,,ii  #aahth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #ebib  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,september #be1
 #bjbd,mr4 ,sullivan 7for himself and   
,ms4 ,murkowski7 introduced the         
following bill2 which was read twice1   
considered1 read the third time1 and    
passed  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend the ,don   
,young ,coast ,guard ,authorization ,act
 of #bjbb to modify a provision relating
 to the acquisition of a ,coast ,guard  
icebreaker4  #a4 ,modification of       
acquisition of icebreaker ,section      
#aabbc of the ,don ,young ,coast ,guard 
,authorization ,act of #bjbb 7,public   
,law #aag-bfc2 #acf ,stat4 #djba2 #ad   
,u4,s4,c4 #efa note7 is amended-- 7#a7  
in subsection 7b7-- 7,a7 in paragraph   
7#b71 by striking ,paragraphs and all   
that follows through apply and inserting
 ,paragraphs 7#a7 and 7#c7 of subsection
 7a71 and subsection 7b71 of section    
#aacb of title #ad1 ,united ,states     
,code1 shall not apply2 and  7,b7 by    
adding at the end the following3  7#c7  

,applicability of other law  7,a7 ,in   
general ,if the ,commandant provides the
 briefing described in subparagraph     
7,b71 paragraphs 7#d7 and 7#e7 of       
subsection 7a71 and subsections 7d7 and 
7e71 of section #aacb of title #ad1     
,united ,states ,code1 shall not apply  
to an acquisition or procurement of an  
icebreaker under subsection 7a7 until-- 
7i7 the first phase of the initial      
acquisition or procurement is complete2 
and  7ii7 initial operating capacity is 
achieved4  7,b7 ,briefing described ,the
 briefing described in this subparagraph
 is a briefing provided by the          
,commandant to the appropriate          
congressional committees not later than 
#cj days after the date of the enactment
 of this paragraph that includes a      
detailed cost estimate for an icebreaker
 procured or acquired under subsection  
7a71 including-- 7i7 expected upgrades  
and crewing needs2 and  7ii7 for each   
year of the estimated service life of   
such an icebreaker1 the estimated costs 

for modification1 shore infrastructure1 
crewing1 and maintenance4  2  7#b7 by   
redesignating subsections 7g7 through   
7j7 as subsection 7h7 through 7k72  7#c7
 by inserting after subsection 7f7 the  
following3  7g7 ,full operating         
capability  7#a7 ,briefing ,not later   
than #b years after the date of the     
procurement or acquisition of an        
icebreaker under subsection 7a71 the    
,commandant shall provide the           
appropriate congressional committees    
with a briefing that includes a detailed
 cost estimate for the icebreaker for   
each year of the estimated service life 
of the icebreaker1 including the        
estimated costs for modification1 shore 
infrastructure to support the cutter and
 crew1 crewing1 maintenance1 and any    
other costs related to the icebreaker4  
7#b7 ,limitation on use of funds  7,a7  
,in general ,except as provided in      
subparagraph 7,b71 the ,commandant shall
 not expend any funds to reconfigure an 
icebreaker procured or acquired under   

subsection 7a71 beyond the funds        
required to achieve initial operating   
capability of the icebreaker1 until the 
date that #g days after the date on     
which the ,commandant provides the      
briefing required by paragraph 7#a74    
7,b7 ,planning and program management   
activities ,the limitation on use of    
funds under subparagraph 7,a7 shall not 
apply to the expenditure of funds for   
planning and program management         
activities relating to reconfiguration  
of an icebreaker procured or acquired   
under subsection 7a74  2 and  7#d7 in   
subsection 7k71 as redesignated1 by     
striking #c years and inserting #e      
years4