§ 195. — Admission of foreign nationals for instruction; restrictions; conditions.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 14USC195]
TITLE 14--COAST GUARD
PART I--REGULAR COAST GUARD
CHAPTER 9--COAST GUARD ACADEMY
Sec. 195. Admission of foreign nationals for instruction;
restrictions; conditions
(a) A foreign national may not receive instruction at the Academy
except as authorized by this section.
(b) The President may designate not more than 36 foreign nationals
whom the Secretary may permit to receive instruction at the Academy.
(c) A person receiving instruction under this section is entitled to
the same pay and allowances, to be paid from the same appropriations, as
a cadet appointed pursuant to section 182 of this title. A person may
receive instruction under this section only if his country agrees in
advance to reimburse the United States, at a rate determined by the
Secretary, for the cost of providing such instruction, including pay and
allowances, unless a waiver therefrom has been granted to that country
by the Secretary. Funds received by the Secretary for this purpose shall
be credited to the appropriations bearing the cost thereof, and may be
apportioned between fiscal years.
(d) A person receiving instruction under this section is--
(1) not entitled to any appointment in the Coast Guard by reason
of his graduation from the Academy; and
(2) subject to those regulations applicable to the Academy
governing admission, attendance, discipline, resignation, discharge,
dismissal, and graduation, except as may otherwise be prescribed by
the Secretary.
(Added Pub. L. 91-278, Sec. 1(6), June 12, 1970, 84 Stat. 304; amended
Pub. L. 94-468, Oct. 11, 1976, 90 Stat. 2002.)
Amendments
1976--Pub. L. 94-468 substituted ``foreign nationals'' for
``foreigners'' in section catchline.
Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 94-468 substituted provision barring foreign
nationals from receiving instruction at the Academy unless authorized by
this section, for provision which authorized the Secretary to permit
four persons at a time from the Republic of the Philippines, as
designated by the President, to attend the Academy.
Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 94-468 substituted provision authorizing the
President to designate not more than thirty-six foreign nationals whom
the Secretary may permit to attend the Academy, for provision which
authorized foreign nationals to receive the same pay and allowances as
cadets at the Academy.
Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 94-468 substituted provision authorizing a
foreign national to receive the same pay and allowances as a cadet
providing his country agree in advance to reimburse the United States
and directing the Secretary to credit any funds so received to the
appropriations for pay and allowances, for provision which required that
foreign nationals be subject to the same rules and regulations as
cadets.
Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 94-468 added subsec. (d).
