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(B) Modify institutional structures, practices, and poli-
cies to foster a more diverse cadet corps body, faculty, 
and staff workforce based on race, ethnicity, gender, reli-
gion, sexual orientation, socioeconomic background, and 
geographic origin. 
(C) Modify existing or establish new policies and safe-
guards to foster the retention of cadets, faculty, and staff 
of different races, ethnicities, genders, religions, sexual ori-
entations, socioeconomic backgrounds, and geographic ori-
gins at the Coast Guard Academy. 
(D) Restructure the admissions office of the Coast 
Guard Academy to be headed by a civilian with significant 
relevant higher education recruitment experience. 
(3) IMPLEMENTATION.—Unless otherwise directed by an Act 
of Congress, the Commandant shall begin implementation of 
the plan developed under this subsection not later than 180 
days after the submission of such plan to Congress. 
(4) UPDATE.—The Commandant shall include in the first 
annual report required under chapter 51 of title 14, United 
States Code, as amended by this division, submitted after the 
date of enactment of this section, the strategy with milestones 
required in paragraph (2) and shall report annually thereafter 
on actions taken and progress made in the implementation 
of such plan. 
SEC. 8273. ANNUAL REPORT. 
Chapter 51 of title 14, United States Code, is further amended 
by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘§ 5111. Report on diversity at Coast Guard Academy 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than January 15, 2021, and 
annually thereafter, the Commandant shall submit a report on 
diversity at the Coast Guard Academy to the Committee on 
Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives 
and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of 
the Senate. 
‘‘(b) CONTENTS.—The report required under subsection (a) shall 
include— 
‘‘(1) the status of the implementation of the plan required 
under section 8272 of the Elijah E. Cummings Coast Guard 
Authorization Act of 2020; 
‘‘(2) specific information on outreach and recruitment activi-
ties for the preceding year, including the effectiveness of the 
Coast Guard Academy minority outreach team program 
described under section 1905 and of outreach and recruitment 
activities in the territories and other possessions of the United 
States; 
‘‘(3) enrollment information about the incoming class, 
including the gender, race, ethnicity, religion, socioeconomic 
background, and State of residence of Coast Guard Academy 
cadets; 
‘‘(4) information on class retention, outcomes, and gradua-
tion rates, including the race, gender, ethnicity, religion, socio-
economic background, and State of residence of Coast Guard 
Academy cadets;
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‘‘(5) information on efforts to retain diverse cadets, 
including through professional development and professional 
advancement programs for staff and faculty; and 
‘‘(6) a summary of reported allegations of discrimination 
on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, gender, or 
religion for the preceding 5 years.’’. 
SEC. 8274. ASSESSMENT OF COAST GUARD ACADEMY ADMISSION PROC-
ESSES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the department in which 
the Coast Guard is operating shall seek to enter into an arrange-
ment with the National Academy of Public Administration under 
which the National Academy of Public Administration shall, not 
later than 1 year after submitting an assessment under section 
8272(a), submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastruc-
ture of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Com-
merce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate an assessment 
of the Coast Guard Academy admissions process. 
(b) ASSESSMENT SCOPE.—The assessment required to be sought 
under subsection (a) shall, at a minimum, include— 
(1) a study, or an audit if appropriate, of the process 
the Coast Guard Academy uses to— 
(A) identify candidates for recruitment; 
(B) recruit applicants; 
(C) assist applicants in the application process; 
(D) evaluate applications; and 
(E) make admissions decisions; 
(2) discussion of the consideration during the admissions 
process of diversity, including— 
(A) race; 
(B) ethnicity; 
(C) gender; 
(D) religion; 
(E) sexual orientation; 
(F) socioeconomic background; and 
(G) geographic origin; 
(3) an overview of the admissions processes at other Federal 
service academies, including— 
(A) discussion of consideration of diversity, including 
any efforts to attract a diverse pool of applicants, in those 
processes; and 
(B) an analysis of how the congressional nominations 
requirement in current law related to military service acad-
emies and the Merchant Marine Academy impacts those 
processes and the overall demographics of the student 
bodies at those academies; 
(4) a determination regarding how a congressional nomina-
tions requirement for Coast Guard Academy admissions could 
impact diversity among the student body and the ability of 
the Coast Guard to carry out effectively the Service’s primary 
duties described in section 102 of title 14, United States Code; 
and 
(5) recommendations for improving Coast Guard Academy 
admissions processes, including whether a congressional 
nominations process should be integrated into such processes.
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SEC. 8275. COAST GUARD ACADEMY MINORITY OUTREACH TEAM PRO-
GRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 19 of title 14, United States Code, 
is further amended by inserting after section 1904 (as amended 
by this division) the following: 
‘‘§ 1905. Coast Guard Academy minority outreach team pro-
gram 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—There is established within the Coast Guard 
Academy a minority outreach team program (in this section referred 
to as the ‘Program’ ) under which officers, including minority officers 
and officers from territories and other possessions of the United 
States, who are Academy graduates may volunteer their time to 
recruit minority students and strengthen cadet retention through 
mentorship of cadets. 
‘‘(b) ADMINISTRATION.—Not later than January 1, 2021, the 
Commandant, in consultation with Program volunteers and 
Academy alumni that participated in prior programs at the 
Academy similar to the Program, shall appoint a permanent civilian 
position at the Academy to administer the Program by, among 
other things— 
‘‘(1) overseeing administration of the Program; 
‘‘(2) serving as a resource to volunteers and outside stake-
holders; 
‘‘(3) advising Academy leadership on recruitment and reten-
tion efforts based on recommendations from volunteers and 
outside stakeholders; 
‘‘(4) establishing strategic goals and performance metrics 
for the Program with input from active volunteers and Academy 
leadership; and 
‘‘(5) reporting annually to the Commandant on academic 
year and performance outcomes of the goals for the Program 
before the end of each academic year.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The analysis for chapter 19 of title 
14, United States Code, is further amended by inserting after 
the item relating to section 1904 (as amended by this division) 
the following: 
‘‘1905. Coast Guard Academy minority outreach team program.’’. 
SEC. 8276. COAST GUARD COLLEGE STUDENT PRE-COMMISSIONING 
INITIATIVE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter I of chapter 21 of title 14, United 
States Code, is further amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘§ 2131. College student pre-commissioning initiative 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—There is authorized within the Coast Guard 
a college student pre-commissioning initiative program (in this sec-
tion referred to as the ‘Program’ ) for eligible undergraduate stu-
dents to enlist and receive a guaranteed commission as an officer 
in the Coast Guard. 
‘‘(b) CRITERIA FOR SELECTION.—To be eligible for the Program 
a student must meet the following requirements upon submitting 
an application: 
‘‘(1) AGE.—A student must be not less than 19 years old 
and not more than 27 years old as of September 30 of the 
fiscal year in which the Program selection panel selecting such 
student convenes.
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‘‘(2) CHARACTER.— 
‘‘(A) ALL APPLICANTS.—All applicants must be of out-
standing moral character and meet other character require-
ments as set forth by the Commandant. 
‘‘(B) COAST GUARD APPLICANTS.—An applicant 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 nonjudicial punish-
ment, or did not meet performance or character require-
ments set forth by the Commandant. 
‘‘(3) CITIZENSHIP.—A student must be a United States cit-
izen. 
‘‘(4) CLEARANCE.—A student must be eligible for a secret 
clearance. 
‘‘(5) DEPENDENCY.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—A student may not have more than 
2 dependents. 
‘‘(B) SOLE CUSTODY.—A student who is single may not 
have sole or primary custody of dependents. 
‘‘(6) EDUCATION.— 
‘‘(A) INSTITUTION.—A student must be an under-
graduate sophomore or junior— 
‘‘(i) at a historically Black college or university 
described in section 322(2) of 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) an undergraduate sophomore or junior 
enrolled at an institution of higher education (as 
defined in section 101 of the Higher Education Act 
of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001)) that, at the time of applica-
tion of the sophomore or junior, has had for 3 consecu-
tive years an enrollment of undergraduate full-time 
equivalent students (as defined in section 312(e) of 
such Act (20 U.S.C. 1058(e))) that is a total of at 
least 50 percent Black American, Hispanic, Asian 
American (as defined in section 371(c) of such Act 
(20 U.S.C. 1067q(c))), Native American Pacific Islander 
(as defined in such section), or Native American (as 
defined in such section), among other criteria, as deter-
mined by the Commandant. 
‘‘(B) LOCATION.—The institution at which such student 
is an undergraduate must be within 100 miles of a Coast 
guard unit or Coast Guard Recruiting Office unless other-
wise approved by the Commandant. 
‘‘(C) RECORDS.—A student must meet credit and grade 
point average requirements set forth by the Commandant. 
‘‘(7) MEDICAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE.—A student must meet 
other medical and administrative requirements as set forth 
by the Commandant. 
‘‘(c) ENLISTMENT AND OBLIGATION.—Individuals selected and 
accept to participate in the Program shall enlist in the Coast 
Guard in pay grade E–3 with a 4-year duty obligation and 4- 
year inactive Reserve obligation.