I 
114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6257 
To amend title 14, United States Code, to provide for nominations of individ-
uals for appointment as Coast Guard Academy cadets, and for other 
purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 28, 2016 
Mr. HUNTER introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
A BILL 
To amend title 14, United States Code, to provide for nomi-
nations of individuals for appointment as Coast Guard 
Academy cadets, 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. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Coast Guard Academy 
Nominations Act of 2016’’. 
SEC. 2. NOMINATION AND APPOINTMENT OF COAST GUARD 
ACADEMY CADETS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 9 of title 14, United 
States Code, is amended— 
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(1) in section 182— 
(A) by striking the section heading and in-
serting the following: 
‘‘§ 182. Regulations governing cadets’’; 
(B) in subsection (a)— 
(i) by striking so much as precedes 
the second sentence; and 
(ii) by striking the last two sentences; 
and 
(C) by striking subsections (b) through (g); 
(2) by inserting after section 182 the following: 
‘‘§ 182a. Corps of Cadets authorized strength 
‘‘The authorized strength of the Corps of Cadets at 
the Coast Guard Academy— 
‘‘(1) is 1,000, or a lower number prescribed by 
the Secretary, excluding foreign nationals admitted 
for instruction pursuant to section 182d; and 
‘‘(2) shall be determined for any academic pro-
gram year as of the first day of such academic pro-
gram year. 
‘‘§ 182b. Nominations 
‘‘(a) Each Senator, each Member of the House of 
Representatives, each of the delegates to the House of 
Representatives from the District of Columbia, the Virgin 
Islands, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, and Amer-
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ican Samoa, and the Resident Commissioner to the United 
States from Puerto Rico, may nominate to the Secretary 
each year for appointment as cadets in the Corps of Ca-
dets at the Coast Guard Academy up to 10 individuals 
who are— 
‘‘(1) citizens or nationals of the United States; 
and 
‘‘(2) residents of the jurisdiction the nominator 
represents in Congress. 
‘‘(b) A nominator under subsection (a) may submit 
such nominations— 
‘‘(1) without ranking; or 
‘‘(2) with specification of— 
‘‘(A) a principal nominee; and 
‘‘(B) up to 9 ranked or unranked alter-
nates. 
‘‘(c) A nominee under this section who is not ap-
pointed under section 182c(a) shall, for purposes of sec-
tion 182c(c), be considered an alternate referred to in sec-
tion 182c(c)(1). 
‘‘§ 182c. Appointments 
‘‘(a) The Commandant shall appoint cadets to the 
Corps of Cadets at the Coast Guard Academy. 
‘‘(b) The Commandant may only appoint as cadets 
individuals who— 
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‘‘(1) are citizens or nationals of the United 
States; and 
‘‘(2)(A) are nominated pursuant to section 
182b; 
‘‘(B) apply directly for admission; or 
‘‘(C) are enlisted members of the Coast Guard 
or the Coast Guard Reserve. 
‘‘(c) To the greatest extent practicable, when making 
appointments under subsection (a), the Commandant shall 
ensure the Corps of Cadets includes— 
‘‘(1) not fewer than one cadet nominated by 
each Senator who nominated a cadet who was other-
wise eligible for appointment and accepted an ap-
pointment; 
‘‘(2) not fewer than one cadet nominated by 
each Member of the House of Representatives who 
nominated a cadet who was otherwise eligible for ap-
pointment and accepted an appointment; and 
‘‘(3) not fewer than one cadet nominated by 
each of the Delegate to the House of Representa-
tives from the District of Columbia, the Delegate in 
Congress from the United States Virgin Islands, the 
Resident Commissioner from Puerto Rico, the Dele-
gate in Congress from Guam, the Delegate in Con-
gress from American Samoa, or the Resident Rep-
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