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114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3214 
To amend title 14, United States Code, to establish the National Icebreaker 
Fund to pay the costs of construction, alteration, renovation, lease, 
or charter of icebreakers for the Coast Guard, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 27, 2015 
Mr. HUNTER (for himself, Mr. YOUNG of Alaska, Mr. DEFAZIO, Mr. 
GARAMENDI, Mr. LARSEN of Washington, and Mr. GRAVES of Louisiana) 
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on 
Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speak-
er, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the ju-
risdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To amend title 14, United States Code, to establish the 
National Icebreaker Fund to pay the costs of construc-
tion, alteration, renovation, lease, or charter of ice-
breakers for the Coast Guard, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘National Icebreaker 
Fund Act of 2015’’. 
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SEC. 2. NATIONAL ICEBREAKER FUND. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT OF FUND.—Chapter 15 of title 
14, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) by redesignating subchapter III as sub-
chapter IV; 
(2) by redesignating section 581 as section 591; 
and 
(3) by inserting after chapter II the following: 
‘‘SUBCHAPTER III—ICEBREAKERS 
‘‘§ 581. National Icebreaker Fund 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established in the 
Treasury of the United States a fund to be known as the 
‘National Icebreaker Fund’. 
‘‘(b) USE.— 
‘‘(1) AUTHORIZED PURPOSES.—Amounts in the 
Fund shall be available for obligation and expendi-
ture by the Secretary only for the following pur-
poses: 
‘‘(A) Construction, alteration, and renova-
tion of icebreakers for the Coast Guard, includ-
ing design work related to construction, alter-
ation, and renovation. 
‘‘(B) Lease or charter of icebreakers for 
the Coast Guard. 
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‘‘(2) AUTHORIZATION REQUIRED.—Amounts in 
the Fund may be obligated or expended only in 
amounts authorized by law. 
‘‘(c) DEPOSITS.—There shall be deposited in the 
Fund the following: 
‘‘(1) All funds appropriated to the department 
in which the Coast Guard is operating for— 
‘‘(A) construction, alteration, and renova-
tion of icebreakers, including design work re-
lated to construction, alteration, and renova-
tion; or 
‘‘(B) lease or charter of icebreakers. 
‘‘(2) All receipts from the disposition of ice-
breakers by the Federal Government. 
‘‘(3) Unobligated funds that are transferred to 
the Fund under subsection (d). 
‘‘(4) Contributions of money, and proceeds of 
other contributions, accepted under subsection (e). 
‘‘(5) All funds appropriated to the Department 
of Defense or any other Federal agency for— 
‘‘(A) construction, alteration, and renova-
tion of icebreakers, including design work re-
lated to construction, alteration, and renova-
tion; or 
‘‘(B) lease or charter of icebreakers. 
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‘‘(d) TRANSFERS.—At the end of any fiscal year, the 
Secretary may transfer to the Fund any unobligated funds 
remaining from funds under the administrative control of 
the Secretary. 
‘‘(e) ACCEPTANCE OF SUPPORT.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may accept 
from any person, foreign government, or inter-
national organization any contribution of money, 
personal property, or assistance in-kind for support 
of icebreaking in the polar regions. 
‘‘(2) USE.—Any contribution accepted under 
paragraph (1) may be retained and used by the Sec-
retary of the department in which the Coast Guard 
is operating or disposed of in accordance with proce-
dures prescribed by the Secretary, subject to the 
limitations in subsection (f) and paragraph (3) of 
this subsection. 
‘‘(f) LIMITATIONS ON USE OF FUNDS.— 
‘‘(1) FOREIGN VESSELS.—Amounts in the Fund 
may not be used to lease, charter, construct, alter, 
renovate, or in any other way acquire any vessel 
built in a shipyard located in a foreign country, un-
less specifically authorized by law. 
‘‘(2) CONSTRUCTION, ALTERATION, AND REN-
OVATION IN UNITED STATES; VESSEL DESIGN RE-
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