Guard College Student Pre-Commissioning Initiative (a) In general Chapter 9 of title 14, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: 201. College Student Pre-Commissioning Initiative (a) In general There is authorized within the Coast Guard the College Student Pre-Commissioning Initiative program (in this section referred to as the program ) for eligible undergraduate students to enlist and receive a guaranteed commission as an officer in the Coast Guard. (b) Criteria for selection To be eligible for the program a student must meet all eligibility requirements of such program as in effect on the date of the enactment of the Coast Guard Academy Improvement Act, and must be— (1) an undergraduate sophomore or junior at a historically Black college or university described in section 322(2) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1061(2) ) or an institution of higher education described in section 371(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1067q(a) )