Sec. 7228. Authority for certain personnel; command sponsorship for dependents of members of Coast Guard assigned to Unalaska, Alaska; improved prevention of and response to hazing and bullying
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Subchapter I of chapter 25 of title 14, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: The Commandant may appoint, without regard to the provisions of subchapter I of chapter 33 (other than sections 3303 and 3328 of such chapter) of title 5, qualified candidates to any of the following positions in the competitive service (as defined in section 2102 of title 5) in the Coast Guard: Any category of medical or health professional positions within the Coast Guard.
Any childcare services position. Any position in the Coast Guard housing office of a Coast Guard installation, the primary function of which is supervision of Coast Guard housing covered by subchapter III of chapter 29 of this title. Any nonclinical specialist position the purpose of which is the integrated primary prevention of harmful behavior, including suicide, sexual assault, harassment, domestic abuse, and child abuse. Any special agent position of the Coast Guard Investigative Service.
The following positions at the Coast Guard Academy: Any civilian faculty member appointed under section 1941. A position involving the improvement of cadet health or well-being. The Commandant shall only appoint qualified candidates under the authority provided by subsections
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(b)if the Commandant determines that there is a shortage of qualified candidates for the positions described in such subsection or a critical hiring need for such positions. Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of the Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2025, and annually thereafter for the following 5 years, the Commandant shall submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a written briefing which describes the use of the authority provided under this section on an annual basis, including the following: The number of employees hired under the authority provided under this section within the year for which the briefing is provided. The positions and grades for which employees were hired. A justification for the Commandant’s determination that such positions involved a shortage of qualified candidates or a critical hiring need. The number of employees who were hired under the authority provided under this section who have separated from the Coast Guard. Steps the Coast Guard has taken to engage with the Office of Personnel Management under subpart B of part 337 of title 5, Code of Federal Regulations, for positions for which the Commandant determines a direct hire authority remains necessary. The authority provided under subsection
(a)shall expire on September 30, 2030. On request by a member of the Coast Guard assigned to Unalaska, Alaska, the Commandant shall grant command sponsorship to the dependents of such member. The Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating, in consultation with the Secretary of Defense, shall cooperate in the establishment and use of a comprehensive and consistent data-collection system described in section 549 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 ( 10 U.S.C. 113 note) for the collection of reports, including anonymous reports, of incidents of hazing or bullying. The Commandant shall seek to improve training to assist members of the Coast Guard to better recognize, prevent, and respond to hazing and bullying at all command levels. Not later than May 31, 2026, and annually thereafter for 5 years, the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating shall submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a report containing the following: a description of efforts during the previous fiscal year— to prevent and to respond to incidents of hazing or bullying involving members of the Coast Guard; to track and encourage reporting, including reporting anonymously, incidents of hazing in the Coast Guard; and to ensure the consistent implementation of anti-hazing and anti-bullying policies. A discussion of the policies of the Coast Guard for preventing and responding to incidents of hazing. A description of comprehensive data collection systems of the Coast Guard for collecting hazing or bullying reports involving a member of the Coast Guard. A description of processes of the Coast Guard to identify, document, and report alleged instances of hazing or bullying. Such description shall include the methodology the Coast Guard uses to categorize and count potential instances of hazing or bullying. A description of any training provided to members of the Coast Guard on recognizing and preventing hazing. For the preceding 3 fiscal years in the initial report and preceding fiscal year in subsequent reports— the number of alleged and substantiated incidents of hazing involving members of the Coast Guard; a description of the nature of each such incident; and a description of the actions taken to address each such incident through nonjudicial and judicial actions. With respect to training for members of the Coast Guard on recognizing and preventing hazing and bullying, an assessment by the Commandant of— the quality of such training; the need for modifications to such training; and the need to require additional such training. An assessment by the Commandant of— the effectiveness of the Coast Guard in tracking and reporting instances of hazing or bullying; and whether the performance of the Coast Guard with respect to such tracking and reporting was satisfactory or unsatisfactory during the preceding fiscal year. Recommendations of the Commandant to improve— the policies described in paragraph (4); the comprehensive data collection systems described in paragraph (5); the processes described in paragraph (6); the training described in paragraph (9); and the Uniform Code of Military Justice or the Manual for Courts-Martial to improve the prosecution of persons alleged to have committed hazing or bullying in the Coast Guard. The status of efforts of the Commandant to evaluate the prevalence of hazing and bullying in the Coast Guard. Data on allegations of hazing and bullying in the Coast Guard, including final disposition of investigations. Plans of the Commandant to improve hazing and bullying prevention and response during the next reporting year. . The analysis for chapter 25 of title 14, United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 2516 the following: 2517. Authority for certain personnel. 2518. Command sponsorship. 2519. Prevention of and response to hazing and bullying. .
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Sec. 7228
Authority for certain personnel; command sponsorship for dependents of members of Coast Guard assigned to Unalaska, Alaska; improved prevention of and response to hazing and bullying
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