14 U.S.C. § 314 — Marine industry training program

Page 22 TITLE 14—COAST GUARD § 314 be offered in professional courses of study to give Coast Guard cadets and officer candidates a greater background and understanding of Blue Technologies. ‘‘(c) BLUE TECHNOLOGY EXPOSITION; BRIEFING.—Not later than 6 months after the date of the enactment of this Act [Oct. 11, 2018], the Commandant shall provide to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate a briefing on the costs and benefits of hosting a bien- nial Coast Guard Blue Technology exposition to further interactions between representatives from the private sector, academia, and nonprofit organizations, and the Coast Guard and examine emerging technologies and Coast Guard mission demands. ‘‘(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: ‘‘(1) CENTER.—The term ‘Center’ means the Blue Technology center of expertise established under this section. ‘‘(2) COMMANDANT.—The term ‘Commandant’ means the Commandant of the Coast Guard. ‘‘(3) BLUE TECHNOLOGY.—The term ‘Blue Tech- nology’ means any technology, system, or platform that— ‘‘(A) is designed for use or application above, on, or below the sea surface or that is otherwise appli- cable to Coast Guard operational needs, including such a technology, system, or platform that pro- vides continuous or persistent coverage; and ‘‘(B) supports or facilitates— ‘‘(i) maritime domain awareness, including— ‘‘(I) surveillance and monitoring; ‘‘(II) observation, measurement, and mod- eling:[;] or ‘‘(III) information technology and commu- nications; ‘‘(ii) search and rescue; ‘‘(iii) emergency response; ‘‘(iv) maritime law enforcement; ‘‘(v) marine inspections and investigations; or ‘‘(vi) protection and conservation of the marine environment.’’ § 314. Marine industry training program The Commandant shall, by policy, establish a program under which an officer, member, or em- ployee of the Coast Guard may be assigned to a private entity to further the institutional inter- ests of the Coast Guard with regard to marine safety, including for the purpose of providing training to an officer, member, or employee. Policies to carry out the program— (1) with regard to an employee of the Coast Guard, shall include provisions, consistent with sections 3702 through 3704 of title 5, as to matters concerning— (A) the duration and termination of as- signments; (B) reimbursements; and (C) status, entitlements, benefits, and obli- gations of program participants; and (2) shall require the Commandant, before ap- proving the assignment of an officer, member, or employee of the Coast Guard to a private entity, to determine that the assignment is an effective use of the Coast Guard’s funds, tak- ing into account the best interests of the Coast Guard and the costs and benefits of al- ternative methods of achieving the same re- sults and objectives. (Added Pub. L. 111–281, title V, § 521(a), Oct. 15, 2010, 124 Stat. 2956, § 59; amended Pub. L. 113–281, title II, § 221(a)(1), Dec. 18, 2014, 128 Stat. 3037; re- numbered § 314, Pub. L. 115–282, title I, § 104(b), Dec. 4, 2018, 132 Stat. 4196.) Editorial Notes PRIOR PROVISIONS A prior section 314, act Aug. 4, 1949, ch. 393, 63 Stat. 520, related to retiring or dropping for disabilities not incident to service, prior to repeal by act Aug. 3, 1950, ch. 536, § 36, 64 Stat. 408. See section 1207 of Title 10, Armed Forces. AMENDMENTS 2018—Pub. L. 115–282 renumbered section 59 of this title as this section. 2014—Pub. L. 113–281 struck out subsec. (a) designa- tion and heading before ‘‘The Commandant’’ and struck out subsec. (b). Text of subsec. (b) read as follows: ‘‘Not later than the date of the submission each year of the President’s budget request under section 1105 of title 31, the Commandant shall submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Rep- resentatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate a report that de- scribes— ‘‘(1) the number of officers, members, and employ- ees of the Coast Guard assigned to private entities under this section; and ‘‘(2) the specific benefit that accrues to the Coast Guard for each assignment.’’ § 315. Training for congressional affairs per- sonnel (a) IN GENERAL.—The Commandant shall de- velop a training course, which shall be adminis- tered in person, on the workings of Congress for any member of the Coast Guard selected for a position as a fellow, liaison, counsel, or adminis- trative staff for the Coast Guard Office of Con- gressional and Governmental Affairs or as any Coast Guard district or area governmental af- fairs officer. (b) COURSE SUBJECT MATTER.— (1) IN GENERAL.—The training course re- quired under this section shall provide an overview and introduction to Congress and the Federal legislative process, including— (A) the congressional budget process; (B) the congressional appropriations proc- ess; (C) the congressional authorization proc- ess; (D) the Senate advice and consent process for Presidential nominees; (E) the Senate advice and consent process for treaty ratification; (F) the roles of Members of Congress and congressional staff in the legislative process; (G) the concept and underlying purposes of congressional oversight within the govern- ance framework of separation of powers; (H) the roles of Coast Guard fellows, liai- sons, counsels, governmental affairs officers, the Coast Guard Office of Program Review, the Coast Guard Headquarters program of- fices, and any other entity the Commandant considers relevant; and (I) the roles and responsibilities of Coast Guard public affairs and external commu- nications personnel with respect to Members of Congress and the staff of such Members necessary to enhance communication be- tween Coast Guard units, sectors, and dis- tricts and Member offices and committees of jurisdiction so as to ensure visibility of Coast Guard activities.