To authorize the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating to establish a Coast Guard Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps program in cooperation with Pinellas Park High School, and for other purposes.

This bill authorizes the U.S. Coast Guard to establish and maintain a Coast Guard Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps program in cooperation with Pinellas Park High School in Pinellas County, Florida.

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4413 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 4413

 To authorize the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard 
   is operating to establish a Coast Guard Junior Reserve Officers' 
 Training Corps program in cooperation with Pinellas Park High School, 
                        and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 19, 2019

  Mr. Crist introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
             Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

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                                 A BILL


 
 To authorize the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard 
   is operating to establish a Coast Guard Junior Reserve Officers' 
 Training Corps program in cooperation with Pinellas Park High School, 
                        and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. COAST GUARD JUNIOR RESERVE OFFICERS' TRAINING PILOT PROGRAM.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary may carry out a pilot program to 
establish and maintain a Coast Guard Junior Reserve Officers' Training 
Corps program in cooperation with Pinellas Park High School in Pinellas 
County, Florida.
    (b) Program Requirements.--The pilot program under subsection (a) 
shall provide to participating students at Pinellas Park High School--
            (1) instruction in subject areas relating to operations of 
        the Coast Guard; and
            (2) training in skills which are useful and appropriate for 
        a career in the Coast Guard.
    (c) Provision of Additional Support.--To carry out such pilot 
program, the Secretary may provide to Pinellas Park High School--
            (1) assistance in course development, instruction, and 
        other support activities; and
            (2) necessary and appropriate course materials, equipment, 
        and uniforms.
    (d) Employment of Retired Coast Guard Personnel.--
            (1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), the Secretary 
        may authorize the Pinellas Park High School to employ, as 
        administrators and instructors for such pilot program, retired 
        Coast Guard and Coast Guard Reserve commissioned, warrant, and 
        petty officers not on active duty who request such employment 
        and who are approved by the Secretary and Pinellas Park High 
        School.
            (2) Authorized pay.--
                    (A) In general.--Individuals employed under 
                paragraph (1) shall be entitled to receive their 
                retired or retainer pay and an additional amount of not 
                more than the difference between--
                            (i) the amount the individual would be paid 
                        as pay and allowance if the individual was 
                        considered to have been ordered to active duty 
                        during the period of employment; and
                            (ii) the amount of retired pay the 
                        individual is entitled to receive during that 
                        period.
                    (B) Payment to school.--The Secretary shall pay 
                Pinellas Park High School an amount equal to one half 
                of the amount described in subparagraph (A), from funds 
                appropriated for such purpose.
                    (C) Special rule.--Notwithstanding any other 
                provision of law, while employed under this subsection, 
                an individuals is not considered to be on active-duty 
                or inactive-duty training.
    (e) Secretary Defined.--In this section, the term ``Secretary'' 
means the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is 
operating.
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