Us Code § 4904 - Authorized levels of military strength and training

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§ 4904. Authorized levels of military strength and training

(a) Active Duty Strength.—The Coast Guard is authorized an end-of-year strength for active duty personnel of 44,500 for each of fiscal years 2022 and 2023.

(b) Military Training Student Loads.—The Coast Guard is authorized average military training student loads for each of fiscal years 2022 and 2023 as follows:

(1) For recruit and special training, 2,500 student years.

(2) For flight training, 165 student years.

(3) For professional training in military and civilian institutions, 385 student years.

(4) For officer acquisition, 1,200 student years.

(Added Pub. L. 114–120, title I, §101(a), Feb. 8, 2016, 130 Stat. 29, §2704; renumbered §4904 and amended Pub. L. 115–282, title I, §121(b), title II, §203, Dec. 4, 2018, 132 Stat. 4238, 4242; Pub. L. 116–283, div. G, title LVXXXI [LXXXI], §8102, Jan. 1, 2021, 134 Stat. 4634; Pub. L. 117–263, div. K, title CXI, §11102, title CXIV, §11413(c), Dec. 23, 2022, 136 Stat. 4004, 4120.)


Editorial Notes

Amendments

2022—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 117–263, §11102(1), substituted "fiscal years 2022 and 2023" for "fiscal years 2020 and 2021".

Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 117–263, §11102(2), substituted "fiscal years 2022 and 2023" for "fiscal years 2020 and 2021".

Subsec. (b)(3). Pub. L. 117–263, §11413(c), substituted "385" for "350".

2021—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 116–283, §8102(1), substituted "44,500 for each of fiscal years 2020 and 2021" for "43,000 for fiscal year 2018 and 44,500 for fiscal year 2019".

Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 116–283, §8102(2), substituted "fiscal years 2020 and 2021" for "fiscal years 2018 and 2019" in introductory provisions.

2018—Pub. L. 115–282 renumbered section 2704 of this title as this section.

Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 115–282, §203(1), substituted "for fiscal year 2018 and 44,500 for fiscal year 2019" for "for each of fiscal years 2016 and 2017".

Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 115–282, §203(2), substituted "fiscal years 2018 and 2019" for "fiscal years 2016 and 2017" in introductory provisions.

CHAPTER 51—REPORTS

Sec.
5101.
Transmission of annual Coast Guard authorization request.
5102.
Capital investment plan.
5103.
Major acquisitions.
5104.
Manpower requirements plan.
5105.
Inventory of real property.
5106.
Annual performance report.
5107.
Major acquisition risk assessment.
5108.
Unfunded priorities list.
5109.
Report on gender diversity in the Coast Guard.
5110.
Mission need statement.
5111.
Report on diversity at Coast Guard Academy.
5112.
Sexual assault and sexual harassment in the Coast Guard.
5113.
Officers not on active duty promotion list.
5114.
Expenses of performing and executing defense readiness missions.
5115.
Major grants, contracts, or other transactions.

        

Editorial Notes

Amendments

2022—Pub. L. 117–263, div. K, title CXII, §§11236(b)(2), 11256(b), 11262(b), Dec. 23, 2022, 136 Stat. 4036, 4056, 4061, added items 5113 to 5115.

2021—Pub. L. 116–283, div. G, title LVXXXII [LXXXII], §8215(d)(2), title LVXXXV [LXXXV], §8501(b)(4), Jan. 1, 2021, 134 Stat. 4653, 4746, added items 5109 to 5112.

2018—Pub. L. 115–282, title I, §122(a), title III, §317(c), Dec. 4, 2018, 132 Stat. 4239, 4251, inserted chapter 51 designation and heading and added items 5101 to 5108.

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