Sec. 122. ICEBREAKER VESSEL

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## SEC. 122 ICEBREAKER VESSEL ###

(a)Authority to Procure One Polar-class Heavy Icebreaker ####

(1)In general There is authorized to be procured for the Coast Guard one polar-class heavy icebreaker vessel. ####

(2)Condition for out-year contract payments A contract entered into under paragraph

(1)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 or funds for that purpose for such later fiscal year. ###

(b)Limitation on Availability of Funds for Procurement of Icebreaker Vessels None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available for the Department of Defense for any fiscal year that are unobligated as of the date of the enactment of this Act may be obligated or expended for the procurement of an icebreaker vessel other than the one polar-class heavy icebreaker vessel authorized to be procured under subsection (a)(1). ###

(c)Contracting Authority ####

(1)Coast guard If funds are appropriated to the department in which the Coast Guard is operating to carry out subsection (a)(1), the head of contracting activity for the Coast Guard shall be responsible for contracting actions carried out using such funds. ####

(2)Navy If funds are appropriated to the Department of Defense to carry out subsection (a)(1), the head of contracting activity for the Navy, Naval Sea Systems Command shall be responsible for contracting actions carried out using such funds. ####

(3)Interagency acquisition Notwithstanding paragraphs

(1)and (2), the head of contracting activity for the Coast Guard or head of contracting activity for the Navy, Naval Sea Systems Command (as the case may be) may authorize interagency acquisitions that are within the authority of such head of contracting activity. ###

(d)Comptroller General Report ####

(1)In general Not later than March 1, 2018, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to the congressional defense committees, the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate, and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a report assessing the cost of, and schedule for, the procurement of new icebreaker vessels for the Federal Government. ####

(2)Elements The report under paragraph

(1)shall include an analysis of the following: #####

(A)The status of the efforts of the Coast Guard to acquire new icebreaking capability, including an explanation of how such efforts are coordinated through the integrated program office. #####

(B)Actions taken by the Coast Guard to incorporate key practices of other countries with respect to the procurement of icebreaker vessels to increase the Coast Guard’s knowledge of, and to reduce the costs and risks of, procuring such vessels. #####

(C)The extent to which the cost and schedule for the construction of Coast Guard icebreakers differs from such cost and schedule in other countries. #####

(D)The extent to which innovative acquisition practices (such as multiyear funding and block buys) may be applied to the procurement of icebreaker vessels to reduce the costs and accelerate the schedule of such procurement. #####

(E)A capacity replacement plan to mitigate a potential icebreaker capability gap if the Polar Star cannot remain in service. #####

(F)Any other matters the Comptroller General considers appropriate.