Sec. 166. Reinstatement of training course on workings of Congress; Coast Guard Museum
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Chapter 3 of title 14, United States Code, is amended by— transferring section 316 to appear after section 323 and redesignating such section as section 324; and inserting after section 315 the following: The Commandant, and such other individuals and organizations as the Commandant considers appropriate, shall develop a training course on the workings of Congress and offer such training course at least once each year. The training course required by this section shall provide an overview and introduction to Congress and the Federal legislative process, including— the history and structure of Congress and the committee systems of the House of Representatives and the Senate, including the functions and responsibilities of the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate; the documents produced by Congress, including bills, resolutions, committee reports, and conference reports, and the purposes and functions of such documents; the legislative processes and rules of the House of Representatives and the Senate, including similarities and differences between the 2 processes and 2 sets of rules, including— the congressional budget process; the congressional authorization and appropriation processes; the Senate advice and consent process for Presidential nominees; and the Senate advice and consent process for treaty ratification; the roles of Members of Congress and congressional staff in the legislative process; and the concept and underlying purposes of congressional oversight within the governance framework of separation of powers.
The Commandant shall ensure that not less than 60 percent of the lecturers, panelists, and other individuals providing education and instruction as part of the training course required under this section are experts on Congress and the Federal legislative process who are not employed by the executive branch of the Federal Government. In satisfying the requirement under paragraph (1), the Commandant shall seek, and may accept, educational and instructional services of lecturers, panelists, and other individuals and organizations provided to the Coast Guard on a pro bono basis.
The training required by this section shall replace the substantially similar training that was required by the Commandant on the day before the date of the enactment of this section. A Coast Guard flag officer or a Coast Guard Senior Executive Service employee who, not more than 3 years before the date of the enactment of this section, completed the training that was required by the Commandant on the day before such date of enactment, shall not be required to complete the training required by this section. .
The analysis for chapter 3 of title 14, United States Code, is amended— by striking the item relating to section 316 and inserting after the item relating to section 323 the following: 324. Training for congressional affairs personnel. . by inserting after the item relating to section 315 the following: 316. Training course on workings of Congress. . Section 324 of title 14, United States Code, as transferred and redesignated by subsection (a), is amended— in subsection (b)— in paragraph
(1)by striking The Secretary and inserting Except as provided in paragraph (2), the Secretary ; and in paragraph
(2)by striking on the engineering and design of a Museum. and inserting on— the design of the Museum; and engineering, construction administration, and quality assurance services for the Museum. ; in subsection (e), by amending paragraph (2)(A) to read as follows: for the purpose of conducting Coast Guard operations, lease from the Association— the Museum; and any property owned by the Association that is adjacent to the railroad tracks that are adjacent to the property on which the Museum is located; and ; and by amending subsection
(g)to read as follows: With respect to the services related to the construction, maintenance, and operation of the Museum, the Commandant may, from nonprofits entities including the Association,— solicit and accept services; and enter into contracts or memoranda of agreement to acquire such services. .