purposes of section 1012(a)(5) of the Oil Pollu-
tion Act of 1990, to remain available until ex-
pended; 
(B) $836,866,000 is authorized for the Inte-
grated Deepwater System Program; and 
(C) $44,597,000 is authorized for shore fa-
cilities and aids to navigation. 
(3) To the Commandant of the Coast Guard for 
research, development, test, and evaluation of tech-
nologies, materials, and human factors directly relat-
ing to improving the performance of the Coast 
Guard’s mission in search and rescue, aids to naviga-
tion, marine safety, marine environmental protection, 
enforcement of laws and treaties, ice operations, 
oceanographic 
research, 
and 
defense 
readiness, 
$18,583,000, to remain available until expended, of 
which $2,000,000 shall be derived from the Oil Spill 
Liability Trust Fund to carry out the purposes of sec-
tion 1012(a)(5) of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990. 
(4) For retired pay (including the payment of 
obligations otherwise chargeable to lapsed appropria-
tions for this purpose), payments under the Retired 
Serviceman’s Family Protection and Survivor Benefit 
Plans, and payments for medical care of retired per-
sonnel and their dependents under chapter 55 of title 
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10, United States Code, $1,184,720,000, to remain 
available until expended. 
(5) For alteration or removal of bridges over 
navigable waters of the United States constituting ob-
structions to navigation, and for personnel and ad-
ministrative costs associated with the Bridge Alter-
ation Program, $16,000,000. 
(6) For environmental compliance and restora-
tion at Coast Guard facilities (other than parts and 
equipment associated with operation and mainte-
nance), $12,079,000, to remain available until ex-
pended. 
(7) For the Coast Guard Reserve program, in-
cluding personnel and training costs, equipment, and 
services, $126,883,000. 
SEC. 102. 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 45,500 for the fiscal year ending on September 30, 2008. 
(b) MILITARY TRAINING STUDENT LOADS.—For fiscal 
year 2008, the Coast Guard is authorized average military 
training student loads as follows: 
(1) For recruit and special training, 2,500 stu-
dent years. 
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(2) For flight training, 165 student years. 
(3) For professional training in military and ci-
vilian institutions, 350 student years. 
(4) For officer acquisition, 1,200 student years. 
SEC. 103. TRANSFER OF BRIDGE ADMINISTRATION PRO-
GRAM AUTHORITY AND FUNCTIONS. 
(a) TRANSFER.— 
(1) 
AUTHORITY
AND
FUNCTIONS.—Notwith-
standing section 888(b) of the Homeland Security Act 
of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 468(b)) or any other provision of 
law, the authorities of the Secretary of Homeland Se-
curity to approve the construction, alteration, or op-
eration of a bridge, drawbridge, or causeway across or 
over the navigable waters of the United States and to 
require the alteration, repair, or removal of that 
bridge, drawbridge, or causeway, pursuant to the 
Bridge Act of 1906 (34 Stat. 84; 33 U.S.C. 491 et 
seq.), the General Bridge Act of 1946 (60 Stat. 847, 
33 U.S.C. 525 note), the Truman-Hobbs Act (54 Stat. 
497; 33 U.S.C. 511 et seq.), and the International 
Bridge Act of 1972 (60 Stat. 847; 33 U.S.C. 525 et 
seq.), and the functions related thereto, are hereby 
transferred to the Secretary of Transportation. 
(2) TRANSFER
AND
ADMINISTRATION
OF
BAL-
ANCES.—Any unobligated balances of prior appro-
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priations provided for the alteration of bridges are 
transferred and shall be available to the Secretary of 
Transportation to carry out the functions and au-
thorities transferred by subsection (a). 
TITLE II—COAST GUARD 
SEC. 201. APPOINTMENT OF CIVILIAN COAST GUARD 
JUDGES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 7 of title 14, United States 
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘§ 153. Appointment of judges 
‘‘The Secretary may appoint civilian employees of the 
Department in which the Coast Guard is operating as ap-
pellate military judges, available for assignment to the 
Coast Guard Court of Criminal Appeals as provided for 
in section 866(a) of title 10.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The analysis for such 
chapter is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘153. Appointment of judges.’’. 
SEC. 202. INDUSTRIAL ACTIVITIES. 
Section 151 of title 14, United States Code, is amend-
ed— 
(1) by inserting ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—’’ before 
‘‘All orders’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(b) ORDERS AND AGREEMENTS FOR INDUSTRIAL AC-
TIVITIES.—Under this section, the Coast Guard industrial 
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activities may accept orders and enter into reimbursable 
agreements with establishments, agencies, and departments 
of the Department of Defense.’’. 
SEC. 203. REIMBURSEMENT FOR MEDICAL-RELATED TRAV-
EL EXPENSES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 13 of title 14, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘§ 518. Reimbursement for medical-related travel ex-
penses for certain persons residing on is-
lands in the continental United States 
‘‘In any case in which a covered beneficiary (as de-
fined in section 1072(5) of title 10) resides on an island 
that is located in the 48 contiguous States and the District 
of Columbia and that lacks public access roads to the main-
land and is referred by a primary care physician to a spe-
cialty care provider (as defined in section 1074i(b) of title 
10) on the mainland who provides services less than 100 
miles from the location where the beneficiary resides, the 
Secretary shall reimburse the reasonable travel expenses of 
the covered beneficiary and, when accompaniment by an 
adult is necessary, for a parent or guardian of the covered 
beneficiary or another member of the covered beneficiary’s 
family who is at least 21 years of age.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The analysis for such 
chapter is amended by adding at the end the following: 
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