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meet other character requirements as set forth 
by the Commandant. 
‘‘(B) COAST GUARD APPLICANTS.—An ap-
plicant serving in the Coast Guard may not be 
commissioned if in the 36 months prior to the 
first Officer Candidate School class convening 
date in the selection cycle, such applicant was 
convicted by a court-martial or awarded non-ju-
dicial punishment, or did not meet performance 
or character requirements set forth by the Com-
mandant. 
‘‘(3) CITIZENSHIP.—A student must be a 
United States citizen. 
‘‘(4) CLEARANCE.—A student must be eligible 
for a secret clearance. 
‘‘(5) DEPENDENCY.— 
‘‘(A) A student may not have more than 
two dependents; and 
‘‘(B) A student who is single may not have 
sole or primary custody of dependents. 
‘‘(6) EDUCATION.— 
‘‘(A) INSTITUTION.—A student must be an 
undergraduate sophomore or junior— 
‘‘(i) at a historically Black college or 
university described in section 322(2) of 
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the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 
U.S.C. 1061(2)) or an institution of higher 
education described in section 371(a) of 
the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 
U.S.C. 1067q(a)); or 
‘‘(ii) who is active in minority-serving 
organizations and pursuing a degree in 
science, technology, engineering, or mathe-
matics at an institution of higher edu-
cation described in section 101 of the 
Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
1001) that is not a historically Black col-
lege or university or institution of higher 
education referred to in clause (i) of this 
subparagraph. 
‘‘(B) LOCATION.—The institution at which 
such student is an undergraduate must be with-
in 100 miles of a Coast guard unit or Coast 
Guard Recruiting Office unless otherwise ap-
proved by the Commandant. 
‘‘(C) RECORDS.—A student must meet 
credit and grade point average requirements set 
forth by the Commandant. 
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‘‘(7) MEDICAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE.—A stu-
dent must meet other medical and administrative re-
quirements as set forth by the Commandant. 
‘‘(c) ENLISTMENT
AND OBLIGATION.—Individuals 
selected and accept to participate in the program shall en-
list in the Coast Guard in pay grade E–3 with a 4-year 
duty obligation and 4-year inactive Reserve obligation. 
‘‘(d) MILITARY ACTIVITIES PRIOR TO OFFICER CAN-
DIDATE SCHOOL.—Individuals enrolled in the program 
shall participate in military activities each month, as re-
quired by the Commandant, prior to attending Officer 
Candidate School. 
‘‘(e) 
PARTICIPATION
IN
OFFICER
CANDIDATE 
SCHOOL.—Each graduate of the program shall attend the 
first enrollment of Officer Candidate School that com-
mences after the date of such graduate’s graduation. 
‘‘(f) COMMISSIONING.—Upon graduation from Offi-
cer Candidate School, program graduates shall be dis-
charged from enlisted status and commissioned as an O– 
1 with an initial 3-year duty obligation. 
‘‘(g) BRIEFING.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than August 15 
of each year, the Commandant shall provide a brief-
ing to the Committee on Transportation and Infra-
structure of the House of Representatives and the 
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Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transpor-
tation of the Senate on the College Student Pre- 
Commissioning Initiative. 
‘‘(2) CONTENTS.—The briefing required under 
paragraph (1) shall describe— 
‘‘(A) outreach and recruitment efforts over 
the previous year; and 
‘‘(B) demographic information of enrollees 
including— 
‘‘(i) race; 
‘‘(ii) ethnicity; 
‘‘(iii) gender; 
‘‘(iv) geographic origin; and 
‘‘(v) educational institution.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The analysis for sub-
chapter I of chapter 21 of title 14, United States Code, 
is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘2131. College Student Pre-Commissioning Initiative.’’. 
SEC. 807. ANNUAL BOARD OF VISITORS. 
Section 1903(d) of title 14, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (2) through 
(6) as paragraphs (3) through (7), respectively; and 
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(2) by inserting after paragraph (1) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(2) recruitment and retention;’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives July 24, 2019. 
Attest: 
CHERYL L. JOHNSON, 
Clerk. 
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