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113TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 1516 

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 

APRIL 11, 2013 

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

Tennessee, Ms. BORDALLO, Ms. BROWN of Florida, Ms. CLARKE, Mr. 

PIERLUISI, Mr. MICHAUD, Ms. MCCOLLUM, Ms. HAHN, Mr. SABLAN, Mr. 

KINGSTON, and Mr. ELLISON) 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. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Coast Guard Academy 

5 Opportunity Act’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. ACADEMY NOMINATIONS. 

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

3 title 14, United States Code, is amended to read as fol4 lows: 

5 ‘‘(a) NOMINATIONS.— 

6 ‘‘(1) CONGRESSIONAL NOMINATIONS.— 

7 ‘‘(A) APPOINTMENT REQUIREMENT.—Half 

8 of each incoming class of the Academy shall be 

9 composed of cadets nominated by the following: 

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

11 no Vice President, by the President pro 

12 tempore of the Senate. 

13 ‘‘(ii) A Senator. 

14 ‘‘(iii) A Member of the House of Rep15 resentatives. 

16 ‘‘(iv) The Delegate to Congress from 

17 the District of Columbia, the Delegate to 

18 Congress from the Virgin Islands, the 

19 Resident Commissioner from Puerto Rico, 

20 the Delegate to Congress from Guam, the 

21 Delegate to Congress from American 

22 Samoa, or the Delegate to Congress from 

23 the Commonwealth of the Northern Mar24 iana Islands. 

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

26 of the House of Representatives, and Delegate 


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1 to Congress, including such Resident Commis2 sioner, is entitled to nominate 3 persons each 

3 year. Cadets who do not graduate on time shall 

4 not count against the allocations pursuant to 

5 clauses (i) through (iv) of subparagraph (A). 

6 ‘‘(2) QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS.—An in7 dividual shall be qualified for nomination, selection, 

8 and appointment as a cadet at the Academy only if 

9 the individual— 

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

11 States; and 

12 ‘‘(B) meets such minimum requirements 

13 that the Secretary may establish. 

14 ‘‘(3) NOMINATION INFORMATION.—The Super15 intendent shall furnish to any Member of Congress, 

16 upon the written request of such Member, the name 

17 of the Member of Congress or other nominating au18 thority responsible for the nomination of any named 

19 or identified person for appointment to the Acad20 emy.’’. 

21 (b) APPLICATION.—The amendment made by sub22 section (a)— 

23 (1) shall apply beginning with academic pro24 gram year 2015, subject to subsection (c), and with 


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1 respect to each academic program year thereafter; 

2 and 

3 (2) shall not affect the application of section 

4 182 of title 14, United States Code, as in effect be5 fore the enactment of this section, with respect to 

6 appointment of cadets who will matriculate to the 

7 Coast Guard Academy before such academic pro8 gram year. 

9 (c) TRANSITION.— 

10 (1) NOMINATIONS.—Notwithstanding the 

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

12 the nomination of individuals pursuant to section 

13 182 of title 14, United States Code, as amended by 

14 such subsection, who will matriculate to the Coast 

15 Guard Academy in academic program year 2015, 

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

17 nominations made pursuant to clauses (i) through 

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

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

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

21 that term is used in that section) may take any ad22 ditional action the Secretary believes necessary and 

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1 tion, selection, and appointment process provided 

2 under this section. 

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