A bill to authorize appropriations for the Coast Guard for fiscal years 1980 and 1981, and for other purposes.

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Authorizes appropriations in specified amounts for various expenses of the Coast Guard for fiscal years 1980 and 1981. Sets forth the authorized end strength for Coast Guard personnel for fiscal year 1980. Sets forth the average military student training loads for the Coast Guard for fiscal year 1980. Increases the number of commissioned officers in the Coast Guard, excluding warrant officers, which may be on active duty from 5,000 to 6,000. Authorizes the Secretary of the Department in which the Coast Guard is operating to prescribe reasonable fees for inspections of merchant vessels not covered by the Port and Tanker Safety Act of 1978 where such inspections are conducted outside the geographic limits of the United States. Increases the basic compensation payable to civilian keepers of lighthouses and civilians employed on lightships and other Coast Guard vessels from $7,500 per annum to $15,000 per annum. Authorizes the issuance of retroactive pay to civilian lighthouse keepers in an amount equal to the difference between what the keeper actually received and what he or she would have received under the General Schedule salary rates had there not been a $7,500 limitation on the …