; or (2) the individual ready reserve who is entitled to compensation under section 206 of title 37 when attending or participating in a sufficient number of periods of inactive-duty training during a year to count the year as a qualifying year of creditable service toward eligibility for retired pay. . (2) Clerical amendment The analysis for chapter 29 of title 14, United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 2906 the following: 2907. Parental leave for members of certain reserve components of Coast Guard. . (b) Compensation Section 206(a)(4) of title 37, United States Code, is amended by inserting before the period at the end or parental leave under section 2907 of title 14 . 225. Authorization for maternity uniform allowance for officers Section 2708 of title 14, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: (c) The Coast Guard may provide a cash allowance in such amount as the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating shall determine in regulations to be paid to pregnant officer personnel for the purchase of maternity-related uniform items if such uniform items are not so furnished to the member. . 226. Report on GAO recommendations on housing program Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Commandant shall submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate a report on the status of the implementation of the recommendations contained in the report of the Government Accountability Office titled Coast Guard: Better Feedback Collection and Information Could Enhance Housing Program , and issued February 5, 2024 (GAO–24–106388). III Shipping and Navigation A Vessel Operations 301. Definitions In this subtitle: (1) Outer Continental Shelf The term outer Continental Shelf has the meaning given such term in section 2 of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act ( 43 U.S.C. 1331 ). (2) Ruling letter The