H.R. 3879: Coast Guard Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2005

108th Congress · introduced 2004-03-03 · Transportation and Public Works · Latest: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 274.

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Where it came from: introduced 2004-03-03 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large] · what a sponsor is
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Official title

Coast Guard Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2005

Plain summary

Coast Guard Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2005 - (Sec. 2) Authorizes appropriations for FY 2005 for the Coast Guard (CG), under the categories of: (1) operation and maintenance, earmarking a portion from the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund (Fund) for certain purposes under the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (OPA purposes); (2) acquisition, construction, rebuilding, and improvement of aids to navigation, shore and offshore facilities, vessels, and aircraft, including related equipment, earmarking a portion from the Fund for OPA purposes, and another portion for the Integrated Deepwater System program; (3) research, development, test, and evaluation of technologies, materials, and human factors directly relating to improving CG performance in search and rescue, aids to navigation, marine safety, marine environmental protection, enforcement of laws and treaties, ice operations, oceanographic research, and defense readiness, earmarking a portion from the Fund for OPA purposes; (4) retired pay, payments under the Retired Serviceman's Family Protection and Survivor Benefit Plans, and payments for medical care of retired personnel and their dependents; (5) alteration or removal of bridges constituting obstructions to navigation, and personnel and administrative costs associated with the Bridge Alteration Program; (6) environmental compliance and restoration at CG facilities; and (7) maintenance and operation of CG Reserve facilities, supplies, equipment, and services. (Sec. 3) Authorizes a CG end-of-year strength of 45,500 active duty military personnel for FY 2005. Authorizes average military training student loads for FY 2005 in specified numbers under the categories of recruit/special, flight, professional, and officer.

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Coast Guard Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2005

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large] · 4 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 3879, Coast Guard Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2005 (2004-04-27); CBO cost estimate: H.R. 3879, Coast Guard Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2005 (2004-04-27)

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Appropriation: Money a legislature sets aside by law for a specific purpose. Government agencies may spend public money only as it has been appropriated.
Authorization: A law that creates or continues a government program and says what it may do, often with a suggested spending ceiling. An authorization alone does not provide money; a separate appropriation does.
Fiscal year: The 12-month period a government uses for its budget. The federal fiscal year runs from October 1 to September 30 and is named for the calendar year in which it ends. Most states use July 1 to June 30.

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Reported to House with amendment(s))
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-108hr3879.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/108/hr>

Record fed-us-cong108-hr3879 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong108 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong108