46 U.S.C. § 51303 — Non-competitive appointments
submitted 20 years ago by Pub. L. 109-304 to r/title-46-SHIPPING · 125 words · no verdicts yet
The Secretary may appoint up to 50 qualified people each year without competition for qualities especially valuable to the Academy and up to 40 sponsored preparatory-school candidates who satisfy sponsorship conditions.
(a) Each year the Secretary may appoint up to 50 qualified people as cadets without competition when they have qualities the Secretary considers especially valuable to the Academy*. The Secretary must try to achieve national demographic balance. (b) The Secretary may also appoint up to 40 qualified people sponsored by the Academy to attend preparatory school in the preceding academic year who successfully meet the Academy’s sponsorship terms and conditions.
The Secretary of Transportation may appoint each year without competition as cadets at the United States Merchant Marine Academy* not more than 50 qualified individuals with qualities the Secretary considers to be of special value to the Academy. In making these appointments, the Secretary shall try to achieve a national demographic balance at the Academy.
The Secretary of Transportation may appoint each year as cadets at the United States Merchant Marine Academy not more than 40 qualified individuals sponsored by the Academy to attend preparatory school during the academic year prior to entrance in the Academy, and who have successfully met the terms and conditions of sponsorship set by the Academy.
Source credit: (Pub. L. 109–304, § 8(b), Oct. 6, 2006, 120 Stat. 1572; Pub. L. 114–328, div. C, title XXXV, § 3516(a), Dec. 23, 2016, 130 Stat. 2789; Pub. L. 116–92, div. C, title XXXV, § 3504, Dec. 20, 2019, 133 Stat. 1970.)
- 2006Enacted · Pub. L. 109-304 · 120 Stat. 1572
- 2016Amended · Pub. L. 114-328 · 130 Stat. 2789
- 2019Amended · Pub. L. 116-92 · 133 Stat. 1970
A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by Pub. L. 109-304 on 2006-10-06.
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