Coast Guard Authorization Act of 1986

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Coast Guard Authorization Act of 1986 - Authorizes appropriations for the Coast Guard for FY 1987 and 1988 for: (1) operation and maintenance and increases in salary, pay, and other employee benefits; (2) acquisition, construction, rebuilding, and improvement for aids to navigation, shore facilities, vessels, and aircraft; (3) research, development, test, and evaluation; and (4) retirement pay and benefits. Specifies the authorized average military training student loads for the Coast Guard for FY 1987 and 1988. Authorizes the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating (the Secretary) to transfer up to ten percent of appropriations among categories. Requires the Secretary to give the chairmen of the House Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries and the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation 15 days notice of any proposed transfer. Directs the Secretary to identify those activities that are necessary to maintain the logistics capability of the Coast Guard. Requires the Secretary, no later than January 31, 1987, to provide a list of such activities to the House Merchant Marine and Fisheries and the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportat…