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Code · BILL · 115th Congress · H.R. 3247 (Introduced in House) — To direct the President to develop and submit to Congress a strategy to protect United States interests in the Arctic... · Sec. 5

Sec. 5. Authorization to procure Coast Guard icebreakers

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Consistent with the plan required by section 3523 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 ( Public Law 114–328 ), the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating may enter into a contract to procure up to three Coast Guard heavy icebreakers to defend United States interests in the Arctic Region, beginning in fiscal year 2018. Any contract entered into under subsection
(a)shall provide that— any obligation of the United States to make a payment under the contract is subject to the availability of appropriations for that purpose; and the total liability to the Government for termination of such contract shall be limited to the total amount of funding obligated under such contract at the time of termination. Consistent with such section, the Secretary shall report to the relevant congressional committees on plans of such department to— procure and sustain icebreakers in addition to the vessels authorized by subsection (a); and ensure that at least three Coast Guard icebreakers are operational at all times.
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