Cadets at the Academy shall be appointed by the President alone. An appointment is conditional until the cadet is admitted.
(Added Pub. L. 97–60, title II, §203(a)(2)(A), Oct. 14, 1981, 95 Stat. 1006.)
Section 203(d) of Pub. L. 97–60 provided that: “The amendments made by this section [enacting this section and section 9341a of this title and amending sections 4342, 6953, 6954, and 9342 of this title] shall take effect with respect to nominations for appointment to the first class admitted to each Academy after the date of the enactment of this Act [Oct. 14, 1981].”