REPORT ON NAVY PLANS FOR BASING AIRCRAFT CARRIERS.

SEC. 1017. REPORT ON NAVY PLANS FOR BASING AIRCRAFT CARRIERS.(a) Findings.—Congress finds that—(1) the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate, in its report to accompany the bill S. 2514 of the 107th Congress (Senate Report 107–151, filed May 15, 2002), at page 442 of that report directed that the Chief of Naval Operations submit to the congressional defense committees, not later than 180 days after enactment of the defense authorization Act for fiscal year 2003, a report on plans of the Navy for basing aircraft carriers through 2015;(2) the Bob Stump National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2003 (Public Law 107–314) was enacted on December 2, 2002; and(3) as of October 24, 2003, the Chief of Naval Operations has not submitted the report referred to in paragraph (1).(b) Report on Aircraft Carrier Basing Plans.—Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on plans of the Navy for basing aircraft carriers through 2020.