Sec. 210. Authorization of certain support for Coast Guard Academy foundations
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Subchapter I of chapter 19 of title 14, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: Subject to subsection
(b)and pursuant to regulations prescribed by the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating, the Superintendent of the Coast Guard Academy may authorize a covered foundation to use, on an unreimbursed basis, facilities or equipment of the Coast Guard Academy. Use of facilities or equipment under subsection
(a)may be provided only if such use has been reviewed and approved by an attorney of the Coast Guard and only if such use— is without any liability of the United States to the covered foundation; does not affect the ability of any official or employee of the Coast Guard, or any member of the armed forces, to carry out any responsibility or duty in a fair and objective manner; does not compromise the integrity or appearance of integrity of any program of the Coast Guard, or any individual involved in such a program; does not include the participation of any cadet other than participation in an honor guard at an event of the covered foundation; and complies with any applicable ethics regulations. In any fiscal year during which the Superintendent of the Coast Guard Academy exercises the authority under subsection (a), the Commandant of the Coast Guard shall provide a briefing to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate not later than the last day of that fiscal year regarding the number of events or activities of a covered foundation supported by such exercise during such fiscal year. In this section, the term covered foundation means a charitable, educational, or civic nonprofit organization under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, that the Secretary concerned determines operates exclusively to support, with respect to a Service Academy, any of the following: Recruiting. Parent or alumni development. Academic, leadership, or character development. Institutional development. Athletics. . The analysis for chapter 19 of title 14, United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 1906 the following: 1907. Authorization of certain support for Coast Guard Academy foundations. .