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14 U.S.C. § 2904 — Education and training opportunities for Coast Guard spouses
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**(a) Tuition Assistance.—** The Commandant may provide, subject to the availability of appropriations, tuition assistance to an eligible spouse to facilitate the acquisition of—
(1) education and training required for a degree or credential at an accredited college, university, or technical school in the United States that expands employment and portable career opportunities for the spouse; or
(2) education prerequisites and a professional license or credential required, by a government or government-sanctioned licensing body, for an occupation that expands employment and portable career opportunities for the spouse.
**(b) Definitions.—** In this section, the following definitions apply:
(1) **Eligible spouse.—**
(A) *In general.—* — The term “eligible spouse” means the spouse of a member of the Coast Guard who is serving on active duty and includes a spouse who receives transitional compensation under [section 1059 of title 10](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section1059&num=0&edition=prelim).
(B) *Exclusion.—* — The term “eligible spouse” does not include an individual who—
(i) is married to, but legally separated from, a member of the Coast Guard under a court order or statute of any State or territorial possession of the United States; or
(ii) is eligible for tuition assistance as a member of the Armed Forces.
(2) **Portable career.—** — The term “portable career” includes an occupation that requires education, training, or both that results in a credential that is recognized by an industry, profession, or specific type of business.
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**(a) Tuition Assistance.—** The Commandant may provide, subject to the availability of appropriations, tuition assistance to an eligible spouse to facilitate the acquisition of—
(1) education and training required for a degree or credential at an accredited college, university, or technical school in the United States that expands employment and portable career opportunities for the spouse; or
(2) education prerequisites and a professional license or credential required, by a government or government-sanctioned licensing body, for an occupation that expands employment and portable career opportunities for the spouse.
**(b) Definitions.—** In this section, the following definitions apply:
(1) **Eligible spouse.—**
(A) *In general.—* — The term “eligible spouse” means the spouse of a member of the Coast Guard who is serving on active duty and includes a spouse who receives transitional compensation under [section 1059 of title 10](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section1059&num=0&edition=prelim).
(B) *Exclusion.—* — The term “eligible spouse” does not include an individual who—
(i) is married to, but legally separated from, a member of the Coast Guard under a court order or statute of any State or territorial possession of the United States; or
(ii) is eligible for tuition assistance as a member of the Armed Forces.
(2) **Portable career.—** — The term “portable career” includes an occupation that requires education, training, or both that results in a credential that is recognized by an industry, profession, or specific type of business.
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**(a) In General.—** On the date on which the President submits to the Congress a budget for fiscal year 2017 under [section 1105 of title 31](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title31-section1105&num=0&edition=prelim), on the date on which the President submits to the Congress a budget for fiscal year 2019 under such section, and every 4 years 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 manpower requirements plan.
**(b) Scope.—** A manpower requirements plan submitted under subsection (a) shall include for each mission of the Coast Guard—
(1) an assessment of all projected mission requirements for the upcoming fiscal year and for each of the 3 fiscal years thereafter;
(2) the number of active duty, reserve, and civilian personnel assigned or available to fulfill such mission requirements—
(A) currently; and
(B) as projected for the upcoming fiscal year and each of the 3 fiscal years thereafter;
(3) the number of active duty, reserve, and civilian personnel required to fulfill such mission requirements—
(A) currently; and
(B) as projected for the upcoming fiscal year and each of the 3 fiscal years thereafter;
(4) an identification of any capability gaps between mission requirements and mission performance caused by deficiencies in the numbers of personnel available—
(A) currently; and
(B) as projected for the upcoming fiscal year and each of the 3 fiscal years thereafter; and
(5) an identification of the actions the Commandant will take to address capability gaps identified under paragraph (4).
**(c) Consideration.—** In composing a manpower requirements plan for s
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No person, or public body, or instrumentality, excluding the armed services, shall establish, erect, or maintain any aid to maritime navigation in or adjacent to the waters subject to the jurisdiction of the United States, its territories or possessions, or the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, or on the high seas if that person, or public body, or instrumentality is subject to the jurisdiction of the United States, without first obtaining authority to do so from the Coast Guard in accordance with applicable regulations. Whoever violates the provisions of this section or any of the regulations issued by the Secretary in accordance herewith shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be fined not more than $1,500 for each offense. Each day during which such violation continues shall be considered as a new offense.
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**(a) Authority To Pay Compensation.—** The Secretary of Defense, with respect to the armed forces (other than the Coast Guard when it is not operating as a service in the Navy), and the Secretary of Homeland Security, with respect to the Coast Guard when it is not operating as a service in the Navy, may each establish a program to pay monthly transitional compensation in accordance with this section to dependents or former dependents of a member of the armed forces described in subsection (b). Upon establishment of such a program, the program shall apply in the case of each such member described in subsection (b) who is under the jurisdiction of the Secretary establishing the program.
**(b) Punitive and Other Adverse Actions Covered.—** This section applies in the case of a member of the armed forces on active duty for a period of more than 30 days—
(1) who is convicted of a dependent-abuse offense (as defined in subsection (c)) and whose conviction results in the member—
(A) being separated from active duty pursuant to a sentence of a court-martial; or
(B) forfeiting all pay and allowances pursuant to a sentence of a court-martial;
(2) who is administratively separated, voluntarily or involuntarily, from active duty in accordance with applicable regulations if the basis for the separation includes a dependent-abuse offense; or
(3) who is—
(A) convicted of a dependent-abuse offense in a district court of the United States or a State court; and
(B) separated from active duty pursuant to a sentence of a court-martial, or administratively separated, voluntarily or involuntarily, from active duty, for an offense other than the dependent-abuse offense.
**(c) Dependent-Abuse Offenses.—** For purposes of this section, a dependent-abuse offense is conduct by a
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TITLE 14—COAST GUARD
§ 2904
AMENDMENTS
2021—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 116–283 substituted ‘‘indi-
vidual’’ for ‘‘person’’.
2018—Pub. L. 115–282 renumbered section 541 of this
title as this section.
2014—Pub. L. 113–281 renumbered section 514 of this
title as this section.
1996—Subsec. (g)(1). Pub. L. 104–201, § 652(b)(1), sub-
stituted ‘‘qualified adoption agency.’’ for ‘‘State or
local government agency which has responsibility
under State or local law for child placement through
adoption or by a nonprofit, voluntary adoption agency
which is authorized by State or local law to place chil-
dren for adoption.’’
Subsec. (g)(3). Pub. L. 104–201, § 652(b)(2), added par.
(3).
1992—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 102–484 inserted a close pa-
renthesis before period at end.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
EFFECTIVE DATE
Section effective Dec. 5, 1991, and applicable to adop-
tions completed on or after that date, see section 651(c)
of Pub. L. 102–190, set out as a note under section 1052
of Title 10, Armed Forces.
REIMBURSEMENT FOR ADOPTIONS COMPLETED DURING
INTERIM BETWEEN TEST AND PERMANENT PROGRAM
For provisions relating to reimbursement for adop-
tion expenses and time period for application, see sec-
tion 652 of Pub. L. 102–484, set out as a note under sec-
tion 1052 of Title 10, Armed Forces.
§ 2904. Education and training opportunities for
Coast Guard spouses
(a) TUITION
ASSISTANCE.—The Commandant
may provide, subject to the availability of ap-
propriations, tuition assistance to an eligible
spouse to facilitate the acquisition of—
(1) education and training required for a de-
gree or credential at an accredited college,
university, or technical school in the United
States that expands employment and portable
career opportunities for the spo
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