Sec. 505. Icebreakers

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Section 222 of the Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Act of 2012 ( Public Law 112–213 ; 126 Stat. 1560) is amended— in subsection (d)(2)— in the paragraph heading by striking ; and ; bridging strategy by striking Commandant of the Coast Guard and all that follows through the period at the end and inserting Commandant of the Coast Guard may decommission the Polar Sea. ; by adding at the end of subsection

(d)the following: If in the analysis submitted under this section the Secretary does not make a determination under subsection (a)(5) regarding whether it is cost effective to reactivate the Polar Sea, then— the Commandant of the Coast Guard may decommission the Polar Sea; or the Secretary may make such determination, not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of Howard Coble Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Act of 2014 , and take actions in accordance with this subsection as though such determination was made in the analysis previously submitted. ; by redesignating subsections (e), (f), and

(g)as subsections (f), (g), and (h), respectively; and by inserting after subsection

(d)the following: Not later than 180 days after the date on which the analysis required under subsection

(a)is submitted, the Commandant of the Coast Guard shall submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate— unless the Secretary makes a determination under this section that it is cost effective to reactivate the Polar Sea, a bridging strategy for maintaining the Coast Guard’s polar icebreaking services until at least September 30, 2024; a strategy to meet the Coast Guard’s Arctic ice operations needs through September 30, 2050; and a strategy to meet the Coast Guard’s Antarctic ice operations needs through September 30, 2050. The strategies required under paragraph

(1)shall include a business case analysis comparing the leasing and purchasing of icebreakers to maintain the needs and services described in that paragraph. . Polar Sea Upon the submission of a service life extension plan in accordance with section 222(d)(1)(C) of the Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Act of 2012 ( Public Law 112–213 ; 126 Stat. 1560), the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating may use funds authorized under section 101 of this Act to conduct a service life extension of 7 to 10 years for the Coast Guard Cutter Polar Sea (WAGB 11) in accordance with such plan. The Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating may not expend amounts appropriated for the Coast Guard for any of fiscal years 2015 through 2024, for— design activities related to a capability of a Polar-Class Icebreaker that is based solely on an operational requirement of another Federal department or agency, except for amounts appropriated for design activities for a fiscal year before fiscal year 2016; or long-lead-time materials, production, or post-delivery activities related to such a capability. Amounts made available to the Secretary under an agreement with another Federal department or agency and expended on a capability of a Polar-Class Icebreaker that is based solely on an operational requirement of that or another Federal department or agency shall not be treated as amounts expended by the Secretary for purposes of the limitation established under paragraph (1).

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Pub. L. 112-213
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Sec. 505

Icebreakers

Pub. L.Pub. L. 112-213

Stat.126 Stat. 1560

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