The Secretary shall initiate and carry forward an intensified voluntary enlistment campaign to obtain the required personnel strengths.
14 U.S.C. § 2301
HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES | ||
Revised section | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
350 | 34:187 (as made applicable to Coast Guard by 34:189). 34:189 (as applicable to 34:187). 50 App.:470 (last sentence). | Oct. 6, 1945, ch. 393, §§2 (as made applicable to Coast Guard by §13), 13 (as applicable to §2), 59 Stat. 538, 542. June 24, 1948, ch. 625, §20 (last sentence), 62 Stat. 627; Sept. 27, 1950, ch. 1059, §1(14), 64 Stat. 1074. |
EDITORIAL NOTES
AMENDMENTS2018- Pub. L. 115-282 renumbered section 350 of this title as this section.
STATUTORY NOTES AND RELATED SUBSIDIARIES
PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM TO DIVERSIFY COAST GUARD Pub. L. 117-263 title CXII, §11246, Dec. 23, 2022, 136 Stat. 4046, provided that:"(a) ESTABLISHMENT.-The Commandant [of the Coast Guard] shall establish a program for the purpose of increasing the number of individuals in the enlisted ranks of the Coast Guard who are-"(1) underrepresented minorities; or "(2) from rural areas."(b) PARTNERSHIPS.-In carrying out the program established under subsection (a), the Commandant shall-"(1) seek to enter into 1 or more partnerships with eligible institutions-"(A) to increase the visibility of Coast Guard careers;"(B) to promote curriculum development-"(i) to enable acceptance into the Coast Guard; and"(ii) to improve success on relevant exams, such as the Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery; and"(C) to provide mentoring for students entering and beginning Coast Guard careers; and"(2) enter into a partnership with an existing Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps for the purpose of promoting Coast Guard careers."(c) DEFINITIONS.-In this section: "(1) ELIGIBLE INSTITUTION.-The term 'eligible institution' means an institution-"(A) that is-"(i) an institution of higher education (as such term is defined in section 101 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1001 )); or"(ii) a junior or community college (as such term is defined in section 312 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1058 ); and"(B) that is-"(i) a part B institution (as such term is defined in section 322 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1061 )); "(ii) a Tribal College or University (as such term is defined in section 316(b) of such Act ( 20 U.S.C. 1059c(b) ));"(iii) a Hispanic-serving institution (as such term is defined in section 502 of such Act ( 20 U.S.C. 1101a ));"(iv) an Alaska Native-serving institution or a Native Hawaiian-serving institution (as such term is defined in section 317(b) of such Act ( 20 U.S.C. 1059d(b) ));"(v) a Predominantly Black institution (as such term is defined in section 371(c) of that Act ( 20 U.S.C. 1067q(c) ));"(vi) an Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander-serving institution (as defined in section 320(b) of such Act ( 20 U.S.C. 1059g(b) )); or"(vii) a Native American-serving nontribal institution (as defined in section 319(b) of such Act ( 20 U.S.C. 1059f(b) )."(2) RURAL AREA.-The term 'rural area' means an area that is outside of an urbanized area, as determined by the Bureau of the Census."