To authorize appropriations for the Coast Guard for fiscal year 2002.

Summary: Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2001 - Authorizes appropriations for the Coast Guard for FY 2002 for: (1) operation and maintenance; (2) acquisition, construction, rebuilding, and improvement of aids to navigation, shore and offshore facilities, vessels, and aircraft, including equipment related thereto; (3) research, development, test, and evaluation of technologies, materials, and human factors directly relating to improving the performance of the Coast Guard's mission in support of search and rescue, aids to navigation, marine safety, marine environmental protection, enforcement of laws and treaties, ice operations, oceanographic research, and defense readiness; (4) retired pay (including the payment of obligations otherwise chargeable to lapsed appropriations for this purpose), payments under the Retired Serviceman's Family Protection and Survivor Benefit Plans, and payments for medical care of retired personnel and their dependents; (5) alteration or removal of bridges over navigable waters of the United States constituting obstructions to navigation, and for personnel and administrative costs associated with the Bridge Alteration Program; and (6) environmental compliance and restoration at Coast Guard facilities (other than parts and equipment associated with operations and maintenance).Authorizes the Coast Guard for an end-of-year strength for active duty personnel of 44,000 as of September 30, 2002.Authorizes Coast Guard average military training student loads as follows: (1) for recruit and special training for FY 2002, 1,500 student years; (2) for flight training for FY 2002, 125 student years; (3) for professional training in military and civilian institutions for FY 2002, 300 student years; and (4) for officer acquisition for FY 2002, 1,000 student years.Requires any new vessel constructed for the Coast Guard with amounts made available under this Act: (1) to be constructed in the United States; (2) to not be constructed of steel or iron produced outside of the United States; and (3) to be constructed in compliance with the Buy American Act. Permits the use of non-U.S. steel or iron if it is found that: (1) it would be consistent with the public interest; (2) U. S. steel or iron is not produced in sufficient and reasonably available quantities and is not of a satisfactory quality; or (3) the use of U.S. steel or iron will increase the cost of the overall project contract by more than 25 percent.

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Coast Guard Authorization Act of 
2001''.

SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    Funds are authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2002 for 
necessary expenses of the Coast Guard, as follows:
            (1) For the operation and maintenance of the Coast Guard, 
        $3,682,838,000, of which--
                    (A) $25,000,000 shall be derived from the Oil Spill 
                Liability Trust Fund to carry out the purposes of 
                section 1012(a)(5) of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990; 
                and
                    (B) $5,500,000 shall be available for the 
                commercial fishing vessel safety program.
            (2) For the acquisition, construction, rebuilding, and 
        improvement of aids to navigation, shore and offshore 
        facilities, vessels, and aircraft, including equipment related 
        thereto, $659,323,000, of which--
                    (A) $20,000,000 shall be derived from the Oil Spill 
                Liability Trust Fund to carry out the purposes of 
                section 1012(a)(5) of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990; 
                and
                    (B) not less than $338,000,000 shall be available 
                to the Coast Guard only to implement the Coast Guard's 
                Integrated Deepwater System.
            (3) For research, development, test, and evaluation of 
        technologies, materials, and human factors directly relating to 
        improving the performance of the Coast Guard's mission in 
        support of search and rescue, aids to navigation, marine 
        safety, marine environmental protection, enforcement of laws 
        and treaties, ice operations, oceanographic research, and 
        defense readiness, $21,722,000, to remain available until 
        expended, of which $3,500,000 shall be derived each fiscal year 
        from the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund to carry out the 
        purposes of section 1012(a)(5) of the Oil Pollution Act of 
        1990.
            (4) For retired pay (including the payment of obligations 
        otherwise chargeable to lapsed appropriations for this 
        purpose), payments under the Retired Serviceman's Family 
        Protection and Survivor Benefit Plans, and payments for medical 
        care of retired personnel and their dependents under chapter 55 
        of title 10, United States Code, $876,346,000.
            (5) For alteration or removal of bridges over navigable 
        waters of the United States constituting obstructions to 
        navigation, and for personnel and administrative costs 
        associated with the Bridge Alteration Program, $15,466,000, to 
        remain available until expended.
            (6) For environmental compliance and restoration at Coast 
        Guard facilities (other than parts and equipment associated 
        with operations and maintenance), $16,927,000, to remain 
        available until expended.

SEC. 3. AUTHORIZED LEVELS OF MILITARY STRENGTH AND TRAINING.

    (a) Active Duty Strength.--The Coast Guard is authorized an end-of-
year strength for active duty personnel of 44,000 as of September 30, 
2002.
    (b) Military Training Student Loads.--The Coast Guard is authorized 
average military training student loads as follows:
            (1) For recruit and special training for fiscal year 2002, 
        1,500 student years.
            (2) For flight training for fiscal year 2002, 125 student 
        years.
            (3) For professional training in military and civilian 
        institutions for fiscal year 2002, 300 student years.
            (4) For officer acquisition for fiscal year 2002, 1,000 
        student years.

SEC. 4. REQUIREMENT TO CONSTRUCT ONLY AMERICAN-MADE VESSELS.

    (a) In General.--Any new vessel constructed for the Coast Guard 
with amounts made available under this Act--
            (1) shall be constructed in the United States;
            (2) shall not be constructed of steel or iron produced 
        outside of the United States; and
            (3) shall be constructed in compliance with the Buy 
        American Act.
    (b) Limitation on Application.--Subsection (a)(2) shall not apply--
            (1) if the Secretary finds that the application of that 
        subsection would be inconsistent with the public interest;
            (2) to the use of steel or iron produced outside of the 
        United States if the Secretary finds that such material is not 
        produced in the United States in sufficient and reasonably 
        available quantities and of a satisfactory quality; or
            (3) if compliance with subsection (a)(2) will increase the 
        cost of the overall project contract by more than 25 percent.

            Passed the House of Representatives June 7, 2001.

            Attest:

                                                 JEFF TRANDAHL,

                                                                 Clerk.