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Securing the Homeland by Increasing our Power on the Seas Act

H.R. 2994 · 115th Congress · Jun 21, 2017 · Lineage

A BILL

To state the policy of the United States on the minimum number of available battle force ships.

Section 1 Short title

This Act may be cited as the “Securing the Homeland by Increasing our Power on the Seas Act” or the “SHIPS Act”.

Sec. 2 Policy of the United States on minimum number of battle force ships

It shall be the policy of the United States to have available, as soon as practicable, not fewer than 355 battle force ships, comprised of the optimal mix of platforms, with funding subject to the annual authorization of appropriation and the annual appropriation of funds.