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PUBLIC LAW 97-000—MMMM. DD, 1982

PUBLIC LAW 97-^22—OCT. 15, 1982 Public Law 97-^22 97th Congress

96 STAT. 1581

An Act

To authorize appropriations for the Coast Guard for fiscal years 1983 and 1984, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, TITLE I SEC. 101. This title may be cited as the "Coast Guard Authorization Act of 1982". SEC. 102. Funds are authorized to be appropriated for necessary expenses of the Coast Guard for fiscal years 1983 and 1984 as follows: (1) For the operation and maintenance of the Coast Guard, including expenses related to the Capehart housing debt reduction, $1,800,000,000 for fiscal year 1983 and $2,000,000,000 for fiscal year 1984, and such additional amounts for each such fiscal year as may be necessary for increases in salary, pay, and other employee benefits authorized by law. (2) For the acquisition, construction, rebuilding, and improvement of aids to navigation, shore facilities, vessels, and aircraft, including equipment related thereto, $550,000,000 for fiscal year 1983 and $650,000,000 for fiscal year 1984. (3) For research, development, test, and evaluation, $22,000,000 for fiscal year 1983 and $32,000,000 for fiscal year 1984, of which sufficient funds shall be made available to continue in operation a Coast Guard research and development center through the end of fiscal year 1984. (4) For the alteration or removal of bridges over navigable waters of the United States, constituting obstructions to navigation, $8,000,000, for fiscal year 1983. (5) For retired pay including the payment of obligations therefor otherwise chargeable to lapsed appropriations for this purpose, and payments under the Retired Serviceman's Family Protection and Survivor Benefit Plans, and for payments for medical care of retired personnel and their dependents under the Dependents' Medical Care Act, such sums as may be necessary for fiscal years 1983 and 1984. SEC. 103. For fiscal years 1983 and 1984, the Coast Guard is authorized an end-of-year strength for active duty personnel of forty-one thousand five hundred. This end-of-year strength shall not include members of the Ready Reserve called to active duty under the authority of section 712 of title 14, United States Code. SEC. 104. For fiscal years 1983 and 1984, the Coast Guard is authorized average military training student loads as follows: (1) For recruit and special training, three thousand six hundred and sixty student-years. (2) For flight training, one hundred and eighteen studentyears.

Oct. 15, 1982 [S. 2252] Coast Guard, appropriation authorization for FY 1983 and 1984. Coast Guard Authorization Act of 1982.

70 Stat. 250.

Average military training student loads.