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Title 14 — Coast Guard

Chapter 49 — Authorizations

§ 4903. Authorization of personnel end strengths

Statutory text

(a)

For each fiscal year, Congress shall authorize the strength for active duty personnel of the Coast Guard as of the end of that fiscal year. Amounts may be appropriated for a fiscal year to or for the use of active duty personnel of the Coast Guard only if the end strength for active duty personnel for that fiscal year has been authorized by law. If at the end of any fiscal year there is in effect a declaration of war or national emergency, the President may defer the effectiveness of any end-strength limitation with respect to that fiscal year prescribed by law for any military or civilian component of the Coast Guard, for a period not to exceed 6 months after the end of the war or termination of the national emergency.

(b)
(1)

Congress shall authorize the average military training student loads for the Coast Guard for each fiscal year. That authorization is required for student loads for the following individual training categories:

(A)

Recruit and specialized training.

(B)

Flight training.

(C)

Professional training in military and civilian institutions.

(D)

Officer acquisition training.

(2)

Amounts may be appropriated for a fiscal year for use in training military personnel of the Coast Guard in the categories referred to in paragraph (1) only if the average student loads for the Coast Guard for that fiscal year have been authorized by law.

Legislative history

Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.

  1. Pub. L. 97–295 § 2(20)(A) · 96 Stat. 1287

    Enacted · 14 U.S.C. § 4903

    Added Pub. L. 97–295, § 2(20)(A), Oct. 12, 1982, 96 Stat. 1302, § 661

    Source evidence

    Code source credit
    Added Pub. L. 97–295, § 2(20)(A), Oct. 12, 1982, 96 Stat. 1302, § 661

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (A) Chapter 17 is amended by adding at the end thereof the following: “§ 661. Authorization of personnel end strengths “(a) For each fiscal year, Congress shall authorize the strength for active duty personnel of the Coast Guard as of the end of that fiscal year. Amounts may be appropriated for a fiscal year to or for the use of active duty personnel of the Coast Guard only if the end strength for active duty personnel for that fiscal year has been authorized by law. “(b) (1) Congress shall authorize the average military training student loads for the Coast Guard for each fiscal year. That authorization is required for student loads for the following individual training categories: “(A) Recruit and specialized training. “(B) Flight training. “(C) Professional training in military and civilian institutions. “(D) Officer acquisition training. “(2) Amounts may be appropriated for a fiscal year for use in training military personnel of the Coast Guard in the categories referred to in paragraph (1) only if the average student loads for the Coast Guard for that fiscal year have been authorized by law. “§ 662. Requirement for prior authorization of appropriations “Amounts may be appropriated to or for the use of the Coast Guard for the following matters only if the amounts have been authorized by law after December 31, 1976: “(1) For the operation and maintenance of the Coast Guard. “(2) For the acquisition, construction, rebuilding, and improvement of aids to navigation, shore or offshore establishments, vessels, or aircraft, including equipment related to the aids, establishments, vessels, or aircraft. “(3) For altering obstructive bridges. “(4) For research, development, test, or evaluation related to a matter referred to in clauses (1H3). “§ 663. Submission of plans to Congress “The President shall submit to Congress with each budget request for the Coast Guard the current copy of the Coast Guard’s Capital Investment Plan, Cutter Plan, Aviation Plan, and Shore Facilities Plan.”.

  2. Maritime Transportation Security Act of 2002

    Pub. L. 107–295 title I § 105(a) · 116 Stat. 2064

    Inserted · 14 U.S.C. § 4903(a)

    Pub. L. 107–295 inserted at end “If at the end of any fiscal year there is in effect a declaration of war or national emergency, the President may defer the effectiveness of any end-strength limitation with respect to that fiscal year prescribed by law for any military or civilian component of the Coast Guard, for a period not to exceed 6 months after the end of the war or termination of the national emergency.”

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 107–295 inserted at end “If at the end of any fiscal year there is in effect a declaration of war or national emergency, the President may defer the effectiveness of any end-strength limitation with respect to that fiscal year prescribed by law for any military or civilian component of the Coast Guard, for a period not to exceed 6 months after the end of the war or termination of the national emergency.”

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (a) Personnel End Strengths.— Section 661(a) of title 14, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: “If at the end of any fiscal year there is in effect a declaration of war or national emergency, the President may defer the effectiveness of any end-strength limitation with respect to that fiscal year prescribed by law for any military or civilian component of the Coast Guard, for a period not to exceed 6 months after the end of the war or termination of the national emergency.”.

  3. Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2015

    Pub. L. 114–120 title I § 101(c) · 130 Stat. 27

    Changed · 14 U.S.C. § 4903

    Pub. L. 114–120 renumbered section 661 of this title as this section

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Pub. L. 114–120 renumbered section 661 of this title as this section.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (c) Authorization of Personnel End Strengths.— Section 661 of title 14, United States Code, is amended— (1) 14 USC 2703. by redesignating such section as section 2703; and (2) by transferring such section to appear before section 2704 of such title (as added by subsection (a) of this section).

  4. Frank LoBiondo Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2018

    Pub. L. 115–282 title I § 121(b) · 132 Stat. 4192

    Changed · 14 U.S.C. § 4903

    Pub. L. 115–282 renumbered section 2703 of this title as this section

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Pub. L. 115–282 renumbered section 2703 of this title as this section.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (b) Redesignations and Transfers.— (1) Requirement.— The sections of title 14, United States Code, identified in the table provided in paragraph (2) are amended— (A) by redesignating the sections as described in the table; and (B) by transferring the sections, as necessary, so that the sections appear after the table of sections for chapter 49 of such title (as added by subsection (a)), in the order in which the sections are presented in the table. (2) Table.— The table referred to in paragraph (1) is the following: Title 14 section number before redesignationSection heading (provided for identification purposes only-not amended)Title 14 section number after redesignation 2701Requirement for prior authorization of appropriations4901 2702Authorization of appropriations4902 2703Authorization of personnel end strengths4903 2704Authorized levels of military strength and training4904

4 of 4 references resolved to an enrolled provision

Notes

historicalAndRevision
Historical and Revision Notes
Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large)
66114:ch. 11(note).Sept. 10, 1976, Pub. L. 94–406, § 6, 90 Stat. 1236.

The words “after fiscal year 1977” are omitted as executed. The word “Amounts” is substituted for “funds” for clarity and consistency.

Editorial Notes

Amendments2002–2018 · 3 rounds

2018

Pub. L. 115–282 renumbered section 2703 of this title as this section.

2016

Pub. L. 114–120 renumbered section 661 of this title as this section.

2002

Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 107–295 inserted at end “If at the end of any fiscal year there is in effect a declaration of war or national emergency, the President may defer the effectiveness of any end-strength limitation with respect to that fiscal year prescribed by law for any military or civilian component of the Coast Guard, for a period not to exceed 6 months after the end of the war or termination of the national emergency.”

Credits

1982–2018 · 4 acts
  1. 1982Added Pub. L. 97–295, § 2(20)(A), , 96 Stat. 1302, § 661
  2. 2002amended Pub. L. 107–295, title I, § 105(a), , 116 Stat. 2085
  3. 2016renumbered § 2703, Pub. L. 114–120, title I, § 101(c), , 130 Stat. 31
  4. 2018renumbered § 4903, Pub. L. 115–282, title I, § 121(b), , 132 Stat. 4238.
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(Added Pub. L. 97–295, § 2(20)(A), , 96 Stat. 1302, § 661; amended Pub. L. 107–295, title I, § 105(a), , 116 Stat. 2085; renumbered § 2703, Pub. L. 114–120, title I, § 101(c), , 130 Stat. 31; renumbered § 4903, Pub. L. 115–282, title I, § 121(b), , 132 Stat. 4238.)

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