[Congressional Bills 104th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1689 Introduced in House (IH)]







104th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1689

 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

                              May 23, 1995

  Mr. Underwood (for himself, Mr. Gallegly, Mr. Faleomavaega, and Mr. 
   Frazer) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                     Committee on National Security

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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.
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.
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.''.
            (3) 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.
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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