(a) Active Duty Strength.—The Coast Guard is authorized an end-of-year strength for active duty personnel of 43,000 for fiscal year 2018 and 44,500 for fiscal year 2019.

(b) Military Training Student Loads.—The Coast Guard is authorized average military training student loads for each of fiscal years 2018 and 2019 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, 350 student years.

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