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116TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 1930 

To amend title 14, United States Code, to direct the Commandant of the 

Coast Guard to report to Congress on efforts to increase gender diversity 

in the Coast Guard, and for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JUNE 20, 2019 

Mr. BLUMENTHAL (for himself, Mr. MARKEY, and Ms. DUCKWORTH) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation 

A BILL 

To amend title 14, United States Code, to direct the Commandant of the Coast Guard to report to Congress on 

efforts to increase gender diversity in the Coast Guard, 

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. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Fair and Equal Treat5 ment of Women in the Coast Guard Act’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. ACTION PLAN AND REPORT ON GENDER DIVERSITY 

2 IN THE COAST GUARD. 

3 (a) ACTION PLAN WITH RESPECT TO RECOMMENDA4 TIONS OF RAND DIVERSITY REPORT.— 

5 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 

6 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 

7 Commandant of the Coast Guard shall— 

8 (A) determine which recommendations in 

9 the RAND gender diversity report may prac10 ticably be implemented to promote gender di11 versity in the Coast Guard; and 

12 (B) submit to the Committee on Com13 merce, Science, and Transportation of the Sen14 ate and the Committee on Transportation and 

15 Infrastructure of the House of Representatives 

16 an action plan including the actions the Coast 

17 Guard has taken or plans to take to implement 

18 such recommendations. 

19 (2) RAND DIVERSITY REPORT DEFINED.—In 

20 this subsection, the term ‘‘RAND diversity report’’ 

21 means the 2019 report of the Homeland Security 

22 Operational Analysis Center of the RAND Corpora23 tion entitled ‘‘Improving Gender Diversity in the 

24 U.S. Coast Guard: Identifying Barriers to Female 

25 Retention’’. 

26 (b) BIENNIAL REPORTS.— 


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1 (1) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 51 of title 14, 

2 United States Code, is amended by adding at the 

3 end the following: 

4 ‘‘§ 5109. Report on gender diversity in the Coast 

5 Guard 

6 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than January 15, 

7 2022, and biennially thereafter, the Commandant shall 

8 submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 

9 Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on 

10 Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Rep11 resentatives a report on gender diversity in the Coast 

12 Guard. 

13 ‘‘(b) ELEMENTS.—Each report required under sub14 section (a) shall contain the following: 

15 ‘‘(1) GENDER DIVERSITY OVERVIEW.—An over16 view of Coast Guard active duty and Reserve mem17 bers, including— 

18 ‘‘(A) the number of men and women offi19 cers and enlisted members; and 

20 ‘‘(B) the percentages of men and women 

21 serving as Coast Guard active duty and Reserve 

22 members. 

23 ‘‘(2) RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION.—(A) An 

24 analysis of the changes in the recruitment and reten25 tion of women during the preceding two-year period. 


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1 ‘‘(B) A discussion of any changes to Coast 

2 Guard recruitment and retention during the pre3 ceding two-year period that were aimed at increasing 

4 the recruitment and retention of women members. 

5 ‘‘(3) PARENTAL LEAVE.—(A) The number of 

6 men and women who took parental leave during each 

7 year covered by the report, including the average 

8 length of such leave periods. 

9 ‘‘(B) A discussion of the ways in which the 

10 Coast Guard worked to mitigate the impacts of pa11 rental leave on Coast Guard operations and on the 

12 careers of the members taking such leave during the 

13 preceding two-year period. 

14 ‘‘(4) LIMITATIONS.—An analysis of current 

15 gender-based limitations on Coast Guard career op16 portunities, including an analysis of— 

17 ‘‘(A) shipboard opportunities; 

18 ‘‘(B) opportunities to serve at remote 

19 units; and 

20 ‘‘(C) any other limitation on the opportuni21 ties of women members. 

22 ‘‘(5) PROGRESS ON ACTION PLAN.—A descrip23 tion of the implementation of the action plan re24 quired under section 2 of the Fair and Equal Treat25 ment of Women in the Coast Guard Act.’’. 


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1 (c) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The analysis for chap2 ter 51 of title 14, United States Code, is amended by add3 ing at the end the following: 

‘‘5109. Report on gender diversity in the Coast Guard.’’. 

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