14 USC 314 - Marine industry training program

U.S Code last checked for updates: Nov 22, 2024

§ 314.

Marine industry training program

The Commandant shall, by policy, establish a program under which an officer, member, or employee of the Coast Guard may be assigned to a private entity to further the institutional interests of the Coast Guard with regard to marine safety, including for the purpose of providing training to an officer, member, or employee. Policies to carry out the program—

(1)

with regard to an employee of the Coast Guard, shall include provisions, consistent with sections 3702 through 3704 of title 5, as to matters concerning—

(A)

the duration and termination of assignments;

(B)

reimbursements; and

(C)

status, entitlements, benefits, and obligations of program participants; and

(2)

shall require the Commandant, before approving the assignment of an officer, member, or employee of the Coast Guard to a private entity, to determine that the assignment is an effective use of the Coast Guard’s funds, taking into account the best interests of the Coast Guard and the costs and benefits of alternative methods of achieving the same results and objectives.

(Added Pub. L. 111–281, title V, § 521(a), Oct. 15, 2010, 124 Stat. 2956, § 59; amended Pub. L. 113–281, title II, § 221(a)(1), Dec. 18, 2014,

cite as: 14 USC 314