House Bill 3488
116th Congress(2019-2020)
Coast Guard Academy Improvement Act
Introduced
Introduced in House on Jun 25, 2019
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill
The primary form of legislative measure used to propose law. Depending on the chamber of origin, bills begin with a designation of either H.R. or S. Joint resolution is another form of legislative measure used to propose law.
Bill Number
3488
Congress
116
Policy Area
Transportation and Public Works
Transportation and Public Works
Primary focus of measure is all aspects of transportation modes and conveyances, including funding and safety matters; Coast Guard; infrastructure development; travel and tourism. Measures concerning water resources and navigation projects may fall under Water Resources Development policy area.
No House votes have been held for this bill.
Summary
Coast Guard Academy Improvement Act
This bill concerns matters related to the U.S. Coast Guard Academy.
Among other things, the bill
- establishes a commission to assess the level of cultural competence within the academy;
- mandates a recruitment and retention plan for the academy;
- provides statutory authority for a minority outreach team program to recruit minority students to the academy;
- requires the Coast Guard to select half of each academy class from a pool of applicants with congressional nominations; and
- provides statutory authority for and expands the College Student Pre-Commissioning Initiative, which allows certain undergraduate students to enlist and receive a guaranteed commission as an officer in the Coast Guard.
June 25, 2019
06/26/2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.
06/25/2019
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
06/25/2019
Introduced in House
Public Record
Record Updated
Nov 1, 2022 1:50:53 PM