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 124 STAT. 2928 PUBLIC LAW 111–281—OCT. 15, 2010 (2) appropriate marine safety, tug, and salvage capabilities; (3) oil spill prevention and response capability; (4) maritime domain awareness, including long-range vessel tracking; and (5) search and rescue. (c) COORDINATION BY COMMITTEE ON THE MARITIME TRANSPOR- TATION SYSTEM.—The Committee on the Maritime Transportation System established under a directive of the President in the Ocean Action Plan, issued December 17, 2004, shall coordinate the establishment of domestic transportation policies in the Arctic nec- essary to carry out the purpose of this section. (d) AGREEMENTS AND CONTRACTS.—The Secretary of the depart- ment in which the Coast Guard is operating may, subject to the availability of appropriations, enter into cooperative agreements, contracts, or other agreements with, or make grants to individuals and governments to carry out the purpose of this section or any agreements established under subsection (b). (e) ICEBREAKING.—The Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating shall promote safe maritime naviga- tion by means of icebreaking where necessary, feasible, and effective to carry out the purposes of this section. (f) INDEPENDENT ICE BREAKER ANALYSES.— (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating shall require a non- governmental, independent third party (other than the National Academy of Sciences) that has extensive experience in the analysis of military procurements, to— (A) conduct a comparative cost-benefit analysis, taking into account future Coast Guard budget projections (which assume Coast Guard budget growth of no more than infla- tion) and other recapitalization needs, of— (i) rebuilding, renovating, or improving the existing fleet of polar icebreakers for operation by the Coast Guard; (ii) constructing new polar icebreakers for oper- ation by the Coast Guard; (iii) construction of new polar icebreakers by the National Science Foundation for operation by the Foundation; (iv) rebuilding, renovating, or improving the existing fleet of polar icebreakers by the National Science Foundation for operation by the Foundation; and (v) any combination of the activities described in clause (i), (ii), (iii), or (iv) to carry out the missions of the Coast Guard and the National Science Founda- tion; and (B) conduct a comprehensive analysis of the impact on all Coast Guard activities, including operations, mainte- nance, procurements, and end strength, of the acquisition of polar icebreakers described in subparagraph (A) by the Coast Guard or the National Science Foundation assuming that total Coast Guard funding will not increase more than the annual rate of inflation. (2) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the date of enact- ment of this Act, the Secretary of the department in which Deadline.