[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1000 Introduced in House (IH)]

112th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1000

   To amend title 10, United States Code, to increase the number of 
 persons appointed to the military service academies from Puerto Rico 
  from nominations made by the Resident Commissioner from Puerto Rico.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 10, 2011

Mr. Pierluisi (for himself, Mr. Young of Alaska, Mr. Burton of Indiana, 
  Mr. Towns, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Serrano, Ms. Jackson Lee of Texas, 
Mrs. Christensen, Mr. Crowley, Mr. Baca, Ms. Bordallo, Mr. Diaz-Balart, 
  Mr. Grijalva, Ms. Wasserman Schultz, Mr. Sablan, Mr. Grimm, and Mr. 
   Rivera) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                      Committee on Armed Services

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                                 A BILL


 
   To amend title 10, United States Code, to increase the number of 
 persons appointed to the military service academies from Puerto Rico 
  from nominations made by the Resident Commissioner from Puerto Rico.

    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 FROM NOMINATIONS 
              MADE BY THE RESIDENT COMMISSIONER FROM PUERTO RICO.

    (a) United States Military Academy.--Paragraph (7) of section 
4342(a) of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by striking ``Six'' and inserting ``Sixteen''; and
            (2) by striking ``five'' and inserting ``fifteen''.
    (b) United States Naval Academy.--Paragraph (7) of section 6954(a) 
of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by striking ``Six'' and inserting ``Sixteen''; and
            (2) by striking ``five'' and inserting ``fifteen''.
    (c) United States Air Force Academy.--Paragraph (7) of section 
9342(a) of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by striking ``Six'' and inserting ``Sixteen''; and
            (2) by striking ``five'' and inserting ``fifteen''.
    (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 these 
military service academies after the date of the enactment of this Act.
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