[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2582 Introduced in House (IH)]







105th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2582

 To amend title 10 and title 14, United States Code, and the Merchant 
Marine Act, 1936, to increase the period of the service obligation for 
 graduates of the military service academies, the Coast Guard Academy, 
             and the United States Merchant Marine Academy.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 30, 1997

  Mr. Coble introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
  Committee on National Security, and in addition to the Committee on 
  Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently 
   determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
 provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend title 10 and title 14, United States Code, and the Merchant 
Marine Act, 1936, to increase the period of the service obligation for 
 graduates of the military service academies, the Coast Guard Academy, 
             and the United States Merchant Marine Academy.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Excellence in Military Service 
Act''.

SEC. 2. INCREASE IN SERVICE OBLIGATION FOR GRADUATES OF MILITARY AND 
              OTHER SERVICE ACADEMIES.

    (a) Military Academy.--Section 4348(a)(2)(B) of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended by striking out ``five years'' and inserting in 
lieu thereof ``eight years''.
    (b) Naval Academy.--Section 6959(a)(2)(B) of such title is amended 
by striking out ``five years'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``eight 
years''.
    (c) Air Force Academy.--Section 9348(a)(2)(B) of such title is 
amended by striking out ``five years'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
``eight years''.
    (d) Coast Guard Academy.--Section 182(b)(2)(B) of title 14, United 
States Code, is amended by striking out ``five years'' and inserting in 
lieu thereof ``eight years''.
    (e) Merchant Marine Academy.--Section 1303(e)(1) of the Merchant 
Marine Act, 1936 (46 App. U.S.C. 1295b(e)(1)) is amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (C) by striking out ``6 years'' and 
        inserting in lieu thereof ``eight years''; and
            (2) in subparagraph (D) by striking out ``5 years'' and 
        inserting in lieu thereof ``eight years''.
    (f) Applicability.--The amendments made by this section shall apply 
to persons who are first admitted to the United States Military 
Academy, the United States Naval Academy, the United States Air Force 
Academy, the United States Coast Guard Academy, and the United States 
Merchant Marine Academy after December 31, 1997.
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