AUTHORITY TO REDESIGNATE THE NAVAL RESERVE AS THE NAVY RESERVE.

SEC. 517. AUTHORITY TO REDESIGNATE THE NAVAL RESERVE AS THE NAVY RESERVE.(a) Authority of Secretary of the Navy.—The Secretary of the Navy may, with the approval of the President, redesignate the reserve component known as the Naval Reserve as the “Navy Reserve”. Any such redesignation shall be effective on a date specified by the Secretary, which date may not be earlier than the date that is 180 days after the date on which the Secretary submits recommended legislation under subsection (c).(b) Publication of Redesignation.—If the Secretary of the Navy exercises the authority to redesignate the Naval Reserve under subsection (a), the Secretary shall promptly publish in the Federal Register and submit to the Congress notice of the redesignation, including the effective date of the redesignation.(c) Conforming Legislation.—If the Secretary of the Navy exercises the authority to redesignate the Naval Reserve under subsection (a), the Secretary shall submit to the Congress recommended legislation that identifies each specific provision of law that refers to the Naval Reserve and sets forth an amendment to that specific provision of law to conform the reference to the new designation.(d) References.—If the Secretary of the Navy exercises the authority to redesignate the Naval Reserve under subsection (a), then on and after the effective date of the redesignation, any reference in any law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the Naval Reserve shall be deemed to be a reference to the Navy Reserve.118 STAT. 1885