An act to authorize the Secretary of Defense to provide civilian career employees of the Department of Defense who are residents of Guam, the Virgin Islands, or the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the same relative rotation rights as apply to other career employees, to authorize the Delegates in Congress from Guam and the Virgin Islands to have two appointments at a time, rather than one appointment, to each of the service academies, and to authorize the establishment of a National Guard in Guam.
PL 96-600 (H.R.7694), enacted 12/24/1980

PUBLIC LAW 96-600—DEC. 24, 1980 
94 STAT. 3493 
Public Law 96-600 
96th Congress 
An Act 
To authorize the Secretary of Defense to provide civilian career employees of the 
Department of Defense who are residents of Guam, the Virgin Islands, or the 
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico the same relative rotation rights as apply to other 
career employees, to authorize the Delegates in Congress from Guam and the 
Virgin Islands to have two appointments at a time, rather than one appointment, 
to each of the service academies, and to authorize the establishment of a National 
Guard of Guam. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of 
America in Congress assembled. That section 1586 of 
title 10, United States Code, relating to the rotation of civilian 
employees of the Department of Defense assigned to duty outside the 
United States, is amended by adding at the end thereof the following 
new subsection: 
"(h) The Secretary of Defense may, under such regulations as he 
may prescribe, make the provisions of subsections (a) through (g) 
applicable to civilian employees of the Department of Defense who 
are residents of Guam, the Virgin Islands, or the Commonwealth of 
Puerto Rico at the time of their employment by the Department of 
Defense in the same manner as if the references in such subsections 
to the United States (when used in a geographical sense) were 
references to Guam, the Virgin Islands, or the Commonwealth of 
Puerto Rico, as the case may be.". 
SEC. 2. (a) Section 4342(a) of title 10, United States Code, relating to 
the number of cadets at the United States Military Academy, is 
amended by striking out "One cadet" in clauses (6) and (9) and 
inserting in lieu thereof "Two cadets". 
(b) Section 6954(a) of such title, relating to the number of midship-
men at the United States Naval Academy, is amended by striking out 
"One" in clauses (6) and (9) and inserting in lieu thereof "Two". 
(c) Section 9342(a) of such title, relating to the number of cadets at 
the United States Air Force Academy, is amended by striking out 
"One cadet" in clauses (6) and (9) and inserting in lieu thereof "Two 
cadets". 
(d) The amendments made by this section shall be effective begin-
ning with the nominations for appointment to the service academies 
for academic years beginning more than one year after the date of 
enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 3. (a) Section 101(1) of title 32, United States Code, relating to 
the definition of the term "Territory", is amended by inserting 
"Guam and" before "the Virgin Islands". 
Dec. 24, 1980 
[H.R. 7694] 
Guam, Virgin 
Islands, 
Puerto Rico; 
DOD civilian 
employees, 
rotation rights. 
10 use 1586. 
10 use 4342. 
10 use 6954. 
10 use 9342. 
10 use 4342 
note. 
32 use 101. 
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37 use 101. 
(b) Clauses (7) and (9) of section 101 of title 37, United States Code, 
relating to the definitions of the terms "Army National Guard" and 
"Air National Guard", are each amended by inserting "Guam," after 
"Puerto Rico,". 
Approved December 24, 1980. 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY: 
HOUSE REPORT No. 96-1226, Pt. 1 (Comm. on Armed Services). 
SENATE REPORT No. 96-1053 (Comm. on Armed Services). 
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 126 (1980): 
Aug. 25, considered and passed House. 
Dec. 12, considered and passed Senate, amended. 
Dec. 13, House agreed to Senate amendments.