§ 2921. Definitions

Legislative history

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1. 2014

   Howard Coble Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Act of 2014

   Pub. L. 113–281 title II § 214(a) · 128 Stat. 3022

   Enacted · 14 U.S.C. § 2921

   Added Pub. L. 113–281, title II, § 214(a), Dec. 18, 2014, 128 Stat. 3031, § 551

   Source evidence

   Code source credit
   Added Pub. L. 113–281, title II, § 214(a), Dec. 18, 2014, 128 Stat. 3031, § 551

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (a) In General.— Title 14, United States Code, as amended by this Act, is further amended by inserting after chapter 13 the following: “CHAPTER 14— COAST GUARD FAMILY SUPPORT AND CHILD CARE “subchapter i— general provisions “Sec. “531.  Work-life policies and programs. “532.  Surveys of Coast Guard families. “subchapter ii— coast guard family support “542.  Education and training opportunities for Coast Guard spouses. “543.  Youth sponsorship initiatives. “subchapter iii— coast guard child care “551.  Definitions. “553.  Child development center standards and inspections. “554.  Child development center employees. “555.  Parent partnerships with child development centers. “SUBCHAPTER I— GENERAL PROVISIONS “§ 531. Work-life policies and programs   “The Commandant is authorized— “(1) to establish an office for the purpose of developing, promulgating, and coordinating policies, programs, and activities related to the families of Coast Guard members; “(2) to implement and oversee policies, programs, and activities described in paragraph (1) as the Commandant considers necessary; and “(3) to perform such other duties as the Commandant considers necessary. “§ 532. Surveys of Coast Guard families “(a) Authority.— The Commandant, in order to determine the effectiveness of Federal policies, programs, and activities related to the families of Coast Guard members, may survey— “(1) any Coast Guard member; “(2) any retired Coast Guard member; “(3) the immediate family of any Coast Guard member or retired Coast Guard member; and “(4) any survivor of a deceased Coast Guard member. “(b) Voluntary Participation.— Participation in any survey conducted under subsection (a) shall be voluntary. “(c) Federal Recordkeeping.— Each person surveyed under subsection (a) shall be considered an employee of the United States for purposes of section 3502(3)(A)(i) of title 44. “SUBCHAPTER II— COAST GUARD FAMILY SUPPORT “§ 542. Education and training opportunities for Coast Guard spouses “(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. “(B) Exclusion.— The term ‘eligible spouse’ does not include a person 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. “§ 543. Youth sponsorship initiatives “(a) In General.— The Commandant is authorized to establish, within any Coast Guard unit, an initiative to help integrate into new surroundings the dependent children of members of the Coast Guard who received permanent change of station orders. “(b) Description of Initiative.— An initiative established under subsection (a) shall— “(1) provide for the involvement of a dependent child of a member of the Coast Guard in the dependent child’s new Coast Guard community; and “(2) primarily focus on preteen and teenaged children. “(c) Authority.— In carrying out an initiative under subsection (a), the Commandant may— “(1) provide to a dependent child of a member of the Coast Guard information on youth programs and activities available in the dependent child’s new Coast Guard community; and “(2) enter into agreements with nonprofit entities to provide youth programs and activities to such child. “SUBCHAPTER III— COAST GUARD CHILD CARE “§ 551. Definitions   “In this subchapter, the following definitions apply: “(1) Child abuse and neglect.— The term ‘child abuse and neglect’ has the meaning given that term in section 3 of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (42 U.S.C. 5101 note). “(2) Child development center employee.— The term ‘child development center employee’ means a civilian employee of the Coast Guard who is employed to work in a Coast Guard child development center without regard to whether the employee is paid from appropriated or nonappropriated funds. “(3) Coast guard child development center.— The term ‘Coast Guard child development center’ means a facility on Coast Guard property or on property under the jurisdiction of the commander of a Coast Guard unit at which child care services are provided for members of the Coast Guard. “(4) Competitive service position.— The term ‘competitive service position’ means a position in the competitive service (as defined in section 2102 of title 5). “(5) Family home daycare.— The term ‘family home daycare’ means home-based child care services provided for a member of the Coast Guard by an individual who— “(A) is certified by the Commandant as qualified to provide home-based child care services; and “(B) provides home-based child care services on a regular basis in exchange for monetary compensation. “§ 553. Child development center standards and inspections “(a) Standards.— The Commandant shall require each Coast Guard child development center to meet standards that the Commandant considers appropriate to ensure the health, safety, and welfare of the children and employees at the center. “(b) Inspections.— The Commandant shall provide for regular and unannounced inspections of each Coast Guard child development center to ensure compliance with this section. “(c) National Reporting.— “(1) In general.— The Commandant shall maintain and publicize a means by which an individual can report, with respect to a Coast Guard child development center or a family home daycare— “(A) any suspected violation of— “(i) standards established under subsection (a); or “(ii) any other applicable law or standard; “(B) suspected child abuse or neglect; or “(C) any other deficiency. “(2) Anonymous reporting.— The Commandant shall ensure that an individual making a report pursuant to paragraph (1) may do so anonymously if so desired by the individual. “(3) Procedures.— The Commandant shall establish procedures for investigating reports made pursuant to paragraph (1). “§ 554. Child development center employees “(a) Training.— “(1) In general.— The Commandant shall establish a training program for Coast Guard child development center employees and satisfactory completion of the training program shall be a condition of employment for each employee of a Coast Guard child development center. “(2) Timing for new hires.— The Commandant shall require each employee of a Coast Guard child development center to complete the training program established under paragraph (1) not later than 6 months after the date on which the employee is hired. “(3) Minimum requirements.— The training program established under paragraph (1) shall include, at a minimum, instruction with respect to— “(A) early childhood development; “(B) activities and disciplinary techniques appropriate to children of different ages; “(C) child abuse and neglect prevention and detection; and “(D) cardiopulmonary resuscitation and other emergency medical procedures. “(4) Use of department of defense programs.— The Commandant may use Department of Defense training programs, on a reimbursable or nonreimbursable basis, for purposes of this subsection. “(b) Training and Curriculum Specialists.— “(1) Specialist required.— The Commandant shall require that at least 1 employee at each Coast Guard child development center be a specialist in training and curriculum development with appropriate credentials and experience. “(2) Duties.— The duties of the specialist described in paragraph (1) shall include— “(A) special teaching activities; “(B) daily oversight and instruction of other child care employees; “(C) daily assistance in the preparation of lesson plans; “(D) assisting with child abuse and neglect prevention and detection; and “(E) advising the director of the center on the performance of the other child care employees. “(3) Competitive service.— Each specialist described in paragraph (1) shall be an employee in a competitive service position. “§ 555. Parent partnerships with child development centers “(a) Parent Boards.— “(1) Formation.— The Commandant shall require that there be formed at each Coast Guard child development center a board of parents, to be composed of parents of children attending the center. “(2) Functions.— Each board of parents formed under paragraph (1) shall— “(A) meet periodically with the staff of the center at which the board is formed and the commander of the unit served by the center, for the purpose of discussing problems and concerns; and “(B) be responsible, together with the staff of the center, for coordinating any parent participation initiative established under subsection (b). “(3) FACA.— The Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) does not apply to a board of parents formed under paragraph (1). “(b) Parent Participation Initiative.— The Commandant is authorized to establish a parent participation initiative at each Coast Guard child development center to encourage and facilitate parent participation in educational and related activities at the center.” .

2. 2018

   Frank LoBiondo Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2018

   Pub. L. 115–282 title I § 117(b) · 132 Stat. 4192

   Changed · 14 U.S.C. § 2921

   Pub. L. 115–282 renumbered section 551 of this title as this section

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Pub. L. 115–282 renumbered section 551 of this title as this section.

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   (b) Redesignations and Transfers.— (1) Requirement.— The sections of title 14, United States Code, identified in the table provided in paragraph (2) are amended— (A) by redesignating the sections as described in the table; and (B) by transferring the sections, as necessary, so that the sections appear after the table of sections for chapter 29 of such title (as added by subsection (a)), in the order in which the sections are presented in the table. (2) Table.— The table referred to in paragraph (1) is the following: Title 14 section number before redesignationSection heading (provided for identification purposes only-not amended)Title 14 section number after redesignation 531Work-life policies and programs2901 532Surveys of Coast Guard families2902 541Reimbursement for adoption expenses2903 542Education and training opportunities for Coast Guard spouses2904 543Youth sponsorship initiatives2905 544Dependent school children2906 551Definitions2921 552Child development services2922 553Child development center standards and inspections2923 554Child development center employees2924 555Parent partnerships with child development centers2925 680Definitions2941 681General authority2942 475Leasing and hiring of quarters; rental of inadequate housing2943 680Retired service members and dependents serving on advisory committees2944 685Conveyance of real property2945 687Coast Guard Housing Fund2946 688Reports2947

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