[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5195 Introduced in House (IH)]







107th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5195

 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

                             July 24, 2002

Mr. Coble (for himself and Mr. Wilson of South Carolina) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services, 
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 ``five years'' and inserting 
``eight years''.
    (b) Naval Academy.--Section 6959(a)(2)(B) of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended by striking ``five years'' and inserting 
``eight years''.
    (c) Air Force Academy.--Section 9348(a)(2)(B) of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended by striking ``five years'' and inserting 
``eight years''.
    (d) Coast Guard Academy.--Section 182(b)(2)(B) of title 14, United 
States Code, is amended by striking ``five years'' and inserting 
``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 the matter before subparagraph (A), by striking 
        ``after the date occurring 6 months after the effective date of 
        the Maritime Education and Training Act of 1980'';
            (2) in subparagraph (C), by striking ``6 years'' and 
        inserting ``eight years'';
            (3) in subparagraph (D), by striking ``6 years following 
        the date of graduation from the Academy of such individual'' 
        and inserting ``eight years immediately after such 
        appointment''; and
            (4) in subparagraph (E), by striking ``5 years'' and 
        inserting ``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, 2002.
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