,,ii  #aadth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #achf  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,may #ai1 #bjae
 ,ms4 ,cantwell 7for herself1 ,ms4      
,murkowski1 and ,mr4 ,sullivan7         
introduced the following bill2 which was
 read twice and referred to the         
,committee on ,armed ,services  ,a      
,,bill  ,to provide multiyear           
procurement authority for the           
procurement of up to six polar          
icebreakers to be owned and operated by 
the ,coast ,guard4  #a4 ,short title    
,this ,act may be cited as the          
,icebreaker ,recapitalization ,act4  #b4
 ,multiyear procurement authority for   
polar icebreakers  7a7 ,multiyear       
procurement ,subject to section #bcjf;b 
of title #aj1 ,united ,states ,code1 the
 ,secretary of the ,navy shall enter    
into multiyear contracts for the        
procurement of up to six heavy duty     
polar icebreakers and any systems and   
equipment associated with those vessels4
  7b7 ,authority for advance procurement

 ,the ,secretary may enter into one or  
more contracts1 beginning in fiscal year
 #bjaf1 for advance procurement         
associated with the vessels1 systems1   
and equipment for which authorization to
 enter into a multiyear contract is     
provided under subsection 7a74  7c7     
,condition for ,out-,year ,contract     
,payments ,a contract entered into under
 subsection 7a7 shall provide that any  
obligation of the ,united ,states to    
make a payment under the contract for a 
fiscal year after fiscal year #bjaf is  
subject to the availability of          
appropriations or funds for that purpose
 for such later fiscal year4  7d7       
,memorandum of agreement ,not later than
 #ahj days after the date of the        
enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary  
of the ,navy and the ,secretary of the  
,department in which the ,coast ,guard  
is operating shall enter into a         
memorandum of agreement establishing a  
process by which the ,coast ,guard1 in  
concurrence with the ,navy1 shall--     

7#a7 identify the vessel specifications1
 capabilities1 systems1 equipment1 and  
other details required for the design of
 heavy polar icebreakers capable of     
fulfilling ,navy and ,coast ,guard      
mission requirements1 with the ,coast   
,guard1 as the sole operator of ,united 
,states ,government polar icebreaking   
assets1 retaining final decision        
authority in the establishment of vessel
 requirements2  7#b7 oversee the        
construction of heavy polar icebreakers 
authorized to be procured under this    
section2 and  7#c7 to the extent not    
adequately addressed in the #aife       
,revised ,memorandum of ,agreement      
between the ,department of the ,navy and
 the ,department of the ,treasury on the
 ,operation of ,icebreakers1 transfer   
heavy polar icebreakers procured through
 contracts authorized under this section
 from the ,navy to the ,coast ,guard to 
be maintained and operated by the ,coast
 ,guard4