Sec. 122. Procurement authority for icebreaker vessels
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The Secretary of the Department in which the Coast Guard is operating may enter into a contract or other agreement with the Secretary of the Navy under which the Navy shall act as general agent for the Department in which the Coast Guard is operating for the purpose of entering into a contract on behalf of such Department, beginning with the fiscal year 2018 program year, for the procurement of the following: Not more than three heavy icebreaker vessels. Not more than three medium icebreaker vessels. A contract entered into under subsection
(a)shall provide that any obligation of the United States to make a payment under the contract for a fiscal year after fiscal year 2018 is subject to the availability of appropriations for that purpose for such later fiscal year. In this section: The term heavy icebreaker vessel means a vessel that is able— to break through nonridged ice that is not less than six feet thick at a speed of three knots; to break through ridged ice that is not less than 21 feet thick; and to operate continuously for 80 days without replenishment. The term medium icebreaker vessel means a vessel that is able— to break through nonridged ice that is not less than four and one-half feet thick at a speed of three knots; and to operate continuously for 80 days without replenishment.