; and (E) the creation of a Department of Defense Center for Security Studies for the Arctic. 4. Report on the strategic naval focus in the Arctic (a) In general Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense in consultation with the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report on the development and execution of a strategic plan that focuses on addressing the findings in section 2 and the policy stated in section 3. (b) Elements The report required by subsection (a) shall include a detailed plan to achieve the following: (1) The creation of a Department of Defense Strategic Arctic Port by 2035. (2) The establishment of the position of Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for the Arctic tasked with optimizing the Unified Command Plan for the Arctic and other overarching strategies for the Arctic region. (3) The procurement of not fewer than four ice-hardened Navy vessels by 2030. (4) Not fewer than one ice-hardened Navy vessel on patrol in the Arctic and able to maintain maritime domain awareness, conduct training exercises, and perform national defense operations not fewer than six months of every year. (5) Not fewer than one major Coast Guard cutter on patrol in the Arctic and able to execute search and rescue operations, fisheries enforcement, pollution response, and support for national defense operations at all times. (6) Not fewer than two icebreaking vessels permanently stationed within the Arctic by 2035. (7) Sufficient icebreaking activity to keep the Northwest Passage sea lanes open for commerce, national defense, rescue and recovery operations, and scientific exploration by 2030. (c) Appropriate committees of Congress defined In this section, the term appropriate committees of Congress means— (1) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, the Committee on Foreign Relations, and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate