S.Amdt. 5818

1. Adds SEC. 1064. REPORT ON ESTABLISHING PRESENCE OF NAVY OR COAST GUARD IN THE UNITED STATES ARCTIC at the end of subtitle F of title X

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   In S.Amdt. 5499 as proposed

   (2) in paragraph (3), by striking "180 days after" and inserting "one year after".

   Inserted: SEC. 1064. REPORT ON ESTABLISHING PRESENCE OF NAVY OR COAST GUARD IN THE UNITED STATES ARCTIC.

   Inserted: (a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Commandant of the Coast Guard and the Chief of Naval Operations shall jointly submit a report to the appropriate committees of Congress that--

   Inserted: (1) describes the requirements necessary to establish, and the feasibility of establishing, a year-round presence of the Navy and the Coast Guard in the Arctic region at--

   Inserted: (A) the Port of Nome;

   Inserted: (B) the natural deepwater port of Unalaska;

   Inserted: (C) the former Coast Guard Station at Port Clarence;

   Inserted: (D) Point Spencer (as defined in section 532 of the Pribilof Island Transition Completion Act of 2015 (subtitle B of title V of Public Law 114-120));

   Inserted: (E) the port on Saint George Island in the Bering Sea;

   Inserted: (F) the Port of Adak;

   Inserted: (G) Cape Blossom;

   Inserted: (H) Southeast Alaska;

   Inserted: (I) ports in the Northeastern United States including Eastport, Searsport, and Portland; and

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   Inserted: (J) any other deepwater port that the Commandant determines would facilitate such a presence in the places described in subparagraphs (A) through (I); and

   Inserted: (2) provides an estimate of the costs of implementing the requirements described in paragraph (1), after taking into account the costs of constructing the onshore infrastructure that will be required to support year-round maritime operations in the vicinity of the Bering Sea and the Arctic region.

   Inserted: (b) Port Development Requirements.--The port development requirements described in the report submitted under subsection (a) shall include a range of options, including--

   Inserted: (1) scalable and non-scalable;

   Inserted: (2) austere facilities such as moorings with austere port facilities,

   Inserted: (3) pier space without services such as refuel and resupply (to include water, sewage removal, and food); and

   Inserted: (4) pier space that includes services such as the ability to refuel and resupply (to include water, sewage removal, and food).

   Inserted: (c) Appropriate Committees of Congress.--In this section, the term "appropriate committees of Congress" means--

   Inserted: (1) the congressional defense committees;

   Inserted: (2) the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate;

   Inserted: (3) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate;

   Inserted: (4) the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate;

   Inserted: (5) the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate

   Inserted: (6) the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives;

   Inserted: (7) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives;

   Inserted: (8) the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives; and

   Inserted: (9) the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives.

   Original wording

   At the end of subtitle F of title X, add the following:

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