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Union Calendar No. 274

108TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 3879

[Report No. 108–482] 

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 

MAY 11, 2004

Additional sponsors: Mr. LOBIONDO, Mr. OBERSTAR, Mr. FILNER, and Ms. 

CORRINE BROWN of Florida 

MAY 11, 2004

Reported with amendments, committed to the Committee of the Whole House 

on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed 

[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 

[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on March 3, 2004] 

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,
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1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

2 This Act may be referred to as the ‘‘Coast Guard Au3 thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2005’’. 

4 SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

5 Funds are authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 

6 2005 for necessary expenses of the Coast Guard as follows: 

7 (1) For the operation and maintenance of the 

8 Coast Guard, $5,212,220,000, of which $25,000,000 is 

9 authorized to be derived from the Oil Spill Liability 

10 Trust Fund to carry out the purposes of section 

11 1012(a)(5) of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990. 

12 (2) For the acquisition, construction, rebuilding, 

13 and improvement of aids to navigation, shore and off14 shore facilities, vessels, and aircraft, including equip15 ment related thereto, $1,528,494,000, of which—

16 (A) $23,500,000 is authorized to be derived 

17 from the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund to carry 

18 out the purposes of section 1012(a)(5) of the Oil 

19 Pollution Act of 1990; and 

20 (B) $1,100,000,000 is authorized for acqui21 sition and construction of shore and offshore fa22 cilities, vessels, and aircraft, including equip23 ment related thereto, and other activities that 

24 constitute the Integrated Deepwater System pro25 gram. 
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1 (3) For research, development, test, and evalua2 tion of technologies, materials, and human factors di3 rectly relating to improving the performance of the 

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

5 navigation, marine safety, marine environmental 

6 protection, enforcement of laws and treaties, ice oper7 ations, oceanographic research, and defense readiness, 

8 $18,500,000, to remain available until expended, of 

9 which $3,500,000 is authorized to be derived from the 

10 Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund to carry out the pur11 poses of section 1012(a)(5) of the Oil Pollution Act of 

12 1990. 

13 (4) For retired pay (including payment of obli14 gations otherwise chargeable to lapsed appropriations 

15 for this purpose), payments under the Retired Serv16 iceman’s Family Protection and Survivor Benefit 

17 Plans, and payments for medical care of retired per18 sonnel and their dependents under chapter 55 of title 

19 10, United States Code, $1,085,460,000. 

20 (5) For alteration or removal of bridges over 

21 navigable waters of the United States constituting ob22 structions to navigation, and for personnel and ad23 ministrative costs associated with the Bridge Alter24 ation Program, $19,136,000, to remain available 

25 until expended. 
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1 (6) For environmental compliance and restora2 tion at Coast Guard facilities (other than parts and 

3 equipment associated with operation and mainte4 nance), $17,000,000, to remain available until ex5 pended. 

6 (7) For maintenance and operation of facilities, 

7 supplies, equipment, and services necessary for the 

8 Coast Guard Reserve, as authorized by law, 

9 $117,000,000. 

10 SEC. 3. AUTHORIZED LEVELS OF MILITARY STRENGTH AND 

11 TRAINING. 

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

13 authorized an end-of-year strength for active duty personnel 

14 of 45,500 as of September 30, 2005. 

15 (b) MILITARY TRAINING STUDENT LOADS.—The Coast 

16 Guard is authorized average military training student 

17 loads as follows: 

18 (1) For recruit and special training for fiscal 

19 year 2005, 2,500 student years. 

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

21 student years. 

22 (3) For professional training in military and ci23 vilian institutions for fiscal year 2005, 350 student 

24 years. 
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1 (4) For officer acquisition for fiscal year 2005, 

2 1,200 student years.

Amend the title so as to read: ‘‘A bill to authorize 

appropriations and military strength and training levels 

for the Coast Guard for fiscal year 2005.’’. 
Union Calendar No. 274

108TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 3879

[Report No. 108–482] 

A BILL

To authorize appropriations for the Coast Guard 

purposes. ministered by the Coast Guard, and for other for fiscal year 2005, to amend various laws adMAY 11, 2004

Reported with amendments, committed to the Committee 

dered to be printed of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and or-