REPORT ON OCEANOGRAPHIC SURVEY AND RESEARCH REQUIREMENTS TO SUPPORT LITTORAL WARFARE.

SEC. 252. REPORT ON OCEANOGRAPHIC SURVEY AND RESEARCH REQUIREMENTS TO SUPPORT LITTORAL WARFARE. (a) Report Required.— Not later than March 1, 1995, the Secretary of the Navy shall submit to Congress a report on the oceanographic survey and research and development requirements needed to support Navy operations in littoral regions. (b) Content of Report.— The report shall contain the following: (1) An identification of unique properties, including acoustics, bathymetry, bottom type, and ocean dynamics that affect shallow water operations in littoral regions. (2) A list of the principal littoral regions that— 108 STAT. 2703 (A) designates each region as high, medium, or low priority based on the probable need for Navy operations in such regions; and (B) for each region, is annotated to identify— (i) the date of the most recent detailed survey; and (ii) the extent to which that survey provides insight into the region’s properties identified pursuant to paragraph (1). (3) An assessment of the Navy’s current and projected access to each region for surveying purposes. (4) An assessment of the ability of current oceanographic survey and research assets to develop the information identified in paragraph (1).