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108TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 3879

To authorize appropriations for the Coast Guard for fiscal year 2005, to 

amend various laws administered by the Coast Guard, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MARCH 3, 2004

Mr. YOUNG of Alaska introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 

Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 

A BILL

To authorize appropriations for the Coast Guard for fiscal 

year 2005, to amend various laws administered by the 

Coast Guard, and for other purposes.

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be referred to as the ‘‘Coast Guard Au5 thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2005’’. 

6 SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

7 Funds are authorized to be appropriated for fiscal 

8 year 2005 for necessary expenses of the Coast Guard as 

9 follows: 
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1 (1) For the operation and maintenance of the 

2 Coast Guard, $5,173,255,000, of which $25,000,000 

3 is authorized to be derived from the Oil Spill Liabil4 ity Trust Fund to carry out the purposes of section 

5 1012(a)(5) of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990. 

6 (2) For the acquisition, construction, rebuild7 ing, and improvement of aids to navigation, shore 

8 and offshore facilities, vessels, and aircraft, includ9 ing equipment related thereto, $1,286,894,000, of 

10 which—

11 (A) $23,500,000 is authorized to be de12 rived from the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund to 

13 carry out the purposes of section 1012(a)(5) of 

14 the Oil Pollution Act of 1990; and 

15 (B) $858,400,000 is authorized for acqui16 sition and construction of shore and offshore fa17 cilities, vessels, and aircraft, including equip18 ment related thereto, and other activities that 

19 constitute the Integrated Deepwater System 

20 program. 

21 (3) For research, development, test, and evalua22 tion of technologies, materials, and human factors 

23 directly relating to improving the performance of the 

24 Coast Guard’s mission in search and rescue, aids to 

25 navigation, marine safety, marine environmental 
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1 protection, enforcement of laws and treaties, ice op2 erations, oceanographic research, and defense readi3 ness, $18,500,000, to remain available until ex4 pended, of which $3,500,000 is authorized to be de5 rived from the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund to 

6 carry out the purposes of section 1012(a)(5) of the 

7 Oil Pollution Act of 1990. 

8 (4) For retired pay (including payment of obli9 gations otherwise chargeable to lapsed appropria10 tions for this purpose), payments under the Retired 

11 Serviceman’s Family Protection and Survivor Ben12 efit Plans, and payments for medical care of retired 

13 personnel and their dependents under chapter 55 of 

14 title 10, United States Code, $1,085,460,000. 

15 (5) For alteration or removal of bridges over 

16 navigable waters of the United States constituting 

17 obstructions to navigation, and for personnel and 

18 administrative costs associated with the Bridge Al19 teration Program, $19,136,000, to remain available 

20 until expended. 

21 (6) For environmental compliance and restora22 tion at Coast Guard facilities (other than parts and 

23 equipment associated with operation and mainte24 nance), $17,000,000, to remain available until ex25 pended. 
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1 (7) For maintenance and operation of facilities, 

2 supplies, equipment, and services necessary for the 

3 Coast Guard Reserve, as authorized by law, 

4 $117,000,000. 

5 SEC. 3. AUTHORIZED LEVELS OF MILITARY STRENGTH AND 

6 TRAINING. 

7 (a) ACTIVE DUTY STRENGTH.—The Coast Guard is 

8 authorized an end-of-year strength for active duty per9 sonnel of 45,500 as of September 30, 2005. 

10 (b) MILITARY TRAINING STUDENT LOADS.—The 

11 Coast Guard is authorized average military training stu12 dent loads as follows: 

13 (1) For recruit and special training for fiscal 

14 year 2005, 2,500 student years. 

15 (2) For flight training for fiscal year 2005, 125 

16 student years. 

17 (3) For professional training in military and ci18 vilian institutions for fiscal year 2005, 350 student 

19 years. 

20 (4) For officer acquisition for fiscal year 2005, 

21 1,200 student years.

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