,,ii  #aagth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #cbgb  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,november #bi1 
#bjba,mr4 ,sullivan introduced the      
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on          
,commerce1 ,science1 and ,transportation
  ,a ,,bill  ,to prioritize icebreaker  
deployments to the ,arctic1 and for     
other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this 
,act may be cited as the ,arctic ,focus 
,act4  #b4 ,definitions ,in this ,act3  
7#a7 ,appropriate congressional         
committees ,the term appropriate        
congressional committees means-- 7,a7   
the ,committee on ,commerce1 ,science1  
and ,transportation of the ,senate2     
7,b7 the ,committee on ,armed ,services 
of the ,senate2  7,c7 the ,committee on 
,appropriations of the ,senate2  7,d7   
the ,committee on ,transportation and   
,infrastructure of the ,house of        
,representatives2  7,e7 the ,committee  
on ,armed ,services of the ,house of    
,representatives2 and  7,f7 the         

,committee on ,appropriations of the    
,house of ,representatives4  7#b7       
,arctic ,the term ,arctic has the       
meaning given such term in section #aab 
of the ,arctic ,research and ,policy    
,act of #aihd 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #daaa74    
#c4 ,statement of policy regarding      
,arctic activities ,in recognition of   
the ,arctic's strategic importance to   
the national security interests of the  
,united ,states1 and the need to exert  
influence through persistent presence in
 the ,arctic1 the ,coast ,guard shall-- 
7#a7 prioritize icebreaker deployments  
to the ,arctic so that ,antarctic       
deployments do not occur at the expense 
of sufficient ,arctic presence or       
operations2  7#b7 provide sufficient    
icebreaking activity to keep the        
,northwest ,passage sea lanes open for  
commerce1 national defense1 rescue and  
recovery operations1 and scientific     
exploration by #bjcj2  7#c7 permanently 
station at least #a icebreaking vessel  
within the ,arctic not later than the   

earlier of-- 7,a7 the date that is #a   
year after the delivery of the first    
,polar ,security ,cutter2 or  7,b7      
#bjcj2 and  7#d7 continuously patrol the
 ,arctic with at least #a major ,coast  
,guard cutter that is able to execute   
search and rescue operations1 fisheries 
enforcement1 pollution response1 and    
support for national defense operations4
  #d4 ,arctic operational implementation
 report ,not later than #a year after   
the date of the enactment of this ,act1 
the ,secretary of the department in     
which the ,coast ,guard is operating    
shall submit a report to the appropriate
 congressional committees that-- 7#a7   
describes the ability and timeline to   
conduct a transit of the ,northern ,sea 
,route and periodic transits of the     
,northwest ,passage2 and  7#b7 includes 
a plan to implement the activities      
described in section #c4