Icebreaker Act

Bill: 115-hr-1816
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large]
Introduced: 2017-03-30
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Coast guard

Marine and inland water transportation

Military procurement, research, weapons development

Public contracts and procurement
Latest action: action_date: 2017-04-24
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Seapower and Projection Forces.

Summaries:
action_date: 2017-03-30
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Icebreaker Act</b></p> <p>This bill authorizes the Department of the Navy to enter into a contract to acquire no more than three heavy and three medium icebreakers.</p>

tv_txt: I 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1816 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 30, 2017 Mr. Young of Alaska (for himself, Mr. Larsen of Washington , Mr. Garamendi , and Mr. Hunter ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services A BILL To authorize the Secretary of the Navy to enter into a contract for the procurement of heavy icebreakers.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Icebreaker Act . 2. Navy procurement of heavy icebreakers The Secretary of the Navy, in consultation with the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating, may enter into a contract for the procurement of not more than three heavy icebreakers and not more than three medium icebreakers.