Sec. 8215. SUPPORT OF WOMEN SERVING IN THE COAST GUARD

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## SEC. 8215 SUPPORT OF WOMEN SERVING IN THE COAST GUARD **[**[14 U.S.C. 504 note](/us/usc/t14/s504)**]** ###

(a)Action Plan ####

(1)In general Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Commandant shall— #####

(A)determine which recommendations in the RAND gender diversity report can practicably be implemented to promote gender diversity in the Coast Guard; and #####

(B)submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate a report on the actions the Coast Guard has taken, or plans to take, to implement such recommendations. ####

(2)Curriculum and training The Commandant shall update curriculum and training materials used at— #####

(A)officer accession points, including the Coast Guard Academy and the Leadership Development Center; #####

(B)enlisted member accession at the United States Coast Guard Training Center Cape May in Cape May, New Jersey; and #####

(C)the officer, enlisted member, and civilian leadership courses managed by the Leadership Development Center. Such updates shall reflect actions the Coast Guard has taken, or plans to take, to carry out the recommendations of the RAND gender diversity report. ####

(3)Definition In this subsection, the term “RAND gender diversity report” means the RAND Corporation’s Homeland Security Operational Analysis Center 2019 report entitled “Improving Gender Diversity in the U.S. Coast Guard: Identifying Barriers to Female Retention”. ###

(b)Advisory Board on Women at the Coast Guard Academy Chapter 19 of title 14, United States Code, is amended— ####

(1)by redesignating section 1904 as section 1906; ####

(2)by inserting after section 1903 the following: > > ## “SEC. 1904 Advisory Board on Women at the Coast Guard Academy > > **[**[14 U.S.C. 1904](/us/usc/t14/s1904)**]** > > > ### “(a) In General > > The Superintendent of the Academy shall establish at the Coast Guard Academy an advisory board to be known as the Advisory Board on Women at the Coast Guard Academy (referred to in this section as the ‘Advisory Board’). > > > ### “(b) Membership > > The Advisory Board shall be composed of not fewer than 12 current cadets of the Coast Guard Academy, including not fewer than 3 cadets from each current class. > > > ### “(c) Appointment; Term > > Cadets shall serve on the Advisory Board pursuant to appointment by the Superintendent of the Academy. Appointments shall be made not later than 60 days after the date of the swearing in of a new class of cadets at the Academy. The term of membership of a cadet on the Advisory Board shall be 1 academic year. > > > ### “(d) Reappointment > > The Superintendent of the Academy may reappoint not more than 6 cadets from the previous term to serve on the Advisory Board for an additional academic year if the Superintendent of the Academy determines such reappointment to be in the best interests of the Coast Guard Academy. > > > ### “(e) Meetings > > The Advisory Board shall meet with the Commandant at least once each academic year on the activities of the Advisory Board. The Advisory Board shall meet in person with the Superintendent of the Academy not less than twice each academic year on the duties of the Advisory Board. > > > ### “(f) Duties > > The Advisory Board shall identify opportunities and challenges facing cadets at the Academy who are women, including an assessment of culture, leadership development, and access to health care of cadets at the Academy who are women. > > > ### “(g) Working Groups > > The Advisory Board may establish one or more working groups to assist the Advisory Board in carrying out its duties, including working groups composed in part of cadets at the Academy who are not current members of the Advisory Board. > > > ### “(h) Reports and Briefings > > The Advisory Board shall regularly provide the Commandant and the Superintendent reports and briefings on the results of its duties, including recommendations for actions to be taken in light of such results. Such reports and briefings may be provided in writing, in person, or both.” > ; and ####

(3)**[**[14 U.S.C. 1901](/us/usc/t14/s1901)**]** by amending the analysis for such chapter— #####

(A)by amending the item relating to section 1904 to read as follows:" “1904. Advisory Board on Women at the Coast Guard Academy.” "; and #####

(B)by adding at the end the following:" “1906. Participation in Federal, State, or other educational research grants.” ". ###

(c)Advisory Board on Women in the Coast Guard Chapter 25 of title 14, United States Code, is amended— ####

(1)**[**[14 U.S.C. 2531](/us/usc/t14/s2531)**]** by redesignating subchapter II as subchapter III; ####

(2)by inserting after subchapter I the following: > > ### “Subchapter II ADVISORY BOARD ON WOMEN IN THE COAST GUARD > > **[**[14 U.S.C. 2521](/us/usc/t14/s2521)**]** > > > ## “SEC. 2521 Advisory Board on Women in the Coast Guard > > **[**[14 U.S.C. 2521](/us/usc/t14/s2521)**]** > > > ### “(a) In General > > The Commandant shall establish within the Coast Guard an Advisory Board on Women in the Coast Guard. > > > ### “(b) Membership > > The Advisory Board established under subsection

(a)shall be composed of such number of members as the Commandant considers appropriate, selected by the Commandant through a public selection process from among applicants for membership on the Board. The members of the Board shall, to the extent practicable, represent the diversity of the Coast Guard. The members of the Committee shall include an equal number of each of the following: > > > #### “(1) > > Active duty officers of the Coast Guard. > > > #### “(2) > > Active duty enlisted members of the Coast Guard. > > > #### “(3) > > Members of the Coast Guard Reserve. > > > #### “(4) > > Retired members of the Coast Guard. > > > ### “(c) Duties > > The Advisory Board established under subsection (a)— > > > #### “(1) > > shall advise the Commandant on improvements to the recruitment, retention, wellbeing, and success of women serving in the Coast Guard and attending the Coast Guard Academy, including recommendations for the report on gender diversity in the Coast Guard required by section 5109 of chapter 51 of title 14; > > > #### “(2) > > may submit to the Commandant recommendations in connection with its duties under this subsection, including recommendations to implement the advice described in paragraph (1); and > > > #### “(3) > > may brief Congress on its duties under this subsection, including the advice described in paragraph

(1)and any recommendations described in paragraph (2).” > ; and ####

(3)**[**[14 U.S.C. 2501](/us/usc/t14/s2501)**]** by amending the analysis for such chapter by striking the items relating to subchapter II and inserting the following:" “subchapter ii—advisory board on women in the coast guard “2521. Advisory Board on Women in the Coast Guard. “subchapter iii—lighthouse service “2531. Personnel of former Lighthouse Service.” ". ###

(d)Recurring Report ####

(1)In general Chapter 51 of title 14, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: > > ## “SEC. 5109 Report on gender diversity in the Coast Guard > > **[**[14 U.S.C. 5109](/us/usc/t14/s5109)**]** > > > ### “(a) In General > > Not later than January 15, 2022, and biennially thereafter, the Commandant shall submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate a report on gender diversity in the Coast Guard. > > > ### “(b) Contents > > The report required under subsection

(a)shall contain the following: > > > #### “(1) Gender diversity overview > > An overview of Coast Guard active duty and reserve members, including the number of officers and enlisted members and the percentages of men and women in each. > > > #### “(2) Recruitment and retention > > > ##### “(A) > > An analysis of the changes in the recruitment and retention of women over the previous 2 years. > > > ##### “(B) > > A discussion of any changes to Coast Guard recruitment and retention over the previous 2 years that were aimed at increasing the recruitment and retention of female members. > > > #### “(3) Parental leave > > > ##### “(A) > > The number of men and women who took parental leave during each year covered by the report, including the average length of such leave periods. > > > ##### “(B) > > A discussion of the ways in which the Coast Guard worked to mitigate the impacts of parental leave on Coast Guard operations and on the careers of the members taking such leave. > > > #### “(4) Limitations > > An analysis of current gender-based limitations on Coast Guard career opportunities, including discussion of— > > > ##### “(A) > > shipboard opportunities; > > > ##### “(B) > > opportunities to serve at remote units; and > > > ##### “(C) > > any other limitations on the opportunities of female members. > > > #### “(5) Progress update > > An update on the Coast Guard’s progress on the implementation of the action plan required under subsection

(a)of section 8215 of the Elijah E. Cummings Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2020.” > . ####

(2)Clerical amendment **[**[14 U.S.C. 5101](/us/usc/t14/s5101)**]** The analysis for chapter 51 of title 14, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:" “5109. Report on gender diversity in the Coast Guard.” ".

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