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This bill states the policy of the United States regarding the need for strategic placement of military assets in the Arctic. Specifically, it establishes that it shall be the policy of the United States to prioritize Navy and Coast Guard missions, infrastructure and capability development, training, and stationing of assets in the Arctic due to the region's increasing strategic importance. The bill also requires the Department of Defense, in consultation with the Coast Guard, to submit a report on the development and execution of a strategic plan to address U.S. Arctic policy, including the creation of a Department of Defense Strategic Arctic Port, the establishment of a Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for the Arctic, the procurement of ice-hardened Navy vessels, and the permanent stationing of icebreaking vessels in the Arctic by 2035.

Military Affairs and Security

https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/3080/all-info