,,ii  #aag? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #cbgb  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,novemb] #bi1 #bjba,mr4
 ,sullivan introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 
0 read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on
 ,comm]ce1 ,sci5ce1 & ,transportation   
,a ,,bill  ,to prioritize icebreak]     
deploym5ts to ! ,arctic1 & = o!r        
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,arctic ,focus ,act4  #b4  
,def9itions ,9 ?is ,act3 7#a7           
,appropriate congressional committees ,!
 t]m appropriate congressional          
committees means-- 7,a7 ! ,committee on 
,comm]ce1 ,sci5ce1 & ,transportation ( !
 ,s5ate2  7,b7 ! ,committee on ,arm$    
,s]vices ( ! ,s5ate2  7,c7 ! ,committee 
on ,appropriations ( ! ,s5ate2  7,d7 !  
,committee on ,transportation &         
,infra/ructure ( ! ,h\se (              
,repres5tatives2  7,e7 ! ,committee on  
,arm$ ,s]vices ( ! ,h\se (              
,repres5tatives2 &  7,f7 ! ,committee on
 ,appropriations ( ! ,h\se (            
,repres5tatives4  7#b7 ,arctic ,! t]m   

,arctic has ! mean+ giv5 su* t]m 9      
section #aab ( ! ,arctic ,rese>* &      
,policy ,act ( #aihd 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4     
#daaa74  #c4 ,/atem5t ( policy reg>d+   
,arctic activities ,9 recognition ( !   
,arctic's /rategic importance to !      
national security int]e/s ( ! ,unit$    
,/ates1 & ! ne$ to ex]t influ5ce ?r\gh  
p]si/5t pres5ce 9 ! ,arctic1 ! ,coa/    
,gu>d %all-- 7#a7 prioritize icebreak]  
deploym5ts to ! ,arctic s t ,ant>ctic   
deploym5ts d n occur at ! exp5se (      
suffici5t ,arctic pres5ce or op]ations2 
7#b7 provide suffici5t icebreak+        
activity to keep ! ,nor?we/ ,passage sea
 lanes op5 = comm]ce1 national def5se1  
rescue & recov]y op]ations1 & sci5tific 
exploration by #bjcj2  7#c7 p]man5tly   
/ation at lea/ #a icebreak+ vessel )9 ! 
,arctic n lat] ?an ! e>li] (-- 7,a7 !   
date t is #a ye> aft] ! deliv]y ( ! fir/
 ,pol> ,security ,cutt]2 or  7,b7 #bjcj2
 &  7#d7 cont9u\sly patrol ! ,arctic )  
at lea/ #a major ,coa/ ,gu>d cutt] t is 
able to execute se>* & rescue op]ations1

 fi%]ies en=cem5t1 pollution response1 &
 support = national def5se op]ations4   
#d4 ,arctic op]ational implem5tation    
report ,n lat] ?an #a ye> aft] ! date ( 
! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y ( !  
dep>tm5t 9 :i* ! ,coa/ ,gu>d is op]at+  
%all submit a report to ! appropriate   
congressional committees t-- 7#a7       
describes ! ability & timel9e to conduct
 a transit ( ! ,nor!rn ,sea ,r\te &     
p]iodic transits ( ! ,nor?we/ ,passage2 
&  7#b7 includes a plan to implem5t !   
activities describ$ 9 section #c4