,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ahbb  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,march #ah1 #bjai,mr4
 ,gibbs introduced the following bill2  
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,transportation and ,infrastructure  ,a 
,,bill  ,to provide acquisition         
requirements for ,coast ,guard ,polar   
,security ,cutters1 and for other       
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,polar ,security    
,cutter ,acquisition ,act of #bjai4  #b4
 ,polar security cutter acquisition     
requirements  7a7 ,coast ,guard and     
,maritime ,transportation ,act of #bjab 
,section #bbb of the ,coast ,guard and  
,maritime ,transportation ,act of #bjab 
7,public ,law #aab-bac7 is amended by-- 
7#a7 redesignating subsection 7c7 as    
subsection 7d72 and  7#b7 inserting     
after subsection 7b7 the following3  7c7
 ,acquisition requirements  7#a7 ,in    
general ,subject to the availability of 
appropriations1 in acquiring any polar  
icebreaker1 except for an icebreaker    

authorized under the ,national ,defense 
,authorization ,act for ,fiscal ,year   
#bjah 7,public ,law #aae-ia71 the       
,commandant of the ,coast ,guard shall--
  7,a7 limit military specifications for
 such vessel to armament1 aviation      
capabilities1 communications equipment1 
and navigation equipment1 as described  
in the letter report1 unless funding is 
provided from other than appropriations 
for the ,department of ,homeland        
,security2  7,b7 ensure specifications  
and key drawings are complete before    
awarding the contract for construction2 
7,c7 ensure detail design of the vessel 
is complete before the start of         
construction2  7,d7 to the extent       
practicable1 use the block-buy contract 
authority provided under section #aacg  
of title #ad1 ,united ,states ,code2 and
  7,e7 ensure all icebreaker hulls are  
science ready and icebreaker hull number
 four is science capable1 as described  
in the letter report4  7#b7 ,definition 
,in this subsection1 the term letter    

report means the ,national ,academies of
 ,sciences1 ,engineering1 and           
,medicine's ,committee on ,polar        
,icebreaker ,cost ,assessment letter    
report entitled ,acquisition and        
,operation of ,polar ,icebreakers3      
,fulfilling the ,nation's ,needs and    
dated ,july #aa1 #bjag4  4  7b7         
,technical correction  7#a7 ,correction 
,section #bjg7;a77#f7 of the ,coast     
,guard ,authorization ,act of #bjae     
7,public ,law #aad-abj7 is amended by   
striking in subsection 7d7 7 and        
inserting in subsection 7e7 74  7#b7    
,effective date ,the amendment made by  
paragraph 7#a7 shall be effective upon  
the enactment of such ,act4