US Congress House Bill 1822 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on March 18 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-03-18 - Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Pending: House Transportation And Infrastructure Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Sets forth acquisition requirements for the U.S. Coast Guard to acquire any polar icebreaker, subject to an exception. The Coast Guard must (1) limit military specifications for such vessel, (2) ensure specifications and key drawings are complete before awarding the contract for construction, (3) ensure detail design of the vessel is complete before the start of construction, (4) use block buy contracting (permits the use of a single contract for more than one year's worth of procurement without having to exercise a contract option for each year after the first year), and (5) ensure all icebreaker hulls are science ready and that one is science capable.

Polar Security Cutter Acquisition Act of 2019

Rep. Bob Gibbs [R-OH]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-03-18	House	Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
2019-03-18	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.
2019-03-18	House	Introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/1822/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr1822/BILLS-116hr1822ih.pdf