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112TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 3695 

To amend title 14, United States Code, to modify the process for congressional nomination of individuals for appointment as cadets at the Coast 

Guard Academy, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

DECEMBER 15, 2011 

Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi (for himself, Mr. CUMMINGS, Mr. DUNCAN of 

Tennessee, and Mr. PIERLUISI) introduced the following bill; which was 

referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 

A BILL 

To amend title 14, United States Code, to modify the process 

for congressional nomination of individuals for appointment as cadets at the Coast Guard Academy, and for 

other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. ACADEMY NOMINATIONS. 

4 (a) APPOINTMENT.—Subsection (a) of section 182 of 

5 title 14, United States Code, is amended to read as fol6 lows: 

7 ‘‘(a) NOMINATIONS.— 

8 ‘‘(1) CONGRESSIONAL NOMINATIONS.— 


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1 ‘‘(A) APPOINTMENT REQUIREMENT.—Half 

2 of each incoming class of the Academy shall be 

3 composed of cadets nominated by the following: 

4 ‘‘(i) The Vice President or, if there is 

5 no Vice President, by the President pro 

6 tempore of the Senate. 

7 ‘‘(ii) A Senator. 

8 ‘‘(iii) A Member of the House of Rep9 resentatives. 

10 ‘‘(iv) The Delegate to the Congress 

11 from the District of Columbia, the Dele12 gate to Congress from the Virgin Islands, 

13 the Resident Commissioner from Puerto 

14 Rico, the Delegate to Congress from 

15 Guam, the Delegate to Congress from 

16 American Samoa, or the Resident Rep17 resentative from the Commonwealth of the 

18 Northern Mariana Islands. 

19 ‘‘(B) NOMINEES.—Each Senator, Member 

20 of the House of Representative, and Delegate to 

21 Congress, including such Resident Commis22 sioner and such Resident Representative, is en23 titled to nominate 3 persons each year. Cadets 

24 who do not graduate on time shall not count 


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1 against the allocations pursuant to clauses (i) 

2 through (iv) of subparagraph (A). 

3 ‘‘(2) QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS.—An in4 dividual shall be qualified for nomination, selection, 

5 and appointment as a cadet at the Academy only if 

6 the individual— 

7 ‘‘(A) is a citizen or national of the United 

8 States; and 

9 ‘‘(B) meets such minimum requirements 

10 that the Secretary may establish. 

11 ‘‘(3) NOMINATION INFORMATION.—The Super12 intendent shall furnish to any Member of Congress, 

13 upon the written request of such Member, the name 

14 of the Congressman or other nominating authority 

15 responsible for the nomination of any named or 

16 identified person for appointment to the Academy.’’. 

17 (b) APPLICATION.—The amendment made by sub18 section (a)— 

19 (1) shall apply beginning with academic pro20 gram year 2013, subject to subsection (c), and with 

21 respect to each academic program year thereafter; 

22 and 

23 (2) shall not affect the application of section 

24 182 of title 14, United States Code, as in effect be25 fore the enactment of this section, with respect to 


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1 appointment of cadets who will matriculate to the 

2 Coast Guard Academy before such academic pro3 gram year. 

4 (c) TRANSITION.— 

5 (1) NOMINATIONS.—Notwithstanding the 

6 amendment made by subsection (a), with respect to 

7 the nomination of individuals pursuant to section 

8 182 of title 14, United States Code, as amended by 

9 such subsection, who will matriculate to the Coast 

10 Guard Academy in academic program year 2013, 

11 not less than 25 percent of the class shall be from 

12 nominations made pursuant to clauses (i) through 

13 (iv) of subsection (a)(1)(A) of such section 182 (as 

14 amended by subsection (a) of this section). 

15 (2) ADDITIONAL ACTION.—The Secretary (as 

16 that term is used in that section) may take any ad17 ditional action the Secretary believes necessary and 

18 proper to provide for the transition to the nomina19 tion, selection, and appointment process provided 

20 under this section. 

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