,,ii  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #agfj  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,november #ba1 
#bjac,mr4 ,begich introduced the        
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on          
,commerce1 ,science1 and ,transportation
  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend the statutory    
authorities of the ,coast ,guard to     
improve the quality of life for current 
and former ,coast ,guard personnel and  
their families1 and for other purposes4 
#a4 ,short title2 references to title   
#ad1 ,united ,states ,code  7a7 ,short  
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,coast ,guard ,quality of ,life ,act4   
7b7 ,references to title #ad1 ,united   
,states ,code ,except as otherwise      
expressly provided1 whenever in this    
,act an amendment or repeal is expressed
 in terms of an amendment to1 or repeal 
of1 a section or other provision1 the   
reference shall be considered to be made
 to a section or other provision of     
title #ad1 ,united ,states ,code4  #b4  

,expedited reimbursement for medical    
goods and services ,notwithstanding     
section #ajhe of title #aj1 ,united     
,states ,code1 or any other requirements
 under chapter #ee of that title        
providing for the reimbursement of      
inpatient or outpatient medical or      
dental care that the ,department of     
,defense or a military department has   
provided to a member or former member of
 the ,coast ,guard or a dependent       
thereof1 the ,secretary of the          
department in which the ,coast ,guard is
 operating1 in lieu of such             
reimbursement1 shall transfer from funds
 appropriated for the operating expenses
 of the ,coast ,guard an amount         
determined by the ,board of ,actuaries  
to represent the value of care that the 
,department of ,defense or a military   
department shall provide1 during the    
fiscal year in which funds are made     
available1 to a member or former member 
of the ,coast ,guard or a dependent     
thereof4  #c4 ,flag officers2           

determination of unfitness  7a7 ,in     
general ,subchapter ,d of chapter #aa is
 amended by adding at the end the       
following3  #caf4 ,flag officers2       
determination of unfitness ,when the    
,coast ,guard is not operating as a     
service in the ,navy-- 7#a7 section     
#abaf7;d7 of title #aj shall not apply  
with respect to any member who is a flag
 officer being processed for retirement 
by reason of age or length of service2  
and  7#b7 the ,secretary may1 with      
respect to any member who is a flag     
officer being processed for retirement  
by reason of age or length of service-- 
7,a7 retire such member under section   
#abja of title #aj2  7,b7 place such    
member on the temporary disability      
retired list under section #abjb of     
title #aj2 or  7,c7 separate such member
 from the ,coast ,guard under section   
#abjc of title #aj2  by reason of       
unfitness to perform the duties of the  
flag officer's office1 grade1 rank1 or  
rating without approval by the          

,secretary of ,defense or the           
recommendation of the ,assistant        
,secretary of ,defense for ,health      
,affairs4  4  7b7 ,conforming amendment 
,the table of contents for subchapter ,d
 of chapter #aa is amended by adding at 
the end1 the following3  #caf4 ,flag    
officers2 determination of fitness4  4  
#d4 ,coast ,guard remission of          
indebtedness  7a7 ,in general ,section  
#dfa is amended to read as follows3     
#dfa4 ,remission of indebtedness ,the   
,secretary or the ,secretary's designee 
may have remitted or cancelled any part 
of a person's indebtedness to the       
,united ,states or any instrumentality  
of the ,united ,states if-- 7#a7 the    
indebtedness was incurred while the     
person served on active duty as a member
 of the ,coast ,guard2 and  7#b7 the    
,secretary or the ,secretary's designee 
considers remitting or cancelling any   
part of the indebtedness to be in the   
best interest of the ,united ,states4  4
  7b7 ,technical amendment ,the table of

 contents for chapter #ac is amended by 
striking the item relating to section   
#dfa and inserting the following3  #dfa4
 ,remission of indebtedness4  4  #e4    
,coast guard family support and child   
care  7a7 ,section redesignations  7#a7 
,reimbursement for adoption expenses    
,chapter #ac of part ,i is amended by   
redesignating section #ead as section   
#eda4  7#b7 ,child development services 
,chapter #ac of part ,i is amended by   
redesignating section #eae as section   
#eeb4  7b7 ,general provisions ,part ,i 
is amended by inserting before section  
#eda1 as redesignated1 the following3   
#ad ,coast ,guard family support and    
child care authorities  ,a ,general     
provisions  #eca4 ,work-life policies   
and programs ,the ,commandant is        
authorized-- 7#a7 to establish a program
 for the purpose of developing and      
promulgating policies that promote or   
support the well-being of ,coast ,guard 
active duty1 reserve1 and civilian      
personnel1 and their families2  7#b7 to 

implement and oversee the policies under
 paragraph 7#a7 as the ,commandant      
considers necessary2 and  7#c7 to       
perform such other duties as the        
,commandant considers necessary to      
promote or support the well-being of    
,coast ,guard active duty1 reserve1 and 
civilian personnel1 and their families4 
#ecb4 ,surveys of ,coast ,guard families
  7a7 ,authority ,notwithstanding any   
other provision of law1 the ,commandant1
 in order to determine the effectiveness
 of ,federal programs that promote or   
support the well-being of ,coast ,guard 
active duty1 reserve1 and civilian      
personnel1 and their families1 may      
survey-- 7#a7 any ,coast ,guard active  
duty1 reserve1 or civilian personnel2   
7#b7 any retired ,coast ,guard member or
 civilian personnel2  7#c7 the immediate
 family of any member or personnel      
described under paragraph 7#a7 or       
paragraph 7#b72 and  7#d7 any survivor  
of a deceased member4  7b7 ,voluntary   
participation ,participation in any     

survey conducted under this section     
shall be voluntary4  7c7 ,federal       
recordkeeping ,with respect to a survey 
authorized under subsection 7a7 that    
includes a person referred to in that   
subsection who is not an employee of the
 ,united ,states or is not otherwise    
considered an employee of the ,united   
,states for the purposes of section     
#cejb7c77;,a77i7 of title #dd1 the      
person shall be considered an employee  
of the ,united ,states for the purposes 
of that section4  ,b ,coast guard family
 support  4  7c7 ,coast ,guard family   
support ,part ,i is amended by inserting
 after section #eda1 as redesignated1   
the following3  #edb4 ,education and    
training opportunities for ,coast ,guard
 spouses  7a7 ,tuition assistance2      
education and training ,the ,commandant 
may provide1 subject to the availability
 of appropriations1 tuition assistance  
to an eligible spouse of a member of the
 ,coast ,guard in achieving-- 7#a7 the  
education and training required for a   

degree or credential1 that expands      
employment and portable career          
opportunities for the spouse1 at an     
accredited college1 university1 or      
technical school in the ,united ,states2
 or  7#b7 the education prerequisites   
and professional licensure or           
credentialing required by a government  
or government-sanctioned licensing body 
for an occupation that expands          
employment and portable career          
opportunities for the spouse4  7b7      
,definitions ,for the purposes of this  
section-- 7#a7 ,eligible spouse  7,a7   
,in general ,the term eligible spouse   
means the spouse of a member of the     
,coast ,guard who is serving on active  
duty1 including a spouse who receives   
transitional support in the case of such
 a member who is discharged due to      
domestic violence4  7,b7 ,exclusions    
,the term eligible spouse does not      
include-- 7i7 a person who is married   
to1 but legally separated from1 a member
 of the ,coast ,guard under court order 

or statute of any ,state or territorial 
possession of the ,united ,states2 or   
7ii7 a person who is eligible for       
tuition assistance as a member of the   
armed forces4  7#b7 ,portable career    
opportunities ,the term portable career 
opportunities includes an occupation    
requiring education1 training1 or both1 
that results in a credential that is    
recognized by an industry1 profession1  
or specific type of business4  #edc4    
,youth sponsorship initiatives  7a7 ,in 
general ,the ,commandant is authorized  
to establish1 within any ,coast ,guard  
unit1 an initiative to help integrate   
into new communities the dependent      
children of members of the ,coast ,guard
 when the members receive permanent     
change of station orders4  7b7          
,description of initiative ,a youth     
sponsorship initiative under this       
section shall-- 7#a7 apply to a         
dependent child who resides in the new  
community due to a permanent change of  
station order2  7#b7 provide for the    

involvement of a dependent child of a   
member of the ,coast ,guard in the      
dependent child's new ,coast ,guard     
community2 and  7#c7 primarily focus on 
children in their preteen and teenage   
years4  4  7d7 ,coast ,guard child care 
7#a7 ,in general2 definitions ,part ,i  
is amended by inserting before section  
#eeb1 as redesignated1 the following3   
,c ,coast ,guard child care  #eea4      
,definitions ,in this subchapter3 7#a7  
,child abuse and neglect ,the term child
 abuse and neglect has the meaning given
 the term in section #c of the ,child   
,abuse ,prevention and ,treatment ,act  
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #eaja note74  7#b7 ,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         
regardless of whether the employee is   
paid from appropriated or               
nonappropriated funds4  7#c7 ,coast     
,guard child development center  7,a7   

,in general ,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 unit1 at   
which child care services are provided  
for members of the ,coast ,guard4  7,b7 
,exclusions ,the term ,coast ,guard     
child development center does not       
include a child care services facility  
for which space is allotted under       
section #eij of title #dj4  7#d7        
,competitive service position ,the term 
competitive service position means a    
position in the competitive service 7as 
defined in section #bajb7;a77#a7 of     
title #e74  7#e7 ,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-- 7,a7 is certified by   
the ,commandant as qualified to provide 
home-based child care services2 and     
7,b7 provides home-based child care     
services on a regular basis in exchange 

for monetary compensation4  4  7#b7     
,child development services  7,a7 ,sense
 of ,congress ,it is the sense of the   
,congress that the amount of            
appropriated funds available during a   
fiscal year for operating expenses for  
,coast ,guard child development services
 should be1 at a minimum1 not less than 
the amount of child development center  
fee receipts that are estimated to be   
collected by the ,coast ,guard during   
that fiscal year4 ,in this subparagraph1
 the term child development center fee  
receipts means those nonappropriated    
funds derived from fees paid by members 
of the ,coast ,guard for child care     
services provided at ,coast ,guard child
 development centers4  7,b7 ,headings   
,section #eeb1 as redesignated1 is      
amended-- 7i7 in subsection 7a71 by     
inserting ,in general4-- before ,the    
,commandant2  7ii7 in subsection        
7b77#a71 by inserting ,funding for child
 development services4-- before ,the    
,commandant2  7iii7 in subsection       

7b77#b77;,a71 by inserting ,parent      
fees4-- before ,the ,commandant2  7iv7  
in subsection 7b77#b77;,b71 by inserting
 ,waiver authority4-- before ,fees to be
 charged2 and  7v7 in subsection        
7b77#b77;,c71 by inserting ,fee         
collection and use4-- before ,the       
,commandant4  7#c7 ,child development   
center standards and inspections ,part  
,i is amended-- 7,a7 in section #eeb1 as
 redesignated-- 7i7 by striking         
subsections 7c7 and 7e72 and  7ii7 by   
redesignating subsection 7d7 as         
subsection 7c72 and  7,b7 by adding     
after section #eeb1 as redesignated1 the
 following3  #eec4 ,child development   
center standards and inspections  7a7   
,early childhood development standards  
,the ,commandant shall require that each
 child development center meets         
applicable health and safety standards4 
7b7 ,safety standards ,the ,commandant  
shall require that each child           
development center under this subchapter
 meets such safety standards as the     

,commandant considers appropriate to    
ensure the health1 safety1 and welfare  
of the children and employees at the    
child development center4  7c7          
,inspections ,the ,commandant shall     
provide for regular and unannounced     
inspections of each child development   
center under this subchapter to ensure  
compliance with this section4  7d7      
,national reporting  7#a7 ,in general   
,the ,commandant shall maintain and     
publicize a means by which an individual
 can report-- 7,a7 any suspected        
violation of-- 7i7 standards of         
operation2  7ii7 health or safety       
standards2 or  7iii7 other law or       
standards2  7,b7 any suspected child    
abuse or neglect2 or  7,c7 any other    
deficiency at a ,coast ,guard child     
development center or in family home    
daycare4  7#b7 ,anonymous reporting ,the
 ,commandant shall ensure that a report 
under paragraph 7#a7 can be made        
anonymously if so desired by the        
individual making the report4  7#c7     

,procedures ,the ,commandant shall      
establish procedures for investigating a
 report under paragraph 7#a74  4  7#d7  
,additional child care provisions ,part 
,i is amended by adding after section   
#eec the following3  #eed4 ,child       
development center employees  7a7       
,training  7#a7 ,in general ,the        
,commandant shall prescribe a training  
program for ,coast ,guard child         
development center employees4           
,satisfactory completion of the training
 program shall be a condition of        
employment for an employee of a ,coast  
,guard child development center4 ,the   
,commandant shall require each employee 
complete the training program not later 
than #f months after the date that the  
employee is employed as a ,coast ,guard 
child development center employee4  7#b7
 ,minimum requirements ,the training    
program shall include1 at a minimum1    
instruction in the following3 7,a7      
,early childhood development4  7,b7     
,activities and disciplinary techniques 

appropriate to children of different    
ages4  7,c7 ,child abuse and neglect    
prevention and detection4  7,d7         
,cardiopulmonary resuscitation and other
 emergency medical procedures4  7#c7    
,use of department of defense programs  
,the ,commandant may use ,department of 
,defense training programs on a         
reimbursable or nonreimbursable basis1  
for purposes of complying with the      
requirements of this subsection4  7b7   
,training and curriculum specialists    
7#a7 ,specialist required ,the          
,commandant shall require that at least 
#a employee at each ,coast ,guard child 
development center be a specialist in   
training and curriculum development with
 appropriate credentials and experience4
  7#b7 ,duties ,the duties of the       
employee under paragraph 7#a7 shall     
include the following3 7,a7 ,special    
teaching activities at the ,coast ,guard
 child development center4  7,b7 ,daily 
oversight and instruction of other child
 care employees at the ,coast ,guard    

child development center4  7,c7 ,daily  
assistance in the preparation of lesson 
plans4  7,d7 ,assisting with child abuse
 and neglect prevention and detection at
 the ,coast ,guard child development    
center4  7,e7 ,advising the director of 
the ,coast ,guard child development     
center on the performance of the other  
child care employees4  7#c7 ,competitive
 service ,each employee under paragraph 
7#a7 shall be an employee in a          
competitive service position4  #eee4    
,parent partnerships with child         
development centers  7a7 ,parent boards 
7#a7 ,formation ,the ,commandant shall  
require that there be formed at each    
,coast ,guard child development center a
 board of parents1 to be composed of    
parents of children attending the       
center4  7#b7 ,functions ,each parent   
board shall-- 7,a7 meet periodically    
with the staff and the commander of the 
unit served by the center at which the  
parent board is formed1 for the purpose 
of discussing problems and concerns2 and

  7,b7 be responsible1 together with the
 staff of that center1 for coordinating 
the parent participation initiative     
required under subsection 7b74  7#c7    
,,faca ,a board of parents under this   
subsection shall not be subject to the  
,federal ,advisory ,committee ,act 7#e  
,u4,s4,c4 ,app474  7b7 ,parent          
participation initiative  7#a7 ,in      
general ,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 center4  7#b7 ,fee reduction        
authority ,the ,commandant1 in the case 
of a parent who participates in an      
initiative adopted under paragraph 7#a71
 may establish fees at a lower rate than
 charged under section #eeb7;b77#b77;,a7
 for that parent4  4  7e7 ,commandant2  
general powers ,section #ic7;a77#g7 is  
amended by inserting 1 and to eligible  
spouses under section #edb1 after ,coast

 ,guard4  7f7 ,technical and conforming 
amendments  7#a7 ,section #feb of the   
,national ,defense ,authorization ,act  
for ,fiscal ,year #aiic 7#ad ,u4,s4,c4  
#ead note7 is amended by striking       
section #ead each place it appears and  
inserting section #eda4  7#b7 ,the table
 of contents for part ,i of title #ad is
 amended-- 7,a7 by striking the item    
relating to section #ead2  7,b7 by      
striking the item relating to section   
#eae2 and  7,c7 by adding after the item
 relating to section #eah the following3
  ,chapter #ad4 ,coast ,guard family    
support and child care                  
authorities,subchapter ,a4 ,general     
provisions#eca4 ,work-life policies and 
programs4#ecb4 ,surveys of ,coast ,guard
 families,subchapter ,b4 ,coast ,guard  
family support#eda4 ,reimbursement for  
adoption expenses4#edb4 ,education and  
training opportunities for ,coast ,guard
 spouses4#edc4 ,youth sponsorship       
initiatives4,subchapter ,c4 ,coast      
,guard child care#eea4                  

,definitions4#eeb4 ,child development   
services4#eec4 ,child development center
 standards and inspections4#eed4 ,child 
development center employees4#eee4      
,parent partnerships with child         
development centers4  4  #f4 ,tuition   
assistance program coverage of textbooks
 and other educational materials        
,section #ic7;a77#g71 as amended by     
section #e7;e7 of this ,act1 is further 
amended by inserting and those          
textbooks1 manuals1 and other materials 
required as a part of such training or  
courses of instruction after            
correspondence courses14  #g4 ,officer  
evaluation reports  7a7 ,assessment     
required ,not later than #ahj days after
 the date of enactment of this ,act1 the
 ,commandant of the ,coast ,guard shall 
provide the ,committee on ,commerce1    
,science1 and ,transportation of the    
,senate and the ,committee on           
,transportation and ,infrastructure of  
the ,house of ,representatives a written
 assessment of the ,coast ,guard's      

current officer evaluation reporting    
system4  7b7 ,contents of assessment    
,the assessment required under          
subsection 7a7 shall include1 at a      
minimum1 an analysis of-- 7#a7 the      
extent to which the ,coast ,guard's     
current officer evaluation reports      
differ in length1 form1 and content from
 the officer fitness reports used by the
 ,navy and other branches of the armed  
forces2  7#b7 the extent to which such  
differences are the result of inherent  
differences in the ,coast ,guard and the
 ,navy1 and in the ,coast ,guard and    
other branches of the armed forces2     
7#c7 the feasibility of better aligning 
and conforming the ,coast ,guard's      
officer evaluation reports with the     
officer fitness reports of the ,navy and
 other branches of the armed forces2 and
  7#d7 the costs and benefits of such   
improved alignment and conformity1      
including with respect to ,coast ,guard 
administrative efficiency and the ,coast
 ,guard's statutory mission of defense  

readiness1 including when operating as a
 service in the ,navy4  #h4 ,housing    
choices for ,coast ,guard families with 
special medical needs  7a7 ,section     
redesignations ,chapter #ah of part ,i  
is amended-- 7#a7 by redesignating      
section #fhe as section #fhb2  7#b7 by  
redesignating section #fhg as section   
#fhc2 and  7#c7 by redesignating section
 #fhh as section #fhd4  7b7 ,housing    
choices for ,coast ,guard families with 
special medical needs ,chapter #ah of   
part ,i is amended by adding at the end 
the following3  #fhe4 ,housing choices  
for ,coast ,guard families with special 
medical needs  ,the remoteness or       
driving distance from a hospital of an  
area shall not be the basis1 in policy1 
for preventing a member of the ,coast   
,guard with a dependent with special    
medical needs1 such as diabetes1 asthma1
 or moderate disabilities1 from residing
 in a particular area1 unless the       
,commandant has determined that such    
needs cannot be sufficiently met with   

appropriate services while residing in  
that area4  4  7c7 ,technical and       
conforming amendments  7#a7 ,section    
#fhb7;b71 as redesignated1 is amended by
 striking section #fhg and inserting    
section #fhc4  7#b7 ,the table of       
contents for part ,i of title #ad is    
amended-- 7,a7 by striking the item     
relating to section #fhe2  7,b7 by      
striking the item relating to section   
#fhg2  7,c7 by striking the item        
relating to section #fhh2 and  7,d7 by  
adding after the item relating to       
section #fha the following3  #fhb4      
,conveyance of real property4#fhc4      
,coast ,guard ,housing ,fund4#fhd4      
,reports4#fhe4 ,housing choices for     
,coast ,guard families with special     
medical needs4  4  #i4 ,authority to    
construct ,coast ,guard child           
development center facilities  7a7      
,general authority ,section #fha is     
amended-- 7#a7 in subsection 7a7-- 7,a7 
by striking housing or military         
unaccompanied housing1 and inserting    

housing1 military unaccompanied housing1
 or ,coast ,guard child development     
center facilities12 and  7,b7 by adding 
at the end the following3  7#c7 ,coast  
,guard child development center         
facilities4  2 and  7#b7 in subsection  
7b71 by striking housing or military    
unaccompanied housing and inserting     
housing1 military unaccompanied housing1
 or ,coast ,guard child development     
center facilities4  7b7 ,conveyance of  
real property ,section #fhb1 as         
redesignated1 is amended-- 7#a7 in      
subsection 7a71 by striking housing and 
military unaccompanied housing and      
inserting housing1 military             
unaccompanied housing1 and ,coast ,guard
 child development center facilities2   
7#b7 in subsection 7b77#a71 by striking 
housing and military unaccompanied      
housing and inserting housing1 military 
unaccompanied housing1 and ,coast ,guard
 child development center facilities2   
and  7#c7 in subsection 7b77#b71 by     
striking housing or military            

unaccompanied housing and inserting     
housing1 military unaccompanied housing1
 or ,coast ,guard child development     
center facilities4  7c7 ,coast ,guard   
housing fund ,section #fhc1 as          
redesignated1 is amended-- 7#a7 in      
subsection 7b77#b71 by striking housing 
or military unaccompanied housing and   
inserting housing1 military             
unaccompanied housing1 or ,coast ,guard 
child development center facilities2    
7#b7 in subsection 7b77#c71 by striking 
housing and military unaccompanied      
housing and inserting housing1 military 
unaccompanied housing1 and ,coast ,guard
 child development center facilities2   
and  7#c7 in subsection 7c71 by striking
 housing and military unaccompanied     
housing and inserting housing1 military 
unaccompanied housing1 and ,coast ,guard
 child development center facilities4   
7d7 ,definitions ,section #fhj is       
amended-- 7#a7 by redesignating         
paragraphs 7#a7 through 7#d7 as         
paragraphs 7#b7 through 7#f71           

respectively2  7#b7 by inserting before 
paragraph 7#b71 as redesignated1 the    
following3  7#a7 ,the term ,coast ,guard
 child development center facilities    
means buildings and ancillary supporting
 facilities constructed and maintained  
by the ,coast ,guard to provide child   
care services for members of the ,coast 
,guard4  2  7#c7 in paragraph 7#b71 as  
redesignated1 by striking housing and   
military unaccompanied housing and      
inserting housing1 military             
unaccompanied housing1 and ,coast ,guard
 child development center facilities2   
and  7#d7 in paragraph 7#c71 as         
redesignated1 by striking housing and   
military unaccompanied housing and      
inserting housing1 military             
unaccompanied housing1 and ,coast ,guard
 child development center facilities4   
#aj4 ,post-service maritime employment  
opportunities  7a7 ,merchant marine     
post-,service career opportunities ,not 
later than #ahj days after the date of  
enactment of this ,act1 the ,commandant 

shall take steps to promote better      
awareness1 on an ongoing basis1 among   
,coast ,guard personnel regarding       
post-service use of ,coast ,guard       
training1 education1 and practical      
experience as qualifying experience in  
satisfaction of requirements for        
merchant mariner credentials under      
section #aa4bac of title #df1 ,code of  
,federal ,regulations4  7b7 ,timely     
provision of sea service letters        
,chapter #aa of title #ad1 ,united      
,states ,code1 is amended by inserting  
after section #dbg the following3  #dbh4
 ,timely provision of sea service       
letters  ,a member of the ,coast ,guard 
who retires or separates from the       
,service and who is eligible to receive 
a sea service letter shall be provided  
such sea service letter1 at the member's
 request1 on or before the member's     
retirement or separation date4  4  7c7  
,technical and conforming amendments    
,the table of contents for chapter #aa  
of title #ad is amended by inserting    

after the item relating to section #dbg 
the following3  #dbh4 ,timely provision 
of sea service letters4  4  #aa4        
,retired service members and family     
members serving on advisory committees  
7a7 ,in general ,chapter #ag is amended 
by adding at the end the following3     
#fgi4 ,retired service members and      
family members serving on advisory      
committees ,a committee within the      
,coast ,guard that advises or assists   
the ,coast ,guard in the performance of 
any function that affects members of    
military families and includes in its   
membership a retired ,coast ,guard      
member or a member of a military family 
shall not be considered an advisory     
committee under the ,federal ,advisory  
,committee ,act 7#e ,u4,s4,c4 ,app47    
solely because of such membership4  4   
7b7 ,technical amendment ,the table of  
contents for chapter #ag is amended by  
inserting after the item relating to    
section #fgh the following3  #fgi4      
,retired service members and family     

members serving on advisory committees4 
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