Sense of Congress regarding naming an aircraft carrier after the United States

(a) Findings Congress finds the following: (1) The first USS United States was one of the original six frigates authorized by the Naval Act of 1794, launched in 1797. It saw action in the Quasi-War with France and the War of 1812. (2) In addition to the frigate, there was a proposed Civil War ironclad that never got built, and the aircraft carrier USS United States (CVA-58) was canceled in 1949. (b) Sense of Congress It is the sense of Congress that the Secretary of the Navy should name an aircraft carrier USS United States.