,act4  #b4 ,establishment of process for
 naming of vessels of the ,navy  7a7 ,in
 general ,the ,secretary of the ,navy   
shall-- 7#a7 establish and publish      
objective criteria for naming and       
renaming vessels of the ,navy2  7#b7    
obtain a written historical assessment  
from the ,naval ,history and ,heritage  
,command before naming or renaming a    
vessel2  7#c7 provide a written         
rationale for the selected name for the 
vessel2  7#d7 explain any departure from

 the primary naming recommendation of   
the ,naval ,history and ,heritage       
,command with respect to the vessel2 and
  7#e7 when renaming a vessel1 explain  
the historical significance of the      
existing name and the reasons for       
removing it4  7b7 ,written determination
 ,the ,secretary shall provide any      
written determination required under    
subsection 7a7 to the congressional     
defense committees 7as defined in       
section #aja7;a77#af7 of title #aj1     
,united ,states ,code7 and make it      
publicly available1 subject to          
applicable law4