Title: To create a pilot program for the Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps program at Lucy Garrett Beckham High School, and for other purposes.
Policy area: Education

Summary:
This bill authorizes the U.S. Coast Guard to carry out a pilot program to establish and maintain a Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps program unit in cooperation with Lucy Garrett Beckham High School in Charleston County, South Carolina.

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3387 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3387

  To create a pilot program for the Junior Reserve Officers' Training 
   Corps program at Lucy Garrett Beckham High School, and for other 
                               purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 20, 2019

 Mr. Cunningham (for himself and Mr. Clyburn) introduced the following 
    bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and 
                             Infrastructure

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                                 A BILL


 
  To create a pilot program for the Junior Reserve Officers' Training 
   Corps program at Lucy Garrett Beckham High School, and for other 
                               purposes.

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

SECTION 1. PILOT PROGRAM ON THE JUNIOR RESERVE OFFICERS' TRAINING CORPS 
              PROGRAM AT LUCY GARRETT BECKHAM HIGH SCHOOL, CHARLESTON 
              COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary of the department in which the Coast 
Guard is operating may carry out a pilot program to establish and 
maintain a Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps (JROTC) program unit 
in cooperation with Lucy Garrett Beckham High School, Charleston 
County, South Carolina.
    (b) Program Requirements.--The pilot program carried out by the 
Secretary under this section shall provide to students at Lucy Garrett 
Beckham High School--
            (1) instruction in subject areas relating to operations of 
        the Coast Guard; and
            (2) training in skills which are useful and appropriate for 
        a career in the Coast Guard.
    (c) Provision of Additional Support.--In carrying out the pilot 
program under this section, the Secretary may provide to Lucy Garrett 
Beckham High School--
            (1) assistance in course development, instruction, and 
        other support activities; and
            (2) necessary and appropriate course materials, equipment, 
        and uniforms.
    (d) Employment of Retired Coast Guard Personnel.--
            (1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), the Secretary 
        may authorize the Lucy Garrett Beckham High School to employ, 
        as administrators and instructors for the pilot program, 
        retired Coast Guard and Coast Guard Reserve commissioned, 
        warrant, and petty officers not on active duty who request that 
        employment and who are approved by the Secretary and Lucy 
        Garrett Beckham High School.
            (2) Authorized pay.--
                    (A) In general.--Retired members employed under 
                paragraph (1) are entitled to receive their retired or 
                retainer pay and an additional amount of not more than 
                the difference between--
                            (i) the amount the individual would be paid 
                        as pay and allowance if the individual was 
                        considered to have been ordered to active duty 
                        during the period of employment; and
                            (ii) the amount of retired pay the 
                        individual is entitled to receive during that 
                        period.
                    (B) Payment to school.--The Secretary shall pay to 
                Lucy Garrett Beckham High School an amount equal to 
                one-half of the amount described in subparagraph (A), 
                from funds appropriated for such purpose.
            (3) Employment not active-duty or inactive-duty training.--
        Notwithstanding any other provision of law, while employed 
        under this subsection, an individual is not considered to be on 
        active-duty or inactive-duty training.
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