Sec. 3523. POLAR ICEBREAKER RECAPITALIZATION PLAN

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## SEC. 3523 POLAR ICEBREAKER RECAPITALIZATION PLAN ###

(a)Requirement Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of the Navy, shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a detailed recapitalization plan to address the 2013 Department of Homeland Security Mission Need Statement with respect to icebreaking. ###

(b)Contents The plan required under subsection

(a)shall— ####

(1)detail the number of heavy and medium polar icebreakers required to meet Coast Guard statutory missions in the polar regions; ####

(2)identify the vessel specifications, capabilities, systems, equipment, and other details required for the design of heavy polar icebreakers capable of fulfilling the mission requirements of the Coast Guard and the Navy, and the requirements of other agencies and departments of the United States, as the Secretary determines appropriate; ####

(3)list the specific appropriations required for the acquisition of each icebreaker, for each fiscal year, until the full fleet is recapitalized; ####

(4)describe the potential savings of serial acquisition for new polar class icebreakers, including specific schedule and acquisition requirements needed to realize such savings; ####

(5)describe any polar icebreaking capacity gaps that may arise based on the current fleet and current procurement outlook; and ####

(6)describe any additional polar icebreaking capability gaps that may arise due to any further delay in procurement schedules. ###

(c)Definitions In this section, the following definitions apply: ####

(1)Appropriate committees of congress The term “appropriate committees of Congress” means the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives. ####

(2)Secretary Except as otherwise specifically provided, the term “Secretary” means the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating.