IIB
107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1699
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
JUNE 7, 2001
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science,
and Transportation
AN ACT
To authorize appropriations for the Coast Guard for fiscal
year 2002.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Coast Guard Author-
ization 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 Pollu-
tion Act of 1990; and
(B) $5,500,000 shall be available for the
commercial fishing vessel safety program.
(2) For the acquisition, construction, rebuild-
ing, and improvement of aids to navigation, shore
and offshore facilities, vessels, and aircraft, includ-
ing 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 Pollu-
tion Act of 1990; and
(B) not less than $338,000,000 shall be
available to the Coast Guard only to implement
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the Coast Guard’s Integrated Deepwater Sys-
tem.
(3) For research, development, test, and evalua-
tion of technologies, materials, and human factors
directly relating to improving the performance of the
Coast Guard’s mission in support of search and res-
cue, aids to navigation, marine safety, marine envi-
ronmental protection, enforcement of laws and trea-
ties, ice operations, oceanographic research, and de-
fense 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 appropria-
tions for this purpose), payments under the Retired
Serviceman’s Family Protection and Survivor Ben-
efit 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 Al-
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teration Program, $15,466,000, to remain available
until expended.
(6) For environmental compliance and restora-
tion at Coast Guard facilities (other than parts and
equipment associated with operations and mainte-
nance), $16,927,000, to remain available until ex-
pended.
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 per-
sonnel of 44,000 as of September 30, 2002.
(b) MILITARY TRAINING STUDENT LOADS.—The
Coast Guard is authorized average military training stu-
dent 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 ci-
vilian institutions for fiscal year 2002, 300 student
years.
(4) For officer acquisition for fiscal year 2002,
1,000 student years.
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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 pro-
duced 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 suf-
ficient and reasonably available quantities and of a
satisfactory quality; or
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(3) if compliance with subsection (a)(2) will in-
crease the cost of the overall project contract by
more than 25 percent.
Passed the House of Representatives June 7, 2001.
Attest:
JEFF TRANDAHL,
Clerk.