§51303 — Title 46 Shipping | U.S. Code

Summary

Each year the Secretary of Transportation may appoint up to 50 people as cadets at the United States Merchant Marine Academy without their having to compete. The Secretary picks those with special qualities he or she thinks will help the Academy and must try to keep a national demographic balance. Each year the Secretary may also appoint up to 40 cadets who were sponsored by the Academy to attend preparatory school the year before and who met the Academy’s sponsorship conditions.

Title 46, §51303

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(a)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.

(b)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.

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Historical and Revision Notes

Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 5130346 App.:1295b(b) (3)(D).June 29, 1936, ch. 858, title XIII, § 1303(b)(3)(D), as added Pub. L. 96–453, § 2, Oct. 15, 1980, 94 Stat. 1999.

Editorial Notes

Amendments

2019—Pub. L. 116–92 designated existing provisions as subsec. (a), inserted heading, and added subsec. (b). 2016—Pub. L. 114–328 substituted “50” for “40”.

§51303 Non-competitive Appointments