[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2849 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

111th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 2849

   To require a study and report on the feasibility and potential of 
establishing a deep water sea port in the Arctic to protect and advance 
  strategic United States interests within the evolving and ever more 
                           important region.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            December 8, 2009

 Ms. Murkowski introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
              referred to the Committee on Armed Services

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                                 A BILL


 
   To require a study and report on the feasibility and potential of 
establishing a deep water sea port in the Arctic to protect and advance 
  strategic United States interests within the evolving and ever more 
                           important region.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Arctic Deep Water Sea Port Act of 
2009''.

SEC. 2. REPORT ON ESTABLISHMENT OF ARCTIC DEEP WATER PORT.

    (a) Study.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary of Defense, in consultation 
        with the Secretary of Homeland Security, shall conduct a study 
        on the feasibility and potential of establishing a deep water 
        sea port in the Arctic to protect and advance strategic United 
        States interests within the evolving and ever more important 
        Arctic region.
            (2) Scope.--The study required under paragraph (1) shall 
        address the following issues:
                    (A) The capability that such a port would provide.
                    (B) Potential and optimum locations for such a 
                port.
                    (C) Resources needed to establish such a port.
                    (D) The time frame needed to establish such a port.
                    (E) The infrastructure required to support such a 
                port, including Command, Control, Communications, 
                Computers, Intelligence, Surveillance and 
                Reconnaissance (C4ISR) facilities, health care 
                facilities, barracks and housing, airfield and pier 
                support, and operations facilities.
                    (F) Any other issues the Secretary determines 
                necessary to complete the study.
    (b) Report.--Not later than two years after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the 
Committees on Armed Services and Appropriations of the Senate and the 
House of Representatives a report on the findings of the study 
conducted under subsection (a).
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