I 
109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 889
To authorize appropriations for the Coast Guard for fiscal year 2006, to 
make technical corrections to various laws administered by the Coast 
Guard, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 17, 2005
Mr. YOUNG of Alaska (for himself, Mr. OBERSTAR, Mr. LOBIONDO, and Mr. 
FILNER) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
A BILL 
To authorize appropriations for the Coast Guard for fiscal 
year 2006, to make technical corrections to various laws 
administered by the Coast Guard, and for other pur-
poses.
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 and Mari-
time Transportation Act of 2005’’. 
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. Technical corrections.
TITLE I—AUTHORIZATION 
SEC. 101. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
Funds are authorized to be appropriated for fiscal 
year 2006 for necessary expenses of the Coast Guard as 
follows: 
(1) For the operation and maintenance of the 
Coast Guard, $5,586,400,000, of which $24,500,000 
is authorized to be derived from the Oil Spill Liabil-
ity Trust Fund to carry out the purposes of section 
1012(a)(5) of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990. 
(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, $1,403,152,000, 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), to remain available until ex-
pended; and
(B) $1,100,000,000 is authorized for ac-
quisition and construction of shore and offshore 
facilities, vessels, and aircraft, including equip-
ment 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 navi-
gation, marine safety, marine environmental protec-
tion, enforcement of laws and treaties, ice oper-
ations, oceanographic research, and defense readi-
ness, $24,000,000, to remain available until ex-
pended, of which $3,500,000 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. 
(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, $1,014,080,000, to re-
main available until expended. 
(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-
teration Program, $15,900,000. 
(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, $119,000,000. 
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 per-
sonnel of 45,500 for the years ending on September 30, 
2005, and September 30, 2006. 
(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 2006, 2,500 student years. 
(2) For flight training for fiscal year 2006, 125 
student years. 
(3) For professional training in military and ci-
vilian institutions for fiscal year 2006, 350 student 
years. 
(4) For officer acquisition for fiscal year 2006, 
1,200 student years. 
TITLE II—MISCELLANEOUS 
SEC. 201. TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS. 
(a) REQUIREMENTS
FOR
COOPERATIVE
AGREE-
MENTS FOR VOLUNTARY SERVICES.—Section 93(a)(19) of 
title 14, United States Code, as amended by section 201 
of the Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Act of 
2004 (Public Law 108–293; 118 Stat. 1031), is amended 
by redesignating subparagraphs (1) and (2) in order as 
subparagraphs (A) and (B). 
(b) CORRECTION
OF AMENDMENT
TO CHAPTER 
ANALYSIS.—Section 212(b) of the Coast Guard and Mari-
time Transportation Act of 2004 (Public Law 108–293; 
118 Stat. 1037) is amended by inserting ‘‘of title 14’’ 
after ‘‘chapter 17’’. 
(c) RECOMMENDATIONS
TO CONGRESS
BY COM-
MANDANT OF THE COAST GUARD.—Section 93(a) of title
14, United States Code, as amended by sections 201 and 
217 of the Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Act 
of 2004 (Public Law 108–293; 118 Stat. 1031, 1038), is 
amended by redesignating paragraph (y) as paragraph 
(24). 
(d) CORRECTION OF REFERENCE TO PORTS AND WA-
TERWAYS SAFETY ACT.—Section 302 of the Coast Guard 
and Maritime Transportation Act of 2004 (Public Law 
108–293; 118 Stat. 1041) is amended by striking ‘‘of 
1972’’. 
(e) TECHNICAL CORRECTION OF PENALTY.—Section 
4311(b) of title 46, United States Code, as amended by 
section 406 of the Coast Guard and Maritime Transpor-
tation Act of 2004 (Public Law 108–293; 118 Stat. 1043), 
is amended by striking ‘‘4307(a)of’’ and inserting 
‘‘4307(a) of’’. 
(f) 
DETERMINING
ADEQUACY
OF
POTABLE 
WATER.—Section 3305(a) of title 46, United States Code, 
as amended by section 416(b)(3) of the Coast Guard and 
Maritime Transportation Act of 2004 (Public Law 108–
293; 118 Stat. 1047), is amended by moving paragraph 
(2) two ems to the left, so that the material preceding 
subparagraph (A) of such paragraph aligns with the left-
hand margin of paragraph (1) of such section.