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§51511 Midshipman Status in the Navy Reserve
Title 46 › Subtitle V — Merchant Marine › Part B — Merchant Marine Service › CHAPTER 515 — STATE MARITIME ACADEMY SUPPORT PROGRAM › § 51511
Summary
Navy Secretary can name maritime academy students midshipmen in the Reserve, including the Merchant Marine Reserve.
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Title 46, §51511
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A citizen of the United States attending a State maritime academy may be appointed by the Secretary of the Navy as a midshipman in the Navy Reserve (including the Merchant Marine Reserve, Navy Reserve).
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Historical and Revision Notes
Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 5151146 App.:1295c(h).June 29, 1936, ch. 858, title XIII, § 1304(h), as added Pub. L. 96–453, § 2, Oct. 15, 1980, 94 Stat. 2006.
Editorial Notes
Amendments
2008—Pub. L. 110–181, § 3523(b), repealed Pub. L. 109–163, § 515(g)(2). See 2006 Amendment note below. Pub. L. 110–181, § 3523(a)(1), incorporated the substance of the amendment by Pub. L. 109–163, § 515(g)(2), into this section by substituting “Navy Reserve” for “Naval Reserve” wherever appearing in section catchline and text. See 2006 Amendment note below and section 18(a) of Pub. L. 109–304, set out as a Legislative Purpose and
Construction
note preceding section 101 of this title. 2006—Pub. L. 109–163, § 515(g)(2), which directed the amendment of section 1295c of the former Appendix to this title from which this section was derived, was repealed by Pub. L. 110–181, § 3523(b). See 2008 Amendment notes and
Historical and Revision Notes
above.
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Citation
46 U.S.C. § 51511
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Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
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