,i  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #dcge  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,july #ad1 #bjbe,ms4 
,mc,donald ,rivet 7for herself1 ,mr4    
,wied1 and ,mr4 ,miller of ,ohio7       
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on          
,transportation and ,infrastructure  ,a 
,,bill  ,to direct the ,commandant of   
the ,coast ,guard to submit to ,congress
 a strategy detailing how the ,coast    
,guard will complete design and         
construction of a ,great ,lakes         
,icebreaker1 and for other purposes4    
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,great ,lakes ,icebreaker ,act  
of #bjbe4  #b4 ,great ,lakes icebreaking
  7a7 ,great ,lakes ,icebreaker  7#a7   
,strategy ,not later than #ij days after
 the date of enactment of this ,act1 the
 ,commandant shall submit to the        
,committee on ,commerce1 ,science1 and  
,transportation of the ,senate and the  
,committee on ,transportation and       
,infrastructure of the ,house of        

,representatives a strategy detailing   
how the ,coast ,guard will complete     
design and construction of a ,great     
,lakes icebreaker at least as capable as
 the ,coast ,guard cutter ,mackinaw     
7,,wlbb-#cj7 as expeditiously as        
possible after funding is provided for  
such icebreaker1 including providing a  
cost estimate and an estimated delivery 
timeline that would facilitate the      
expedited delivery detailed in the      
strategy4  7#b7 ,great ,lakes icebreaker
 pilot program  7,a7 ,in general ,during
 the #e ice seasons beginning after the 
date of enactment of this ,act1 the     
,commandant shall conduct a pilot       
program to determine the extent to which
 the ,coast ,guard ,great ,lakes        
icebreaking cutter fleet is capable of  
maintaining tier one and tier two       
waterways open #ie percent of the time  
during an ice season4  7,b7 ,report ,not
 later than #ahj days after the end of  
each of the #e ice seasons beginning    
after the date of enactment of this     

,act1 the ,commandant shall submit to   
the ,committee on ,commerce1 ,science1  
and ,transportation of the ,senate and  
the ,committee on ,transportation and   
,infrastructure of the ,house of        
,representatives a report that details--
 7i7 the results of the pilot program   
required under subparagraph 7,a72 and   
7ii7 any relevant new performance       
measures implemented by the ,coast      
,guard1 including the measures described
 in pages #e through #g of the report of
 the ,coast ,guard titled ,domestic     
,icebreaking ,operations and submitted  
to ,congress on ,july #bf1 #bjbd1 as    
required by section #aabab7;a77#c7 of   
the ,don ,young ,coast ,guard           
,authorization ,act of #bjbb 7,public   
,law #aag-bfc71 and the results of the  
implementation of such measures4  7b7   
,modification to reporting requirement  
relating to icebreaking operations in   
,great ,lakes  7#a7 ,in general ,section
 #aabac7;f7 of the ,don ,young ,coast   
,guard ,authorization ,act of #bjbb     

7,public ,law #aag-bfc7 is amended to   
read as follows3  7f7 ,public report    
,not later than ,july #a after the first
 winter in which the ,commandant has    
submitted the report required by        
paragraph 7#c7 of section #aabab7;a71   
the ,commandant shall publish on a      
publicly accessible website of the      
,coast ,guard a report on the cost to   
the ,coast ,guard of meeting the        
proposed standards described in         
paragraph 7#b7 of such section4  4  7#b7
 ,public report ,section #aabgb7;c7 of  
the ,james ,m4 ,inhofe ,national        
,defense ,authorization ,act for ,fiscal
 ,year #bjbc is amended by adding at the
 end the following3  7#g7 ,public report
  7,a7 ,in general ,not later than #cj  
days after the date of enactment of the 
,coast ,guard ,authorization ,act of    
#bjbe1 the ,commandant shall brief the  
,committee on ,transportation and       
,infrastructure of the ,house or        
,representatives and the ,committee on  
,commerce1 ,science1 and ,transportation

 of the ,senate on the cost to the      
,coast ,guard of meeting the            
requirements of section #efd of title   
#ad1 ,united ,states ,code1 in fiscal   
year #bjbd4  7,b7 ,secondary briefings  
,not later than ,november1 #bjbe and    
,november1 #a1 #bjbf1 the ,commandant   
shall brief the committees described in 
subparagraph 7,a7 on the cost to the    
,coast ,guard of meeting the            
requirements of section #efd of title   
#ad1 ,united ,states ,code1 in fiscal   
years #bjbe and #bjbf1 respectively4  4