Coast Guard

Coast Guard operating expenses For an additional amount for “Operating expenses”, $77,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2001; of which $5,000,000 shall be available for military basic pay; $18,000,000 shall be available for costs related to the delivery of health care to Coast Guard personnel, retirees, and their dependents; $15,000,000 shall be available for basic allowance for housing; $2,000,000 shall be available for the military housing areas cost of living adjustment; $15,000,000 shall be available for recruiting and retention bonuses; $1,000,000 shall be available for fixed wing aviator retention bonuses; $8,000,000 shall be available for the clean up and repair of shore facilities from hurricane damage; and, $13,000,000 shall be available for operational fuel and unit level operational readiness: Provided, That the entire amount is 114 STAT. 539designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended: Provided further, That the entire amount provided shall be available only to the extent an official budget request for $77,000,000, that includes designation of the entire amount of the request as an emergency requirement as defined in the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended, is transmitted by the President to the Congress. acquisition, construction, and improvements For an additional amount for “Acquisition, construction, and improvements”, $578,000,000, to remain available until expended; of which $110,000,000 shall be available for the Great Lakes Icebreaker replacement; and of which $468,000,000 shall be available for acquisition and conversion of six C-130J maritime patrol aircraft, as authorized under section 812(b)(1)(G) of the Western Hemisphere Drug Elimination Act: Provided, That the procurement of maritime patrol aircraft funded under this heading shall not, in any way, influence the procurement strategy, program requirements, or down-select decision pertaining to the Coast Guard’s Deepwater Capability Replacement Project: Provided further, That the entire amount is designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended: Provided further, That the entire amount provided shall be available only to the extent an official budget request for $578,000,000, that includes designation of the entire amount of the request as an emergency requirement as defined in the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended, is transmitted by the President to the Congress.