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Union Calendar No. 31
106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 820
[Report No. 106–51]
To authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2000 and 2001 for the Coast
Guard, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
FEBRUARY 24, 1999
Mr. SHUSTER (for himself, Mr. OBERSTAR, Mr. GILCHREST, and Mr.
DEFAZIO) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Transportation and Infrastructure
MARCH 11, 1999
Reported with an amendment, 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 February 24, 1999]
A BILL
To authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2000 and 2001
for the Coast Guard, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Coast Guard Authoriza-
tion Act of 1999’’.
SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS.
The table of contents for this Act is as follows:
Sec. 1. Short title.
Sec. 2. Table of contents.
TITLE I—AUTHORIZATION
Sec. 101. Authorization of appropriations.
Sec. 102. Authorized levels of military strength and training.
TITLE II—MISCELLANEOUS
Sec. 201. Vessel NOT A SHOT.
Sec. 202. Costs of clean-up of Cape May lighthouse.
Sec. 203. Clarification of Coast Guard authority to control vessels in territorial
waters of the United States.
Sec. 204. Coast Guard search and rescue for Lake Michigan.
TITLE I—AUTHORIZATION
SEC. 101. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
Funds are authorized to be appropriated for necessary
expenses of the Coast Guard, as follows:
(1) For the operation and maintenance of the
Coast Guard—
(A) for fiscal year 2000, $3,084,400,000, of
which—
(i) $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;
(ii) not less than $663,000,000 shall be
available for expenses related to drug inter-
diction; and
(iii) $5,500,000 shall be available for
the commercial fishing vessel safety pro-
gram; and
(B) for fiscal year 2001, $3,207,800,000, of
which—
(i) $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;
(ii) not less than $689,500,000 shall be
available for expenses related to drug inter-
diction; and
(iii) $5,500,000 shall be available for
the commercial fishing vessel safety pro-
gram.
(2) For the acquisition, construction, rebuilding,
and improvement of aids to navigation, shore and off-
shore facilities, vessels, and aircraft, including equip-
ment related thereto—
(A) for fiscal year 2000, $691,300,000, of
which—
(i) $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;
(ii) not less than $280,300,000 shall be
available for expenses related to drug inter-
diction;
(iii) $100,000,000 shall be available for
modernization of the national distress re-
sponse system; and
(iv) $3,000,000 shall be available for
completion of the design of a replacement
vessel for the Coast Guard icebreaker
MACKINAW; and
(B) for fiscal year 2001, $792,000,000, of
which—
(i) $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;
(ii) not less than $233,000,000 shall be
available for expenses related to drug inter-
diction;
(iii) $110,000,000 shall be available for
modernization of the national distress re-
sponse system; and
(iv) $128,000,000 shall be available for
construction or acquisition of a replacement
vessel for the Coast Guard icebreaker
MACKINAW.
(3) For research, development, test, and evalua-
tion of technologies, materials, and human factors di-
rectly 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
treaties, ice operations, oceanographic research, and
defense readiness—
(A) for fiscal year 2000, $21,700,000; and
(B) for fiscal year 2001, $23,000,000,
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 pur-
poses 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 Benefit
Plans, and payments for medical care of retired per-
sonnel and their dependents under chapter 55 of title
10, United States Code—
(A) for fiscal year 2000, $730,000,000; and
(B) for fiscal year 2001, $785,000,000.
(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—
(A) for fiscal year 2000, $11,000,000; and
(B) for fiscal year 2001, $11,000,000,
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)—
(A) for fiscal year 2000, $19,500,000; and
(B) for fiscal year 2001, $21,000,000,
to remain available until expended.
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—
(1) 40,000 as of September 30, 2000; and
(2) 44,000 as of September 30, 2001.
(b) MILITARY TRAINING STUDENT LOADS.—The Coast
Guard is authorized average military training student
loads as follows:
(1) For recruit and special training—
(A) for fiscal year 2000, 1,500 student
years; and
(B) for fiscal year 2001, 1,500 student
years.
(2) For flight training—
(A) for fiscal year 2000, 100 student years;
and
(B) for fiscal year 2001, 100 student years.
(3) For professional training in military and ci-
vilian institutions—
(A) for fiscal year 2000, 300 student years;
and
(B) for fiscal year 2001, 300 student years.
(4) For officer acquisition—
(A) for fiscal year 2000, 1,000 student
years; and
(B) for fiscal year 2001, 1,000 student
years.
TITLE II—MISCELLANEOUS
SEC. 201. VESSEL NOT A SHOT.
Notwithstanding section 27 of the Merchant Marine
Act, 1920 (46 App. U.S.C. 883), section 8 of the Act of June
19, 1886 (46 App. U.S.C. 289), and section 12106 of title
46, United States Code, the Secretary of Transportation
may issue a certificate of documentation with appropriate
endorsement for employment in the coastwise trade for the
vessel NOT A SHOT (United States official number
911064).
SEC. 202. COSTS OF CLEAN-UP OF CAPE MAY LIGHTHOUSE.
Of amounts authorized by this Act for fiscal year 2000
for environmental compliance and restoration of Coast
Guard facilities, $99,000 shall be available to reimburse the
owner of the former Coast Guard lighthouse facility at Cape
May, New Jersey, for costs incurred for clean-up of lead
contaminated soil at that facility.
SEC. 203. CLARIFICATION OF COAST GUARD AUTHORITY TO
CONTROL VESSELS IN TERRITORIAL WATERS
OF THE UNITED STATES.
The Ports and Waterways Safety Act (33 U.S.C. 1221
et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:
‘‘SEC. 15. ENTRY OF VESSELS INTO TERRITORIAL SEA; DI-
RECTION OF VESSELS BY COAST GUARD.
‘‘(a) NOTIFICATION OF COAST GUARD.—Under regula-
tions prescribed by the Secretary, a commercial vessel enter-
ing the territorial sea of the United States shall notify the
Secretary not later than 24 hours before that entry and pro-
vide the following information:
‘‘(1) The name of the vessel.
‘‘(2) The port or place of destination in the
United States.
‘‘(3) The time of entry into the territorial sea.
‘‘(4) Any information requested by the Secretary
to demonstrate compliance with applicable inter-
national agreements to which the United States is a
party.
‘‘(5) If the vessel is carrying dangerous cargo, a
description of that cargo.
‘‘(6) A description of any hazardous conditions
on the vessel.
‘‘(7) Any other information requested by the Sec-
retary.
‘‘(b) DENIAL OF ENTRY.—The Secretary may deny
entry of a vessel into the territorial sea of the United States
if—
‘‘(1) the Secretary has not received notification
for the vessel in accordance with subsection (a); or
‘‘(2) the vessel is not in compliance with any
other applicable law relating to marine safety, secu-
rity, or environmental protection.
‘‘(c) DIRECTION OF VESSEL.—The Secretary may di-
rect the operation of any vessel in the navigable waters of
the United States as necessary during hazardous cir-
cumstances, including the absence of a pilot required by
State or Federal law, weather, casualty, vessel traffic, or
the poor condition of the vessel.’’.
SEC. 204. COAST GUARD SEARCH AND RESCUE FOR LAKE
MICHIGAN.
(a) IN GENERAL.—
(1) 
REQUIREMENTS.—Notwithstanding 
any
other law, the Secretary of Transportation—
(A) shall continue to operate and maintain
the seasonal Coast Guard air search and rescue
facility located in Muskegon, Michigan, until at
least September 30, 2001; and
(B) shall establish a new seasonal Coast
Guard air search and rescue facility for South-