14 U.S.C. § 2905 — Youth sponsorship initiatives

1. (a)In GeneralThe Commandant is authorized to establish, within any Coast Guard unit, an initiative to help integrate into new surroundings the dependent children of members of the Coast Guard who received permanent change of station orders.
2. (b)Description of InitiativeAn initiative established under subsection (a) shall—
   1. (1)provide for the involvement of a dependent child of a member of the Coast Guard in the dependent child’s new Coast Guard community; and
   2. (2)primarily focus on preteen and teenaged children.
3. (c)AuthorityIn carrying out an initiative under subsection (a), the Commandant may—
   1. (1)provide to a dependent child of a member of the Coast Guard information on youth programs and activities available in the dependent child’s new Coast Guard community; and
   2. (2)enter into agreements with nonprofit entities to provide youth programs and activities to such child.