An Act to authorize appropriations for the Coast Guard for the procurement of vessels and aircraft and construction of shore and offshore establishments, to authorize appropriations for bridge alterations, to authorize for the Coast Guard and end-year strength for active duty personnel, to authorize for the Coast Guard average military student loads, and for other purposes.
PL 94-54 (H.R.5217), enacted 07/07/1975

89 STAT. 260 
PUBLIC LAW 94-54—JULY 7, 1975 
July 7, 1975 
[H.R. 5217] 
U.S. Coast 
Guard. 
Appropriation 
authorization. 
Active duty 
personnel 
strength. 
14 u s e 764. 
Military training 
student loads. 
Public Law 94-
94th Congress 
•54 
An Act 
To authorize appropriations for the Coast Guard for the procurement of vessels 
and aircraft and construction of shore and offshore establishments, to author-
ize appropriations for bridge alterations, to authorize for the Coast Guard an 
end-year strength for active duty personnel, to authorize for the Coast Guard 
average military student loads, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United 
States 
of America 
in Congress 
assemhled^ That funds are 
hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 1976 and for the 
transition period of July 1-September 30, 1976, for the use of the 
Coast Guard as follows: 
VESSELS 
For procurement of vessels: 
For fiscal year 1976, $28,842,000; 
For the transition 
period 
(July 
1-September 30, 1976), 
$1,561,000. 
AIRCRAFT 
For procurement of aircraft: 
For fiscal year 1976, $36,000,000; 
For the transition period 
(July 
1-September 
30, 1976), 
$11,700,000. 
CONSTRUCTION 
For construction of shore and offshore establishments: 
For fiscal year 1976, $60,082,000; 
For the transition period 
(July 
1-September 
30, 1976), 
$2,841,000. 
SEC. 2. (a) For fiscal year 1976, the Coast Guard is authorized an 
end strength for active duty personnel of 37,916; except that the 
ceiling shall not include members of the Ready Reserve called to 
active duty under the authority of Public Law 92-479. 
(b) For the transition period (July 1-September 30, 1976), the 
Coast Guard is authorized an end strength for active duty personnel 
of 38,005; except that the ceiling shall not include members of the 
Ready Reserve called to active duty under the authority of Public 
Law 92^79. 
SEC. 3. (a) For fiscal year 1976, military training student loads for 
the Coast Guard are authorized as follows: 
(1^ recruit and special training, 3,880 man-years; 
(2) flight training, 92 man-years; 
(3) professional training in military and civilian institutions, 
372 man-years; and 
(4) officer acquisition training, 1,143 man-years. 
(b) For the transition period (July 1-September 30,1976), military 
training student loads for the Coast Guard are authorized as follows: 
(1) recruit and special training, 1,071 man-years; 
(2) flight training, 23 man-years; 
(3) professional training in military and civilian institutions, 
93 man-years; and 
(4) officer acquisition training, 277 man-years. 
PUBLIC LAW 94-54—JULY 7, 1975 
89 STAT. 261 
SEC. 4. (a) For use of the Coast Guard for payment to bridge owners Bridge owners, 
for the cost of alterations of railroad bridges and i)ublic highway payments, 
bridges to permit free navigation of the navigable waters of the United 
States, $6,600,000 is authorized for fiscal year 1976. 
(b) For use of the Coast Guard for payment to bridge owners for 
the cost of alterations of railroad bridges and public highway bridges 
to permit free navigation of the navigable waters of the United States, 
$2,050,000 is authorized for the transition period (July 1-Septem-
berSO, 1976). 
Approved July 7, 1975. 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY: 
HOUSE REPORT No. 94-178 (Coram, on Merchant Marine and Fisheries). 
SENATE REPORT No. 94-178 accompanying S. 1487 (Coram, on Coraraerce). 
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 121 (1975): 
May 19, considered and passed House. 
June 17, considered and passed Senate, araended, in lieu of S. 1487. 
June 26, House concurred in Senate araendraent. 
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