[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 969 Introduced in House (IH)]
103d CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 969
To amend title 10, United States Code, to provide for appointments to
the military service academies by the Resident Representative to the
United States for the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
February 18, 1993
Mr. de Lugo (for himself, Mr. Miller of California, Mr. Underwood, Mr.
Faleomavaega, Mr. Gallegly, and Mr. Murphy) introduced the following
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services
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A BILL
To amend title 10, United States Code, to provide for appointments to
the military service academies by the Resident Representative to the
United States for the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. APPOINTMENTS TO MILITARY SERVICE ACADEMIES BY THE RESIDENT
REPRESENTATIVE TO THE UNITED STATES FOR THE COMMONWEALTH
OF THE NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS.
(a) United States Military Academy.--
(1) Appointment authority.--Subsection (a) of section 4342
of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking out the
sentence following the clauses of such subsection and inserting
in lieu thereof the following:
``(10) One cadet from the Commonwealth of the Northern
Mariana Islands, nominated by the Resident Representative to
the United States for the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana
Islands in consultation with the Governor of the Commonwealth
of the Northern Mariana Islands.
``Each person specified in clauses (3) through (10) who is entitled to
nominate a candidate for admission to the Academy may nominate a
principal candidate and nine alternates for each vacancy that is
available to the person under this subsection.''.
(2) Domicile of cadets.--Subsection (f) of such section is
amended to read as follows:
``(f) Each candidate for admission nominated under clauses (3)
through (10) of subsection (a) must be domiciled--
``(1) in the State, or in the congressional district, from
which the candidate is nominated; or
``(2) in the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, American
Samoa, Guam, the Virgin Islands, or the Commonwealth of the
Northern Mariana Islands, if the candidate is nominated from
one of those places.''.
(3) Conforming amendments.--(A) Subsection (d) of such
section is amended by striking out ``(9)'' and inserting in
lieu thereof ``(10)''.
(B) Section 4343 of such title is amended by striking out
``(8) of section 4342(a)'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``(10)
of section 4342(a)''.
(b) United States Naval Academy.--
(1) Appointment authority.--Section 6954(a) of title 10,
United States Code, is amended by striking out the sentence
following the clauses of such subsection and inserting in lieu
thereof the following:
``(10) One from the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana
Islands, nominated by the Resident Representative to the United
States for the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands in
consultation with the Governor of the Commonwealth of the
Northern Mariana Islands.
``Each person specified in clauses (3) through (10) who is entitled to
nominate a candidate for admission to the Academy may nominate a
principal candidate and nine alternates for each vacancy that is
available to the person under this subsection.''.
(2) Domicile of midshipmen.--Subsection (b) of section 6958
of such title is amended to read as follows:
``(b) Each candidate for admission nominated under clauses (3)
through (10) of subsection (a) of section 6954 of this title must be
domiciled--
``(1) in the State, or in the congressional district, from
which the candidate is nominated; or
``(2) in the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, American
Samoa, Guam, the Virgin Islands, or the Commonwealth of the
Northern Mariana Islands, if the candidate is nominated from
one of those places.''.
(4) Conforming amendment.--(A) Section 6954(d) of such
title is amended by striking out ``(9)'' and inserting in lieu
thereof ``(10)''.
(B) Section 6956(b) of such title is amended by striking
out ``(8) of section 6954(a)'' and inserting in lieu thereof
``(10) of section 6954(a)''.
(c) United States Air Force Academy.--
(1) Appointment authority.--Subsection (a) of section 9342
of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking out the
sentence following the clauses of such subsection and inserting
in lieu thereof the following:
``(10) One cadet from the Commonwealth of the Northern
Mariana Islands, nominated by the Resident Representative to
the United States for the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana
Islands in consultation with the Governor of the Commonwealth
of the Northern Mariana Islands.
``Each person specified in clauses (3) through (10) who is entitled to
nominate a candidate for admission to the Academy may nominate a
principal candidate and nine alternates for each vacancy that is
available to the person under this subsection.''.
(2) Domicile of cadets.--Subsection (f) of such section is
amended to read as follows:
``(f) Each candidate for admission nominated under clauses (3)
through (10) of subsection (a) must be domiciled--
``(1) in the State, or in the congressional district, from
which the candidate is nominated; or
``(2) in the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, American
Samoa, Guam, the Virgin Islands, or the Commonwealth of the
Northern Mariana Islands, if the candidate is nominated from
one of those places.''.
(3) Conforming amendments.--(A) Subsection (d) of such
section is amended by striking out ``(9)'' and inserting in
lieu thereof ``(10)''.
(B) Section 9343 of such title is amended by striking out
``(8) of section 9342(a)'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``(10)
of section 9342(a)''.
(d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall
apply with respect to the nomination of candidates for appointment to
the United States Military Academy, the United States Naval Academy,
and the United States Air Force Academy for classes entering one of
these military service academies after the date of the enactment of
this Act.
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