Title 14 — Coast GuardRelease 119-73
§1905 Coast Guard Academy minority outreach team program
Title 14 › Subtitle SUBTITLE II— - PERSONNEL › Chapter CHAPTER 19— - COAST GUARD ACADEMY › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER I— - ADMINISTRATION › § 1905
Summary
Create a minority outreach team at the Coast Guard Academy where Academy graduate officers, including minority officers and those from U.S. territories and possessions, may volunteer to recruit and retain minority cadets. By January 1, 2021, the Commandant must appoint a permanent civilian to run the program. That person must manage it, support volunteers, set goals with input, advise leaders, and report annually before each academic year ends.
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Title 14, §1905
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(a)There is established within the Coast Guard Academy a minority outreach team program (in this section referred to as the “Program”) under which officers, including minority officers and officers from territories and other possessions of the United States, who are Academy graduates may volunteer their time to recruit minority students and strengthen cadet retention through mentorship of cadets.
(b)Not later than January 1, 2021, the Commandant, in consultation with Program volunteers and Academy alumni that participated in prior programs at the Academy similar to the Program, shall appoint a permanent civilian position at the Academy to administer the Program by, among other things—
(1)overseeing administration of the Program;
(2)serving as a resource to volunteers and outside stakeholders;
(3)advising Academy leadership on recruitment and retention efforts based on recommendations from volunteers and outside stakeholders;
(4)establishing strategic goals and performance metrics for the Program with input from active volunteers and Academy leadership; and
(5)reporting annually to the Commandant on academic year and performance outcomes of the goals for the Program before the end of each academic year.
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14 U.S.C. § 1905
Title 14 — Coast Guard
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73