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110TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 2722 

To restructure the Coast Guard Integrated Deepwater Program, and for 

other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JUNE 14, 2007 

Mr. CUMMINGS (for himself and Mr. OBERSTAR) introduced the following bill; 

which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 

A BILL 

To restructure the Coast Guard Integrated Deepwater 

Program, and for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Integrated Deepwater 

5 Program Reform Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. IMPLEMENTATION OF COAST GUARD INTEGRATED 

7 DEEPWATER ACQUISITION PROGRAM. 

8 (a) USE OF PRIVATE SECTOR ENTITY AS A LEAD

9 SYSTEMS INTEGRATOR.— 


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1 (1) IN GENERAL.—Except as otherwise pro2 vided in this subsection, the Secretary may not use 

3 a private sector entity as a lead systems integrator 

4 for procurements under, or in support of, the Deep5 water Program beginning 24 months after the date 

6 of enactment of this Act. 

7 (2) COMPLETION OF EXISTING DELIVERY OR8 DERS AND TASK ORDERS.—The Secretary may use 

9 a private sector entity as a lead systems integrator 

10 to complete any delivery order or task order under 

11 the Deepwater Program that was issued to the lead 

12 systems integrator on or before the date of enact13 ment of this Act. 

14 (3) ASSISTANCE OF OTHER FEDERAL AGEN15 CIES.—In any case in which the Secretary is the sys16 tems integrator under the Deepwater Program, the 

17 Secretary may obtain any type of assistance the Sec18 retary considers appropriate, with any systems inte19 gration functions, from any Federal agency with ex20 perience in systems integration involving maritime 

21 vessels and aircraft. 

22 (b) COMPETITION.— 

23 (1) IN GENERAL.—Except as otherwise pro24 vided in this subsection, the Secretary shall use full 

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1 tions under the Deepwater Program for which an 

2 outside contractor is used, if the asset is procured 

3 directly by the Coast Guard or by the Integrated 

4 Coast Guard System acting under a contract with 

5 the Coast Guard. 

6 (2) EXCEPTION.—The Secretary may use a pro7 curement method that is less than full and open 

8 competition to procure an asset under the Deep9 water Program, if— 

10 (A) the Secretary determines that such 

11 method is in the best interests of the Federal 

12 Government; and 

13 (B) by not later than 30 days before the 

14 date of the award of a contract for the procure15 ment, the Secretary submits to the Committee 

16 on Transportation and Infrastructure of the 

17 House of Representatives and the Committee 

18 on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of 

19 the Senate a report explaining why such pro20 curement is in the best interests of the Federal 

21 Government. 

22 (3) LIMITATION ON APPLICATION.—Paragraph 

23 (1) shall not apply to a contract, subcontract, or 

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1 ment of this Act, if there is no change in the quan2 tity of assets or the specific type of assets procured. 

3 (c) REQUIRED CONTRACT TERMS.—The Secretary 

4 shall include in each contract, subcontract, and task order 

5 issued under the Deepwater Program after the date of the 

6 enactment of this Act the following provisions, as applica7 ble: 

8 (1) TECHNICAL REVIEWS.—A requirement that 

9 the Secretary shall conduct a technical review of all 

10 proposed designs, design changes, and engineering 

11 changes, and a requirement that the contractor must 

12 specifically address all engineering concerns identi13 fied in the technical reviews, before any funds may 

14 be obligated. 

15 (2) RESPONSIBILITY FOR TECHNICAL REQUIRE16 MENTS.—A requirement that the Secretary shall 

17 maintain the authority to establish, approve, and 

18 maintain technical requirements. 

19 (3) COST ESTIMATE OF MAJOR CHANGES.—A 

20 requirement that an independent cost estimate must 

21 be prepared and approved by the Secretary before 

22 the execution of any change order costing more than 

23 5 percent of the unit cost approved in the Deepwater 

24 Program baseline in effect as of May 2007. 


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1 (4) PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT.—A require2 ment that any measurement of contractor and sub3 contractor performance must be based on the status 

4 of all work performed, including the extent to which 

5 the work performed met all cost, schedule, and mis6 sion performance requirements outlined in the Deep7 water Program contract. 

8 (5) EARLY OPERATIONAL ASSESSMENT.—For 

9 the acquisition of any cutter class for which an 

10 Early Operational Assessment has not been devel11 oped— 

12 (A) a requirement that the Secretary of 

13 the Department in which the Coast Guard is 

14 operating shall cause an Early Operational As15 sessment to be conducted by the Department of 

16 the Navy after the development of the prelimi17 nary design of the cutter and before the con18 duct of the critical design review of the cutter; 

19 and 

20 (B) a requirement that the Coast Guard 

21 shall develop a plan to address the findings pre22 sented in the Early Operational Assessment. 

23 (6) TRANSIENT ELECTROMAGNETIC PULSE

24 EMANATION.—For the acquisition or upgrade of air, 

25 surface, or shore assets for which compliance with 


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1 transient electromagnetic pulse emanation (TEM2 PEST) is a requirement, a provision specifying that 

3 the standard for determining such compliance shall 

4 be the air, surface, or shore asset standard then 

5 used by the Department of the Navy. 

6 (7) OFFSHORE PATROL CUTTER UNDERWAY RE7 QUIREMENT.—For any contract issued to acquire an 

8 Offshore Patrol Cutter, provisions specifying the 

9 service life, fatigue life, days underway in general 

10 Atlantic and North Pacific Sea conditions, maximum 

11 range, and maximum speed the cutter shall be built 

12 to achieve. 

13 (8) INSPECTOR GENERAL ACCESS.—A require14 ment that the Department of Homeland Security’s 

15 Office of the Inspector General shall have access to 

16 all records maintained by all contractors working on 

17 the Deepwater Program, and shall have the right to 

18 privately interview any contractor personnel. 

19 (d) LIFE CYCLE COST ESTIMATE.— 

20 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall develop 

21 an authoritative life cycle cost estimate for the 

22 Deepwater Program. 

23 (2) CONTENTS.—The life cycle cost estimate 

24 shall include asset acquisition and logistics support 


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1 decisions and planned operational tempo and loca2 tions as of the date of enactment of this Act. 

3 (3) SUBMITTAL.—The Secretary shall— 

4 (A) submit the life cycle cost estimate to 

5 the Committee on Transportation and Infra6 structure of the House of Representatives and 

7 the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 

8 Transportation of the Senate within 4 months 

9 after the date of enactment of this Act; and 

10 (B) submit updates of the life cycle cost 

11 estimate to such Committees annually. 

12 (e) CONTRACT OFFICERS.—The Secretary shall as13 sign a separate contract officer for each class of cutter 

14 and aircraft acquired or rehabilitated under the Deep15 water Program, including the National Security Cutter, 

16 the Offshore Patrol Cutter, the Fast Response Cutter A, 

17 the Fast Response Cutter B, maritime patrol aircraft, the 

18 aircraft HC–130J, the helicopter HH–65, the helicopter 

19 HH–60, and the vertical unmanned aerial vehicle. 

20 (f) TECHNOLOGY RISK REPORT.—The Secretary 

21 shall submit to the Committee on Transportation and In22 frastructure of the House of Representatives and the Com23 mittee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the 

24 Senate a report identifying the technology risks and level 

25 of maturity for major technologies used on each class of 


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1 asset acquisitions under the Deepwater Program, includ2 ing the Fast Response Cutter A (FRC–A), the Fast Re3 sponse Cutter B (FRC–B), the Offshore Patrol Cutter 

4 (OPC), and the Vertical Unmanned Aerial Vehicle 

5 (VUAV), not later than 90 days before the date of award 

6 of a contract for such an acquisition. 

7 (g) SUBMISSION OF ASSESSMENT RESULTS AND

8 PLANS TO CONGRESS.—The Commandant of the Coast 

9 Guard shall submit to the Committee on Transportation 

10 and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and 

11 the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation 

12 of the Senate— 

13 (1) the results of each Early Operational As14 sessment conducted pursuant to subsection (c)(5)(A) 

15 and the plan approved by the Commandant pursuant 

16 to subsection (c)(5)(B) for addressing the findings 

17 of such assessment, within 30 days after the Com18 mandant approves the plan; and 

19 (2) a report describing how the recommenda20 tions of each Early Operational Assessment con21 ducted pursuant to subsection (c)(5)(A) on the first 

22 in class of a new cutter class have been addressed 

23 in the design on which construction is to begin, with24 in 30 days before initiation of construction. 


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1 SEC. 3. CHIEF ACQUISITION OFFICER. 

2 (a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 3 of title 14, United 

3 States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol4 lowing: 

5 ‘‘§ 55 Chief Acquisition Officer 

6 ‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT OF AGENCY CHIEF ACQUISI7 TION OFFICER.—The Commandant shall appoint or des8 ignate a career reserved employee as Chief Acquisition Of9 ficer for the Coast Guard, who shall— 

10 ‘‘(1) have acquisition management as that offi11 cial’s primary duty; and 

12 ‘‘(2) report directly to the Commandant to ad13 vise and assist the Commandant to ensure that the 

14 mission of the Coast Guard is achieved through the 

15 management of the Coast Guard’s acquisition activi16 ties. 

17 ‘‘(b) AUTHORITY AND FUNCTIONS OF THE CHIEF

18 ACQUISITION OFFICER.—The functions of the Chief Ac19 quisition Officer shall include— 

20 ‘‘(1) monitoring the performance of acquisition 

21 activities and acquisition programs of the Coast 

22 Guard, evaluating the performance of those pro23 grams on the basis of applicable performance meas24 urements, and advising the Commandant regarding 

25 the appropriate business strategy to achieve the mis26 sion of the Coast Guard; 


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1 ‘‘(2) increasing the use of full and open com2 petition in the acquisition of property and services 

3 by the Coast Guard by establishing policies, proce4 dures, and practices that ensure that the Coast 

5 Guard receives a sufficient number of sealed bids or 

6 competitive proposals from responsible sources to 

7 fulfill the Government’s requirements (including per8 formance and delivery schedules) at the lowest cost 

9 or best value considering the nature of the property 

10 or service procured; 

11 ‘‘(3) ensuring the use of detailed performance 

12 specifications in instances in which performance13 based contracting is used; 

14 ‘‘(4) making acquisition decisions consistent 

15 with all applicable laws and establishing clear lines 

16 of authority, accountability, and responsibility for 

17 acquisition decisionmaking within the Coast Guard; 

18 ‘‘(5) managing the direction of acquisition pol19 icy for the Coast Guard, including implementation of 

20 the unique acquisition policies, regulations, and 

21 standards of the Coast Guard; 

22 ‘‘(6) developing and maintaining an acquisition 

23 career management program in the Coast Guard to 

24 ensure that there is an adequate professional work25 force; and 


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1 ‘‘(7) as part of the strategic planning and per2 formance evaluation process required under section 

3 306 of title 5 and sections 1105(a)(28), 1115, 1116, 

4 and 9703 of title 31— 

5 ‘‘(A) assessing the requirements estab6 lished for Coast Guard personnel regarding 

7 knowledge and skill in acquisition resources 

8 management and the adequacy of such require9 ments for facilitating the achievement of the 

10 performance goals established for acquisition 

11 management; 

12 ‘‘(B) in order to rectify any deficiency in 

13 meeting such requirements, developing strate14 gies and specific plans for hiring, training, and 

15 professional development; and 

16 ‘‘(C) reporting to the Commandant on the 

17 progress made in improving acquisition man18 agement capability.’’. 

19 (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 

20 at the beginning of such chapter is amended by adding 

21 at the end the following: 

‘‘55. Chief Acquisition Officer.’’. 

22 SEC. 4. TESTING AND CERTIFICATION. 

23 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall— 

24 (1) cause each cutter, other than a National Se25 curity Cutter, acquired by the Coast Guard and deVerDate Aug 31 2005 06:05 Jun 16, 2007 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00011 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H2722.IH H2722

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1 livered after the date of enactment of this Act to be 

2 classed by the American Bureau of Shipping, before 

3 acceptance of delivery; 

4 (2) cause the design and construction of each 

5 National Security Cutter, other than National Secu6 rity Cutter 1 and 2, to be certified by an inde7 pendent third party with expertise in vessel design 

8 and construction certification to be able to meet a 

9 185-underway-day requirement under general Atlan10 tic and North Pacific sea conditions for a period of 

11 at least 30 years; 

12 (3) cause all electronics on all aircraft, surface, 

13 and shore assets that require TEMPEST certifi14 cation and that are delivered after the date of enact15 ment of this Act to be tested and certified in accord16 ance with TEMPEST standards and communica17 tions security (COMSEC) standards by an inde18 pendent third party that is authorized by the Fed19 eral Government to perform such testing and certifi20 cation; and 

21 (4) cause all aircraft and aircraft engines ac22 quired by the Coast Guard and delivered after the 

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1 pertise in aircraft and aircraft engine certification, 

2 before acceptance of delivery. 

3 (b) FIRST IN CLASS OF A MAJOR ASSET ACQUISI4 TION.—The Secretary shall cause the first in class of a 

5 major asset acquisition of a cutter or an aircraft to be 

6 subjected to an assessment of operational capability con7 ducted by the Secretary of the Navy. 

8 (c) FINAL ARBITER.—The Secretary shall be the 

9 final arbiter of all technical disputes regarding designs 

10 and acquisitions of vessels and aircraft for the Coast 

11 Guard. 

12 SEC. 5. NATIONAL SECURITY CUTTERS. 

13 (a) NATIONAL SECURITY CUTTERS 1 AND 2.— 

14 (1) REPORT ON OPTIONS UNDER CONSIDER15 ATION.—The Secretary shall submit to the Com16 mittee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the 

17 House of Representatives and the Committee on 

18 Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Sen19 ate— 

20 (A) within 120 days after the date of en21 actment of this Act, a report describing in de22 tail the cost increases that have been experi23 enced on National Security Cutters 1 and 2 

24 since the date of the issuance of the task orders 


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1 for construction of those cutters and explaining 

2 the causes of these cost increases; and 

3 (B) within 180 days after the date of en4 actment of this Act, a report on the options 

5 that the Coast Guard is considering to 

6 strengthen the hulls of National Security Cutter 

7 1 and National Security Cutter 2, including— 

8 (i) the costs of each of the options 

9 under consideration; 

10 (ii) a schedule for when the hull 

11 strengthening repairs are anticipated to be 

12 performed; and 

13 (iii) the impact that the weight likely 

14 to be added to each the cutter by each op15 tion will have on the cutter’s ability to 

16 meet both the original performance re17 quirements included in the Deepwater Pro18 gram contract and the performance re19 quirements created by contract Amend20 ment Modification 00042 dated February 

21 7, 2007. 

22 (2) DESIGN ASSESSMENT.—Not later than 30 

23 days before the Coast Guard signs any contract, de24 livery order, or task order to strengthen the hull of 

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1 the structural design and performance issues identi2 fied in the Department of Homeland Security In3 spector General’s report OIG–07–23 dated January 

4 2007, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee 

5 on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House 

6 of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, 

7 Science, and Transportation of the Senate all results 

8 of an assessment of the proposed hull strengthening 

9 design conducted by the Naval Surface Warfare 

10 Center, Carderock Division, including a description 

11 in detail of the extent to which the hull strength12 ening measures to be implemented on those cutters 

13 will enable the cutters to meet a 185-underway-day 

14 requirement under general Atlantic and North Pa15 cific sea conditions for a period of at least 30 years. 

16 (b) NATIONAL SECURITY CUTTERS 3 THROUGH 8.— 

17 Not later than 30 days before the Coast Guard signs any 

18 contract, delivery order, or task order authorizing con19 struction of National Security Cutters 3 through 8, the 

20 Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Transpor21 tation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives 

22 and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transpor23 tation of the Senate all results of an assessment of the 

24 proposed designs to resolve the structural design, safety, 

25 and performance issues identified by the Department of 


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1 Homeland Security Office of Inspector General report 

2 OIG–07–23 for the hulls of those cutters conducted by the 

3 Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division, in4 cluding a description in detail of the extent to which such 

5 designs will enable the cutters to meet a 185-underway6 day requirement under general Atlantic and North Pacific 

7 sea conditions. 

8 SEC. 6. MISCELLANEOUS REPORTS. 

9 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall submit the 

10 following reports to the Committee on Transportation and 

11 Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the 

12 Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of 

13 the Senate: 

14 (1) Within 4 months after the date of enact15 ment of this Act, a justification for why 8 National 

16 Security Cutters are required to meet the oper17 ational needs of the Coast Guard, including— 

18 (A) how many days per year each National 

19 Security Cutter will be underway at sea; 

20 (B) where each National Security Cutter 

21 will be home ported; 

22 (C) the amount of funding that will be re23 quired to establish home port operations for 

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1 (D) the extent to which 8 National Secu2 rity Cutters deployed without vertical un3 manned aerial vehicles (VUAV) will meet or ex4 ceed the mission capability (including surveil5 lance capacity) of the 12 Hamilton-class high 

6 endurance cutters that the National Security 

7 Cutters will replace; 

8 (E) the business case in support of con9 structing National Security Cutters 3 through 

10 8, including a cost-benefit analysis; and 

11 (F) an analysis of how many Offshore Pa12 trol Cutters would be required to provide the 

13 patrol coverage provided by a National Security 

14 Cutter. 

15 (2) Within 4 months after the date of enact16 ment of this Act, a report on— 

17 (A) the impact that deployment of a Na18 tional Security Cutter and other cutter assets 

19 without the vertical unmanned aerial vehicle 

20 (VUAV) will have on the amount of patrol cov21 erage that will be able to be provided during 

22 missions conducted by the National Security 

23 Cutter and all other cutters planned to be 

24 equipped with a VUAV; 

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1 (C) an update on the current status of the 

2 development of the VUAV; and 

3 (D) the timeline detailing the major mile4 stones to be achieved during development of the 

5 VUAV and identifying the delivery date for the 

6 first and last VUAV. 

7 (3) Within 30 days after the elevation to flag8 level for resolution of any design or other dispute re9 garding the Deepwater Program contract or an item 

10 to be procured under that contract, including a de11 tailed description of the issue and the rationale un12 derlying the decision taken by the flag officer to re13 solve the issue. 

14 (4) Within 4 months after the date of enact15 ment of this Act, a report detailing the total number 

16 of change orders that have been created by the 

17 Coast Guard under the Deepwater Program before 

18 the date of enactment of this Act, the total cost of 

19 these change orders, and their impact on the Deep20 water Program schedule. 

21 (5) Within 180 days after the date of enact22 ment of this Act, a report detailing the technology 

23 risks and level of maturity for major technologies 

24 used on maritime patrol aircraft, the HC–130J, and 

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1 (6) Not less than 60 days before signing a con2 tract to acquire any vessel or aircraft, a report com3 paring the cost of purchasing that vessel or aircraft 

4 directly from the manufacturer or shipyard with the 

5 cost of procuring it through the Integrated Coast 

6 Guard System. 

7 (7) Within 30 days after the Program Execu8 tive Officer of the Deepwater Program becomes 

9 aware of a likely cost overrun exceeding 5 percent of 

10 the overall asset acquisition contract cost or schedule 

11 delay exceeding 5 percent of the estimated asset con12 struction period under the Deepwater Program, a 

13 report by the Commandant containing a description 

14 of the cost overrun or delay, an explanation of the 

15 overrun or delay, a description of Coast Guard’s re16 sponse, and a description of significant delays in the 

17 procurement schedule likely to be caused by the 

18 overrun or delay. 

19 (8) Within 90 days after the date of enactment 

20 of this Act, articulation of a doctrine and description 

21 of an anticipated implementation of a plan for man22 agement of acquisitions programs, financial manage23 ment (including earned value management and cost 

24 estimating), engineering and logistics management, 

25 and contract management, that includes— 


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1 (A) a description of how the Coast Guard 

2 will cultivate among uniformed personnel exper3 tise in acquisitions management and financial 

4 management; 

5 (B) a description of the processes that will 

6 be followed to draft and ensure technical review 

7 of procurement packages, including statements 

8 of work, for any class of assets acquired by the 

9 Coast Guard; 

10 (C) a description of how the Coast Guard 

11 will conduct an independent cost estimating 

12 process, including independently developing cost 

13 estimates for major change orders; and 

14 (D) a description of how Coast Guard will 

15 strengthen the management of change orders. 

16 (9) Within 4 months after the date of enact17 ment of this Act, a report on the development of a 

18 new acquisitions office within the Coast Guard de19 scribing the specific staffing structure for that direc20 torate, including— 

21 (A) identification of all managerial posi22 tions proposed as part of the office, the func23 tions that each managerial position will fill, and 

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1 (B) a formal organizational chart and 

2 identification of when managerial positions are 

3 to be filled. 

4 (10) Ninety days prior to the issuance of a Re5 quest for Proposals for construction of an Offshore 

6 Patrol Cutter, a report detailing the service life, fa7 tigue life, maximum range, maximum speed, and 

8 number of days underway under general Atlantic 

9 and North Pacific Sea conditions the cutter shall be 

10 built to achieve. 

11 (11) The Secretary shall report annually on the 

12 percentage of the total amount of funds expended on 

13 procurements under the Deepwater Program that 

14 has been paid to each of small businesses and minor15 ity-owned businesses. 

16 (b) REPORT REQUIRED ON ACCEPTANCE OF DELIV17 ERY OF INCOMPLETE ASSET.— 

18 (1) IN GENERAL.—If the Secretary accepts de19 livery of an asset after the date of enactment of this 

20 Act for which a contractually required certification 

21 cannot be achieved within 30 days after the date of 

22 delivery or with any system that is not fully func23 tional for the mission for which it was intended, the 

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1 resentatives and the Committee on Commerce, 

2 Science, and Transportation of the United States 

3 Senate within 30 days after accepting delivery of the 

4 asset a report explaining why acceptance of the asset 

5 in such a condition is in the best interests of the 

6 United States Government. 

7 (2) CONTENTS.—The report shall— 

8 (A) specify the systems that are not able 

9 to achieve contractually required certifications 

10 within 30 days after the date of delivery and 

11 the systems that are not fully functional at the 

12 time of delivery for the missions for which they 

13 were intended; 

14 (B) identify milestones for the completion 

15 of required certifications and to make all sys16 tems fully functional; and 

17 (C) identify when the milestones will be 

18 completed, who will complete them, and the cost 

19 to complete them. 

20 SEC. 7. DEFINITIONS. 

21 In this Act: 

22 (1) DEEPWATER PROGRAM.—The term ‘‘Deep23 water Program’’ means the Integrated Deepwater 

24 Systems Program described by the Coast Guard in 

25 its report to Congress entitled ‘‘Revised Deepwater 


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1 Implementation Plan 2005’’, dated March 25, 2005. 

2 The Deepwater Program primarily involves the pro3 curement of cutter and aviation assets that operate 

4 more than 50 miles offshore. 

5 (2) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 

6 the Secretary of the department in which the Coast 

7 Guard is operating. 

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