§5109 — Title 14 Coast Guard | U.S. Code

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The Commandant of the Coast Guard must send a report to one committee in the House and one in the Senate by January 15, 2022, and every two years after that. The report is about the mix of men and women serving in the Coast Guard. The report must give counts and percentages of officers and enlisted members in active duty and reserve, review changes in recruiting and keeping women over the past two years and any efforts to improve those numbers, show how many men and women took parental leave each year covered and the average leave length and how the Coast Guard handled its effects, analyze gender-based limits on career chances (like shipboard and remote assignments and other limits), and update progress on implementing the action plan required under section 8215(a) of the Elijah E. Cummings Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2020.

Title 14, §5109

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(a)Not later than January 15, 2022, and biennially 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 report on gender diversity in the Coast Guard.

(b)The report required under subsection (a) shall contain the following:

(1)An overview of Coast Guard active duty and reserve members, including the number of officers and enlisted members and the percentages of men and women in each.

(2)(A)An analysis of the changes in the recruitment and retention of women over the previous 2 years.

(B)A discussion of any changes to Coast Guard recruitment and retention over the previous 2 years that were aimed at increasing the recruitment and retention of female members.

(3)(A)The number of men and women who took parental leave during each year covered by the report, including the average length of such leave periods.

(B)A discussion of the ways in which the Coast Guard worked to mitigate the impacts of parental leave on Coast Guard operations and on the careers of the members taking such leave.

(4)An analysis of current gender-based limitations on Coast Guard career opportunities, including discussion of—

(A)shipboard opportunities;

(B)opportunities to serve at remote units; and

(C)any other limitations on the opportunities of female members.

(5)An update on the Coast Guard’s progress on the implementation of the action plan required under subsection (a) of section 8215 of the Elijah E. Cummings Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2020.

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Subsection (a) of section 8215 of the Elijah E. Cummings Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2020, referred to in subsec. (b)(5), is section 8215(a) of Pub. L. 116–283, div. G, title LVXXXII [LXXXII], Jan. 1, 2021, 134 Stat. 4650, which is set out as a note under section 504 of this title.

§5109 Report on Gender Diversity in the Coast Guard

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