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116TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 4413 

To authorize the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard 

is operating to establish a Coast Guard Junior Reserve Officers’ Training 

Corps program in cooperation with Pinellas Park High School, and 

for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

SEPTEMBER 19, 2019 

Mr. CRIST introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 

on Transportation and Infrastructure 

A BILL 

To authorize the Secretary of the department in which the 

Coast Guard is operating to establish a Coast Guard 

Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps program in cooperation with Pinellas Park High School, and for other 

purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. COAST GUARD JUNIOR RESERVE OFFICERS’ 

4 TRAINING PILOT PROGRAM. 

5 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may carry out a 

6 pilot program to establish and maintain a Coast Guard 

7 Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps program in coVerDate Sep 11 2014 21:03 Sep 23, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4413.IH H4413

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1 operation with Pinellas Park High School in Pinellas 

2 County, Florida. 

3 (b) PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS.—The pilot program 

4 under subsection (a) shall provide to participating stu5 dents at Pinellas Park High School— 

6 (1) instruction in subject areas relating to oper7 ations of the Coast Guard; and 

8 (2) training in skills which are useful and ap9 propriate for a career in the Coast Guard. 

10 (c) PROVISION OF ADDITIONAL SUPPORT.—To carry 

11 out such pilot program, the Secretary may provide to 

12 Pinellas Park High School— 

13 (1) assistance in course development, instruc14 tion, and other support activities; and 

15 (2) necessary and appropriate course materials, 

16 equipment, and uniforms. 

17 (d) EMPLOYMENT OF RETIRED COAST GUARD PER18 SONNEL.— 

19 (1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2), 

20 the Secretary may authorize the Pinellas Park High 

21 School to employ, as administrators and instructors 

22 for such pilot program, retired Coast Guard and 

23 Coast Guard Reserve commissioned, warrant, and 

24 petty officers not on active duty who request such 


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1 employment and who are approved by the Secretary 

2 and Pinellas Park High School. 

3 (2) AUTHORIZED PAY.— 

4 (A) IN GENERAL.—Individuals employed 

5 under paragraph (1) shall be entitled to receive 

6 their retired or retainer pay and an additional 

7 amount of not more than the difference be8 tween— 

9 (i) the amount the individual would be 

10 paid as pay and allowance if the individual 

11 was considered to have been ordered to ac12 tive duty during the period of employment; 

13 and 

14 (ii) the amount of retired pay the in15 dividual is entitled to receive during that 

16 period. 

17 (B) PAYMENT TO SCHOOL.—The Secretary 

18 shall pay Pinellas Park High School an amount 

19 equal to one half of the amount described in 

20 subparagraph (A), from funds appropriated for 

21 such purpose. 

22 (C) SPECIAL RULE.—Notwithstanding any 

23 other provision of law, while employed under 

24 this subsection, an individuals is not considered 

25 to be on active-duty or inactive-duty training. 


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1 (e) SECRETARY DEFINED.—In this section, the term 

2 ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary of the department in 

3 which the Coast Guard is operating. 

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