3.0.0 5292 2025-08-28T16:33:34Z 2025-08-28T16:33:34Z Senate S S 2024-09-25 118 https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/senate-bill/5292 2024-09-27 10:04:20 Held at the desk. Floor H15000 2 House floor actions 2024-09-27 10:02:44 Received in the House. Floor H14000 2 House floor actions 2024-09-26 Senate Message on Senate action sent to the House. Floor 2024-09-25 Senate Introduced in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed without amendment by Voice Vote. (consideration: CR S6467; text: CR S6467) Floor 2024-09-25 Passed/agreed to in Senate: Introduced in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed without amendment by Voice Vote. Floor 17000 9 Library of Congress 2024-09-25 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress S001198 Sen. Sullivan, Dan [R-AK] Dan Sullivan R AK N M001153 Sen. Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK] Lisa Murkowski R AK 2024-09-25 True Transportation and Public Works Coast guard 2025-08-13T18:09:35Z Marine and inland water transportation 2025-08-13T18:09:26Z Public contracts and procurement 2025-08-13T18:09:43Z Transportation and Public Works 2025-07-29T16:45:36Z

55 2024-09-25 Passed Senate 2025-08-28T16:33:19Z <p>This bill allows the Coast Guard to pursue the acquisition of an icebreaker without having to meet certain early-stage acquisition steps typically required for Coast Guard major acquisition programs.</p><p>The bill exempts acquisition or procurement projects from meeting specific requirements to produce information until the first phase of the initial acquisition or procurement is complete and initial operating capacity is achieved. Specifically, the project is exempt from requirements that the Coast Guard</p><ul><li>clearly define the operational requirements for the project or program;</li><li>develop an acquisition project or program baseline; and</li><li>submit to Congress materials on the project, including an acquisition program baseline showing costs and schedule information.</li></ul><p>If the Coast Guard provides a briefing to Congress within 30 days of the bill's enactment that includes a detailed cost estimate for an icebreaker, then the project is also exempt from additional requirements until the first phase of the initial acquisition or procurement is complete and initial operating capacity is achieved. Specifically, the project is exempt from requirements that the Coast Guard produce documents that include (1)&nbsp;an approved test and evaluation master plan, and (2) a life cycle cost estimate.</p>

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