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 PUBLIC LAW 100-456—SEPT. 29, 1988

102 STAT. 2053

insufficient funding for civilian personnel of the Department of Defense for fiscal year 1988. (3) Pay of military personnel in amounts sufficient to provide necessary costs of maintaining authorized end strengths. SEC. 1213. REPEAL OF CERTAIN APPROPRIATIONS GENERAL PROVISIONS

Sections 8040,8098, and 8122 of the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 1988 (as contained in section 1010)) of Public Law 100202), are repealed. lOi Stat. 1329-69, P A R T C — N A V A L VESSELS AND SHIPYARDS

SEC 1221. NAMING OF TRIDENT SUBMARINE THE U.S.S. MELVIN PRICE

(a) FINDINGS.—The Congress finds that— (1) the late Honorable Melvin Price served the people of the United States and the 21st Congressional District of Illinois as a Member of the House of Representatives for 44 consecutive years with loyalty, dedication, and warm personal friendship until his death on April 22, 1988; (2) Melvin Price served as a member of the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives for 40 years and did so with total dedication to the goal of maintaining a strong national defense; (3) in 1964, Melvin Price became the first chsdrman of the Research and Development Subcommittee of the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives, and in 1975 became the first military veteran to serve as chairman of that committee, a position he held for 10 years; (4) Melvin Price was a member of the Joint Committee on Atomic Energy from its establishment in 1946 until 1977 and served as the first chairman of that committee; (5) Melvin Price played a major role in successfully advocating the peaceful use of nuclear energy and the military application of nuclear power for Navy ships and submsuines; and (6) Melvin Price has left an indelible mark on the history of the Nation as a result of his 44 years of unselfish efforts to maintain the strengfth and readiness of the Armed Forces. (b) SENSE OP CONGRESS.—In light of the findings expressed in

subsection (a), it is the sense of Congress that the Secretary of the Navy should name the next Trident ballistic missile submarine to be named after the enactment of this Act the U.S.S. Melvin Price. SEC. 1222. NAMING A NAVY SHIP THE U.S.S. BOB HOPE

(a) FINDINGS.—The Congress finds that— (1) Bob Hope has unselfishly dedicated his time and efforts for over 50 years to the morale and welfare of the men and women of the Armed Forces; (2) Bob Hope has served his Nation in three wars by entertaining members of the Armed Forces aboard ships at sea and in combat zones ashore; (3) Bob Hope has during peacetime entertained the men and women of the Armed Forces in all regions of the world and at every season of the year; (4) Bob Hope has placed his own safety and convenience second to that of improving the morale of the members of the Armed Forces; and

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