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 PUBLIC LAW 95-61—JULY 1, 1977

91 STAT. 259

Public Law 95-61 95th Congress An Act To authorize appropriations for the United States Coast Guard for fiscal year 1978, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for neceKsary expenses of the United States Coast Guard for fiscal year 1978. as follows: (1) For the operation and maintenance of the Coast Guard, including expenses related to the Capehart housing debt reduction: $887,521,000; (2) For the acquisition, construction, rebuilding, and improvement of aids to navigation, shore facilities, vessels, and aircraft, including equipment related thereto: $330,300,000, to remain available until expended; (3) For the alteration or removal of bridges over navigable Avaters of the United States, constituting obstructions to navigation: $19,100,000, to remain available until expended; and (4) For research, development, test, and evaluation: $25,600,000, to remain available until expended. SEC, 2. For fiscal year 1978, the Coast Guard is authorized an end strength for active duty personnel of 39,145: Provided, That the ceiling shall not include members of the Ready Reserve called to active duty under the authority of section 764 of title 14, United States Code. SEC. 3. For fiscal year 1978, average military training student loads for the Coast Guard are authorized as follows: (1) recruit and special t r a i n i n g: 3,872 students; (2) flight t r a i n i n g: 109 students; (3) professional training in military and civilian institutions: 415 students; and (4) officer acquisitions: 1,110 students. SEC. 4. Title 14, United States Code, is amended— (1) by adding a new section to chapter 17, after section 658, as follows: '*§ 659. Merger of obligated balances with current appropriations "Amounts equal to the obligated balances against appropriations for 'Operating expenses' and for 'Reserve training', for the two fiscal years preceding the current fiscal year, shall be transferred to and merged with current fiscal year appropriations for 'Operating expenses' and 'Reserve training', respectively. The obligated balances for the period commencing on July 1, 1976, and ending on September 30, 1976, may be merged into the respective accounts for fiscal years 1977 and 1978. Such merged appropriations shall be available as one fund, for the payment of obligations properly incurred against such prior year appropriations and against the current fiscal year appropriations. Coast Guard accounting shall reflect year identity of the merged obligated balances until such obligated balances are transferred to a consolidated account as prescribed in section 1 of the Act of July 25, 1956, as amended (31 U.S.C. 701)." and

July 1, 1977 [H.R. 6823]

U.S. Coast Guard. Appropriation authorization.

Active duty personnel strength, authorization. Military training student loads, authorization.

14 USC 659.

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