Coast Guard Polar Icebreaker Modernization: Background and Issues for Congress

O' ; Rourke, Ronald

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

关键词: Arctic regions;    Coast guard -- U.S.;    Environmental protection;    Transportation;    Ships;   

RP-ID  :  RL34391
RP-ID  :  RL34391_2016Mar21

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来源: UNT Digital Library

【 摘 要 】

This report provides background information and issues for Congress on the sustainment and modernization of the Coast Guard's polar icebreaker fleet. Congress's decisions on this issue could affect Coast Guard funding requirements, the Coast Guard's ability to perform its polar missions, and the U.S. shipbuilding industrial base.