Title 10, Armed ForcesRelease 119-110

§9442a Cadets: Nomination in Event of Death, Resignation, or Expulsion From Office of Member of Congress Otherwise Authorized to Nominate

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Last updated Sep 22, 2026|Official source

Summary

If a Senator who should pick academy candidates dies, resigns, or is expelled and their successor is sworn in after the nomination deadline, the other Senator from that state may submit the missed nominations instead. If a Representative is in the same situation, the two Senators from that state may make the Representative’s missed nominations, splitting them evenly and giving any extra one to the senior Senator. A nomination made this way does not permanently change who gets nomination slots in the future.

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Title 10, §9442a

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(a)Senators.—

In the event a Senator does not submit all nominations for cadets allocated to such Senator for an academic year in accordance with section 9442(a)(3) of this title, due to death, resignation from office, or expulsion from office, and the date of the swearing-in of the Senator’s successor as Senator occurs after the date of the deadline for submittal of nominations for cadets for the academic year, the nominations for cadets for such academic year, otherwise authorized to be made by the Senator pursuant to such section, may be made instead by the other Senator from the State of such Representative.

(b)Representatives.—

In the event a Representative does not submit all nominations for cadets allocated to such Representative for an academic year in accordance with section 9442(a)(4) of this title, due to death, resignation from office, or expulsion from office, and the date of the swearing-in of the Representative’s successor as Representative occurs after the date of the deadline for submittal of nominations for cadets for the academic year, the nominations for cadets for such academic year, otherwise authorized to be made by the Representative pursuant to such section, may be made instead by the Senators from the State of such Representative, with such nominations divided equally among such Senators and any remainder going to the senior Senator from the State.

(c)Rule of Construction.—

The nomination of a cadet by a Member of Congress pursuant to this section shall not be construed to permanently reallocate nominations under section 9442 of this title.

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10 U.S.C. § 9442a

Title 10, Armed Forces

Last Updated

Sep 22, 2026

Release point: 119-110