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46 USC § 51302 - Nomination and competitive appointment of cadets
Requirements.— An individual may be nominated for a competitive appointment as a cadet at the United States Merchant Marine Academy only if the individual—
Nominators.— Nominations for competitive appointments for the positions allocated under subsection (c) may be made as follows:
The Panama Canal Commission may nominate—
Allocation of Positions.— Positions for competitive appointments shall be allocated each year as follows:
Competitive System for Appointment.— (1)
Establishment of system.— The Secretary shall establish a competitive system for selecting individuals nominated under subsection (b) to fill the positions allocated under subsection (c). The system must determine the relative merit of each individual based on competitive examinations, an assessment of the individual’s academic background, and other effective indicators of motivation and probability of successful completion of training at the Academy.
Appointments by jurisdiction.— The Secretary shall appoint individuals to fill the positions allocated under subsection (c) for each jurisdiction in the order of merit of the individuals nominated from that jurisdiction.
Remaining unfilled positions.— If positions remain unfilled after the appointments are made under paragraph (2), the Secretary shall appoint individuals to fill the positions in the order of merit of the remaining individuals nominated from all jurisdictions.
(Pub. L. 109–304, § 8(b),Oct. 6, 2006, 120 Stat. 1570; Pub. L. 111–383, div. C, title XXXV, § 3503,Jan. 7, 2011, 124 Stat. 4518.)
Revised Section Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large) 51302(a)
June 29, 1936, ch. 858, title XIII, § 1303(b)(1)–(3)(A), as added Pub. L. 96–453, § 2, Oct. 15, 1980, 94 Stat. 1998; Pub. L. 101–595, title VII, § 708(1), (2), Nov. 16, 1990, 104 Stat. 2995.
In subsection (b)(6)(A), the words “residents, or sons or daughters of residents, of an area or installation” are substituted for “a resident of the area or installation” in 46 App. U.S.C. 1295b
(b)(1)(B) and “sons or daughters of residents of any area or installation” in 46 App. U.S.C. 1295b
(b)(3)(A)(ii) to resolve an inconsistency in the source law and to conform to the probable intent of Congress. Although 46 App. U.S.C. 1295b
(b)(1)(B) provides that a nominee must be a resident, 46 App. U.S.C. 1295b
(b)(3)(A)(ii) allocates positions only for sons or daughters of residents.
2011—Subsec. (b)(3). Pub. L. 111–383, § 3503(1), inserted “the Northern Mariana Islands,” after “Guam,”.
Subsec. (b)(5), (6). Pub. L. 111–383, § 3503(2), redesignated par. (6) as (5) and struck out former par. (5) which read as follows: “The Governor of the Northern Mariana Islands may nominate residents of the Northern Mariana Islands.”