STRIPPING OF NAVAL VESSELS TO BE USED FOR EXPERIMENTAL PURPOSES

SEC. 1616. STRIPPING OF NAVAL VESSELS TO BE USED FOR EXPERIMENTAL PURPOSESSection 7306 of title 10, United States Code, is amended— (1) by inserting “(a)” before “The Secretary of the Navy,”; and (2) by adding at the end the following: “(b)(1) Before using any vessel for an experimental purpose pursuant to this section, the Secretary shall carry out such stripping of the vessel as is practicable. “(2) Amounts received as a result of stripping of vessels pursuant to this subsection shall be credited to applicable appropriations available for the procurement of scrapping services under this subsection, to the extent necessary for the procurement of those services. Amounts received which are in excess of amounts necessary for procuring those services shall be deposited into the general fund of the Treasury. “(3) In providing for stripping of a vessel pursuant to this subsection, the Secretary shall ensure that such stripping does not destroy or diminish the structural integrity of the vessel.”.