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[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1699 Introduced in House (IH)]

107th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1699

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

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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 3, 2001

 Mr. Young of Alaska (for himself, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. LoBiondo, and Ms. 
Brown of Florida) introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
           the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

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                                 A BILL

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

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

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.
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