I 
112TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3695 
To amend title 14, United States Code, to modify the process for congres-
sional 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 appoint-
ment as cadets at the Coast Guard Academy, and for 
other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. ACADEMY NOMINATIONS. 
(a) APPOINTMENT.—Subsection (a) of section 182 of 
title 14, United States Code, is amended to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(a) NOMINATIONS.— 
‘‘(1) CONGRESSIONAL NOMINATIONS.— 
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‘‘(A) APPOINTMENT REQUIREMENT.—Half 
of each incoming class of the Academy shall be 
composed of cadets nominated by the following: 
‘‘(i) The Vice President or, if there is 
no Vice President, by the President pro 
tempore of the Senate. 
‘‘(ii) A Senator. 
‘‘(iii) A Member of the House of Rep-
resentatives. 
‘‘(iv) The Delegate to the Congress 
from the District of Columbia, the Dele-
gate to Congress from the Virgin Islands, 
the Resident Commissioner from Puerto 
Rico, the Delegate to Congress from 
Guam, the Delegate to Congress from 
American Samoa, or the Resident Rep-
resentative from the Commonwealth of the 
Northern Mariana Islands. 
‘‘(B) NOMINEES.—Each Senator, Member 
of the House of Representative, and Delegate to 
Congress, including such Resident Commis-
sioner and such Resident Representative, is en-
titled to nominate 3 persons each year. Cadets 
who do not graduate on time shall not count 
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against the allocations pursuant to clauses (i) 
through (iv) of subparagraph (A). 
‘‘(2) QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS.—An in-
dividual shall be qualified for nomination, selection, 
and appointment as a cadet at the Academy only if 
the individual— 
‘‘(A) is a citizen or national of the United 
States; and 
‘‘(B) meets such minimum requirements 
that the Secretary may establish. 
‘‘(3) NOMINATION INFORMATION.—The Super-
intendent shall furnish to any Member of Congress, 
upon the written request of such Member, the name 
of the Congressman or other nominating authority 
responsible for the nomination of any named or 
identified person for appointment to the Academy.’’. 
(b) APPLICATION.—The amendment made by sub-
section (a)— 
(1) shall apply beginning with academic pro-
gram year 2013, subject to subsection (c), and with 
respect to each academic program year thereafter; 
and 
(2) shall not affect the application of section 
182 of title 14, United States Code, as in effect be-
fore the enactment of this section, with respect to 
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appointment of cadets who will matriculate to the 
Coast Guard Academy before such academic pro-
gram year. 
(c) TRANSITION.— 
(1) 
NOMINATIONS.—Notwithstanding 
the 
amendment made by subsection (a), with respect to 
the nomination of individuals pursuant to section 
182 of title 14, United States Code, as amended by 
such subsection, who will matriculate to the Coast 
Guard Academy in academic program year 2013, 
not less than 25 percent of the class shall be from 
nominations made pursuant to clauses (i) through 
(iv) of subsection (a)(1)(A) of such section 182 (as 
amended by subsection (a) of this section). 
(2) ADDITIONAL
ACTION.—The Secretary (as 
that term is used in that section) may take any ad-
ditional action the Secretary believes necessary and 
proper to provide for the transition to the nomina-
tion, selection, and appointment process provided 
under this section. 
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