,i  #aad? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #fbeh  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,septemb] #bh1        
#bjaf,mr4 ,hunt] 7= himself & ,mr4      
,g>am5di7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0
 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on              
,transportation & ,infra/ructure  ,a    
,,bill  ,to am5d title #ad1 ,unit$      
,/ates ,code1 to au?orize ! ,secret>y ( 
! dep>tm5t 9 :i* ! ,coa/ ,gu>d is op]at+
 to ent] into c]ta9 contracts = !       
acquisition ( vessels = ! ,coa/ ,gu>d1 &
 = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is  
,act may be cit$ z ! ,coa/ ,gu>d        
,acquisition ,improvem5t ,act ( #bjaf4  
#b4 ,contract+ au?ority  7a7 ,9 g5]al   
,sub*apt] ,,ii ( *apt] #ae ( title #ad1 
,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$ by add+ at
 ! end ! foll[+3  #egh4 ,contract+      
au?ority  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,secret>y may 
ent] into contracts describ$ 9          
subsection 7b7 = ! acquisition = ! ,coa/
 ,gu>d ( no less ?an--  7#a7 ?ree heavy 
pol> icebreak]s2  7#b7 ?ree m$ium pol>  
icebreak]s2  7#c7 f\r ,(f%ore ,patrol   

,cutt]s2 &  7#d7 five ,fa/ ,response    
,cutt]s4  7b7 ,au?oriz$ me?ods          
,contracts ref]r$ to 9 subsection 7a7   
are ! foll[+3 7#a7 ,block buys4  7#b7   
,leases4  7#c7 ,comb9$ pur*ases1 also   
kn[n z economic ord] quantity pur*ases1 
(--  7,a7 mat]ials & compon5ts2 &  7,b7 
long lead "t mat]ials4  7#d7 ,advance   
con/ruction fund+4  7#e7 ,multiye>      
contracts ent]$ into 9 accordance )     
section #bcjf;b ( title #aj4  4  7b7    
,con=m+ am5dm5t ,section #bbc ( ! ,h[>d 
,coble ,coa/ ,gu>d & ,m>itime           
,transportation ,act ( #bjad 7#ad       
,u4,s4,c4 #egg note7 is repeal$4  7c7   
,cl]ical am5dm5t ,! analysis at ! beg9n+
 ( su* *apt] is am5d$ by add+ at ! end (
 ! items relat+ to su* sub*apt] !       
foll[+3  #egh4 ,contract+ au?ority4  4