A bill to authorize appropriations for the Coast Guard for fiscal year 1980.

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Authorizes appropriations for the Coast Guard for fiscal year 1980. Sets forth the amount of funds allocated for: (1) operation and maintenance expenses; (2) acquisition, construction, rebuilding, and improvement of aids to navigation, shore facilities, vessels, and aircraft, including equipment related thereto; (3) alteration or removal of bridges over navigable waters of the United States, constituting obstructions to navigation; and (4) research, development, test, and evaluation. Permits the Coast Guard to have an end-of-year strength for active duty personnel of 39,027, provided that such ceiling does not include members of the Ready Reserve called to active duty. Specifies the average military training student loads for the Coast Guard as follows: (1) recruit and special training: 4,125 students; (2) flight training: 125 students; (3) professional training in military and civilian institutions: 425 students; and (4) officer acquisitions: 1,000 students.…