,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #ahbb  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,m>* #ah1 #bjai,mr4   
,gibbs introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0   
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on               
,transportation & ,infra/ructure  ,a    
,,bill  ,to provide acquisition         
requirem5ts = ,coa/ ,gu>d ,pol>         
,security ,cutt]s1 & = o!r purposes4    
#a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z 
! ,pol> ,security ,cutt] ,acquisition   
,act ( #bjai4  #b4 ,pol> security cutt] 
acquisition requirem5ts  7a7 ,coa/ ,gu>d
 & ,m>itime ,transportation ,act ( #bjab
 ,section #bbb ( ! ,coa/ ,gu>d &        
,m>itime ,transportation ,act ( #bjab   
7,public ,law #aab-bac7 is am5d$ by--   
7#a7 r$esignat+ subsection 7c7 z        
subsection 7d72 &  7#b7 ins]t+ aft]     
subsection 7b7 ! foll[+3  7c7           
,acquisition requirem5ts  7#a7 ,9 g5]al 
,subject to ! availability (            
appropriations1 9 acquir+ any pol>      
icebreak]1 except = an icebreak]        
au?oriz$ "u ! ,national ,def5se         

,au?orization ,act = ,fiscal ,ye> #bjah 
7,public ,law #aae-ia71 ! ,comm&ant ( ! 
,coa/ ,gu>d %all--  7,a7 limit milit>y  
specifications = su* vessel to armam5t1 
aviation capabilities1 communications   
equipm5t1 & navigation equipm5t1 z      
describ$ 9 ! lett] report1 unless fund+ 
is provid$ f o!r ?an appropriations = ! 
,dep>tm5t ( ,homel& ,security2  7,b7    
ensure specifications & key draw+s are  
complete be=e aw>d+ ! contract =        
con/ruction2  7,c7 ensure detail design 
( ! vessel is complete be=e ! />t (     
con/ruction2  7,d7 to ! ext5t           
practicable1 use ! block-buy contract   
au?ority provid$ "u section #aacg (     
title #ad1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code2 &  7,e7 
ensure all icebreak] hulls are sci5ce   
ready & icebreak] hull numb] f\r is     
sci5ce capable1 z describ$ 9 ! lett]    
report4  7#b7 ,def9ition ,9 ?is         
subsection1 ! t]m lett] report means !  
,national ,academies ( ,sci5ces1        
,eng9e]+1 & ,m$ic9e's ,committee on     
,pol> ,icebreak] ,co/ ,assessm5t lett]  

report entitl$ ,acquisition & ,op]ation 
( ,pol> ,icebreak]s3 ,fulfill+ !        
,nation's ,ne$s & dat$ ,july #aa1 #bjag4
  4  7b7 ,te*nical correction  7#a7     
,correction ,section #bjg7;a77#f7 ( !   
,coa/ ,gu>d ,au?orization ,act ( #bjae  
7,public ,law #aad-abj7 is am5d$ by     
/rik+ 9 subsection 7d7 7 & ins]t+ 9     
subsection 7e7 74  7#b7 ,effective date 
,! am5dm5t made by p>agraph 7#a7 %all be
 effective ^u ! enactm5t ( su* ,act4