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Union Calendar No. 354 
109TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5681 
[Report No. 109–614] 
To authorize appropriations for the Coast Guard for fiscal year 2007, and 
for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 26, 2006 
Mr. YOUNG of Alaska (for himself and Mr. LOBIONDO) introduced the fol-
lowing bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and 
Infrastructure 
JULY 28, 2006 
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 June 26, 2006] 
A BILL 
To authorize appropriations for the Coast Guard for fiscal 
year 2007, and for other purposes. 
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 Authoriza-
tion Act of 2006’’. 
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—COAST GUARD 
Sec. 201. Appointment of civilian Coast Guard judges. 
Sec. 202. Industrial activities. 
Sec. 203. Reimbursement for medical-related travel expenses. 
Sec. 204. Commissioned officers. 
Sec. 205. Repeal of termination date on Coast Guard housing authorities. 
Sec. 206. Coast Guard participation in the Armed Forces Retirement Home 
(AFRH) system. 
Sec. 207. Grants to international maritime organizations. 
Sec. 208. Emergency leave retention authority. 
Sec. 209. Enforcement authority. 
Sec. 210. Notification. 
Sec. 211. Repeal. 
Sec. 212. Maritime safety for nuclear power facilities located adjacent to navi-
gable waters. 
TITLE III—SHIPPING AND NAVIGATION 
Sec. 301. Vessel size limits. 
Sec. 302. Goods and services. 
Sec. 303. Maritime activities. 
Sec. 304. Seaward extension of anchorage grounds jurisdiction. 
Sec. 305. Maritime Drug Law Enforcement Act amendment-simple possession. 
Sec. 306. Technical amendments to tonnage measurement law. 
Sec. 307. Seamen’s shoreside access. 
Sec. 308. Limitation on maritime liens on fishing permits. 
Sec. 309.
Extension of exemption. 
Sec. 310. Documentation of certain fishing vessels. 
TITLE IV—MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS 
Sec. 401. Secure communications program. 
Sec. 402. Certificate of documentation for GALLANT LADY. 
Sec. 403. Waiver. 
Sec. 404. Data. 
Sec. 405. Great Lakes Maritime Research Institute. 
Sec. 406. Inspection and certification of permanently moored vessels. 
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Sec. 407. Competitive contracting for patrol boat replacement. 
Sec. 408. Patrol boat report. 
Sec. 409. Actions to address sexual harassment and violence at Coast Guard 
Academy. 
Sec. 410. Cruise ship demonstration project. 
TITLE I—AUTHORIZATION 
SEC. 101. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
Funds are authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 
2007 for necessary expenses of the Coast Guard as follows: 
(1) For the operation and maintenance of the 
Coast Guard, $5,680,000,000, of which— 
(A) $24,255,000 is authorized to 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 (33 U.S.C. 2712(a)(5)); 
(B) $629,000,000 shall be available only for 
paying for search and rescue programs; and 
(C) $502,000,000 shall be available only for 
paying for marine safety programs. 
(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, $2,095,861,000, of which— 
(A) $19,800,000 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, to remain available until ex-
pended; 
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(B) $1,419,223,000 is authorized for acqui-
sition and construction of shore and offshore fa-
cilities, vessels, and aircraft, including equip-
ment related thereto, and other activities that 
constitute the Integrated Deepwater System; and 
(C) $316,638,000 is authorized for conver-
sion and sustainment of legacy vessels and air-
craft, including equipment related thereto, and 
other activities that constitute the Integrated 
Deepwater Systems. 
(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, 
$24,000,000, 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 
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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, $1,063,323,000, 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, $17,000,000. 
(6) For environmental compliance and restora-
tion at Coast Guard facilities (other than parts and 
equipment associated with operation and mainte-
nance), $12,000,000, to remain available until ex-
pended. 
(7) For the Coast Guard Reserve program, in-
cluding personnel and training costs, equipment, and 
services, $124,000,000. 
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, 2007. 
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