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104TH CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. R. 1689

To amend title 10, United States Code, to provide for appointments to

the military service academies by the Resident Representative to the

United States for the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

MAY 23, 1995

Mr. UNDERWOOD (for himself, Mr. GALLEGLY, Mr. FALEOMAVAEGA, and Mr.

FRAZER) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on National Security

A BILL

To amend title 10, United States Code, to provide for appointments to the military service academies by the Resident Representative to the United States for the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.

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

3 SECTION 1. APPOINTMENTS TO MILITARY SERVICE ACAD4 EMIES BY THE RESIDENT REPRESENTATIVE

5 TO THE UNITED STATES FOR THE COMMON6 WEALTH OF THE NORTHERN MARIANA IS7 LANDS.

8 (a) UNITED STATES MILITARY ACADEMY.—
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1 (1) APPOINTMENT AUTHORITY.—Subsection (a)

2 of section 4342 of title 10, United States Code, is

3 amended by striking out the sentence following the

4 clauses of such subsection and inserting in lieu

5 thereof the following:

6 ‘‘(10) One cadet from the Commonwealth of the

7 Northern Mariana Islands, nominated by the Resi8 dent Representative to the United States for the

9 Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.

10 Each person specified in clauses (3) through (10) who is

11 entitled to nominate a candidate for admission to the

12 Academy may nominate a principal candidate and nine al13 ternates for each vacancy that is available to the person

14 under this subsection.’’.

15 (2) DOMICILE OF CADETS.—Subsection (f) of

16 such section is amended to read as follows:

17 ‘‘(f) Each candidate for admission nominated under

18 clauses (3) through (10) of subsection (a) must be domi19 ciled—

20 ‘‘(1) in the State, or in the congressional dis21 trict, from which the candidate is nominated; or

22 ‘‘(2) in the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico,

23 American Samoa, Guam, the Virgin Islands, or the

24 Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, if
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1 the candidate is nominated from one of those

2 places.’’.

3 (3) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—(A) Sub4 section (d) of such section is amended by striking

5 out ‘‘(9)’’ and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘(10)’’.

6 (B) Section 4343 of such title is amended by

7 striking out ‘‘(8) of section 4342(a)’’ and inserting

8 in lieu thereof ‘‘(10) of section 4342(a)’’.

9 (b) UNITED STATES NAVAL ACADEMY.—

10 (1) APPOINTMENT AUTHORITY.—Section

11 6954(a) of title 10, United States Code, is amended

12 by striking out the sentence following the clauses of

13 such subsection and inserting in lieu thereof the fol14 lowing:

15 ‘‘(10) One from the Commonwealth of the

16 Northern Mariana Islands, nominated by the Resi17 dent Representative to the United States for the

18 Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.

19 Each person specified in clauses (3) through (10) who is

20 entitled to nominate a candidate for admission to the

21 Academy may nominate a principal candidate and nine al22 ternates for each vacancy that is available to the person

23 under this subsection.’’.
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1 (2) DOMICILE OF MIDSHIPMEN.—Subsection

2 (b) of section 6958 of such title is amended to read

3 as follows:

4 ‘‘(b) Each candidate for admission nominated under

5 clauses (3) through (10) of subsection (a) of section 6954

6 of this title must be domiciled—

7 ‘‘(1) in the State, or in the congressional dis8 trict, from which the candidate is nominated; or

9 ‘‘(2) in the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico,

10 American Samoa, Guam, the Virgin Islands, or the

11 Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, if

12 the candidate is nominated from one of those

13 places.’’.

14 (3) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—(A) Section

15 6954(d) of such title is amended by striking out

16 ‘‘(9)’’ and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘(10)’’.

17 (B) Section 6956(b) of such title is amended by

18 striking out ‘‘(8) of section 6954(a)’’ and inserting

19 in lieu thereof ‘‘(10) of section 6954(a)’’.

20 (c) UNITED STATES AIR FORCE ACADEMY.—

21 (1) APPOINTMENT AUTHORITY.—Subsection (a)

22 of section 9342 of title 10, United States Code, is

23 amended by striking out the sentence following the

24 clauses of such subsection and inserting in lieu

25 thereof the following:
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1 ‘‘(10) One cadet from the Commonwealth of the

2 Northern Mariana Islands, nominated by the Resi3 dent Representative to the United States for the

4 Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.

5 Each person specified in clauses (3) through (10) who is

6 entitled to nominate a candidate for admission to the

7 Academy may nominate a principal candidate and nine al8 ternates for each vacancy that is available to the person

9 under this subsection.’’.

10 (2) DOMICILE OF CADETS.—Subsection (f) of

11 such section is amended to read as follows:

12 ‘‘(f) Each candidate for admission nominated under

13 clauses (3) through (10) of subsection (a) must be domi14 ciled—

15 ‘‘(1) in the State, or in the congressional dis16 trict, from which the candidate is nominated; or

17 ‘‘(2) in the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico,

18 American Samoa, Guam, the Virgin Islands, or the

19 Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, if

20 the candidate is nominated from one of those

21 places.’’.

22 (3) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—(A) Sub23 section (d) of such section is amended by striking

24 out ‘‘(9)’’ and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘(10)’’.
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1 (B) Section 9343 of such title is amended by

2 striking out ‘‘(8) of section 9342(a)’’ and inserting

3 in lieu thereof ‘‘(10) of section 9342(a)’’.

4 (d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by

5 this section shall apply with respect to the nomination of

6 candidates for appointment to the United States Military

7 Academy, the United States Naval Academy, and the

8 United States Air Force Academy for classes entering one

9 of these military service academies after the date of the

10 enactment of this Act.

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