
The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee on Wednesday approved a bill that would allow the Coast Guard to acquire between three and six polar icebreakers and only buy medium and large unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) that have been used by the Defense Department or another component within the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).The measure on the icebreakers was approved by voice vote and is contained in an amendment offered by Rep. Duncan Hunter (R-Calif.), who chairs the panel’s Coast Guard…