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Coast Guard Academy Improvement Act

Introduced: September 26, 2018 Introduced by: Thompson, Bennie G. Democratic · Mississippi See on congress.gov
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Oct 3, 2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Border and Maritime Security.
Sep 26, 2018
Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Homeland Security, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Sep 26, 2018
Introduced in House
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Coast Guard Academy Improvement Act

This bill addresses matters related to the U.S. Coast Guard Academy, including to (1) establish a commission to assess the level of cultural competence within the academy; (2) mandate a recruitment and retention plan for the academy; (3) establish a minority outreach team program to recruit minority students to the academy; (4) establish a rotational research, development, and training program in cybersecurity for academy graduates and faculty; (5) require the Coast Guard to select half of each academy class from a specific pool; and (6) authorize the College Student Pre-Commissioning Initiative program for certain undergraduate students to enlist and receive a guaranteed commission as an officer in the Coast Guard.

What's happening now October 3, 2018

Referred to the Subcommittee on Border and Maritime Security.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6905: Coast Guard Academy Improvement Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-6905/
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"H.R. 6905: Coast Guard Academy Improvement Act." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-6905/.
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H.R. 6905, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-6905/.
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