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103D CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. R. 969

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

FEBRUARY 18, 1993

Mr. DE LUGO (for himself, Mr. MILLER of California, Mr. UNDERWOOD, Mr.

FALEOMAVAEGA, Mr. GALLEGLY, and Mr. MURPHY) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services

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 in

10 consultation with the Governor of the Common11 wealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.

12 ‘‘Each person specified in clauses (3) through (10) who

13 is entitled to nominate a candidate for admission to the

14 Academy may nominate a principal candidate and nine al15 ternates for each vacancy that is available to the person

16 under this subsection.’’.

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

18 such section is amended to read as follows:

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

20 clauses (3) through (10) of subsection (a) must be domi21 ciled—

22 ‘‘(1) in the State, or in the congressional dis23 trict, from which the candidate is nominated; or

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

25 American Samoa, Guam, the Virgin Islands, or the
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1 Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, if

2 the candidate is nominated from one of those

3 places.’’.

4 (3) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—(A) Sub5 section (d) of such section is amended by striking

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

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

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

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

10 (b) UNITED STATES NAVAL ACADEMY.—

11 (1) APPOINTMENT AUTHORITY.—Section

12 6954(a) of title 10, United States Code, is amended

13 by striking out the sentence following the clauses of

14 such subsection and inserting in lieu thereof the fol15 lowing:

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

17 Northern Mariana Islands, nominated by the Resi18 dent Representative to the United States for the

19 Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands in

20 consultation with the Governor of the Common21 wealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.

22 ‘‘Each person specified in clauses (3) through (10) who

23 is entitled to nominate a candidate for admission to the

24 Academy may nominate a principal candidate and nine al-
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1 ternates for each vacancy that is available to the person

2 under this subsection.’’.

3 (2) DOMICILE OF MIDSHIPMEN.—Subsection

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

5 as follows:

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

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

8 of this title must be domiciled—

9 ‘‘(1) in the State, or in the congressional dis10 trict, from which the candidate is nominated; or

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

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

13 Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, if

14 the candidate is nominated from one of those

15 places.’’.

16 (4) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—(A) Section

17 6954(d) of such title is amended by striking out

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

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

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

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

22 (c) UNITED STATES AIR FORCE ACADEMY.—

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

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

25 amended by striking out the sentence following the
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1 clauses of such subsection and inserting in lieu

2 thereof the following:

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

4 Northern Mariana Islands, nominated by the Resi5 dent Representative to the United States for the

6 Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands in

7 consultation with the Governor of the Common8 wealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.

9 ‘‘Each person specified in clauses (3) through (10) who

10 is entitled to nominate a candidate for admission to the

11 Academy may nominate a principal candidate and nine al12 ternates for each vacancy that is available to the person

13 under this subsection.’’.

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

15 such section is amended to read as follows:

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

17 clauses (3) through (10) of subsection (a) must be domi18 ciled—

19 ‘‘(1) in the State, or in the congressional dis20 trict, from which the candidate is nominated; or

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

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

23 Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, if

24 the candidate is nominated from one of those

25 places.’’.
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1 (3) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—(A) Sub2 section (d) of such section is amended by striking

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

4 (B) Section 9343 of such title is amended by

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

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

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

8 this section shall apply with respect to the nomination of

9 candidates for appointment to the United States Military

10 Academy, the United States Naval Academy, and the

11 United States Air Force Academy for classes entering one

12 of these military service academies after the date of the

13 enactment of this Act.

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