,i  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #aeaf  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,april #aa1 #bjac ,mr4
 ,?ompson ( ,mississippi 7= himself1    
,mr4 ,cumm+s1 ,mr4 ,duncan ( ,t5nessee1 
,ms4 ,bordallo1 ,ms4 ,br[n ( ,florida1  
,ms4 ,cl>ke1 ,mr4 ,pi]luisi1 ,mr4       
,mi*aud1 ,ms4 ,mc,collum1 ,ms4 ,hahn1   
,mr4 ,sablan1 ,mr4 ,k+/on1 & ,mr4       
,ellison7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0
 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on              
,transportation & ,infra/ructure  ,a    
,,bill  ,to am5d title #ad1 ,unit$      
,/ates ,code1 to modify ! process =     
congressional nom9ation ( individuals = 
appo9tm5t z cadets at ! ,coa/ ,gu>d     
,academy1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort  
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,coa/   
,gu>d ,academy ,opportunity ,act4  #b4  
,academy nom9ations  7a7 ,appo9tm5t     
,subsection 7a7 ( section #ahb ( title  
#ad1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$ to   
read z foll[s3  7a7 ,nom9ations  7#a7   
,congressional nom9ations  7,a7         
,appo9tm5t requirem5t ,half ( ea* incom+

 class ( ! ,academy %all be compos$ (   
cadets nom9at$ by ! foll[+3  7i7 ,!     
,vice ,presid5t or1 if !re is no ,vice  
,presid5t1 by ! ,presid5t pro tempore ( 
! ,s5ate4  7ii7 ,a ,s5ator4  7iii7 ,a   
,memb] ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives4     
7iv7 ,! ,delegate to ,congress f !      
,di/rict ( ,columbia1 ! ,delegate to    
,congress f ! ,virg9 ,isl&s1 ! ,resid5t 
,commission] f ,pu]to ,rico1 ! ,delegate
 to ,congress f ,guam1 ! ,delegate to   
,congress f ,am]ican ,samoa1 or !       
,delegate to ,congress f ! ,commonweal? 
( ! ,nor!rn ,m>iana ,isl&s4  7,b7       
,nom9ees ,ea* ,s5ator1 ,memb] ( ! ,h\se 
( ,repres5tatives1 & ,delegate to       
,congress1 includ+ su* ,resid5t         
,commission]1 is entitl$ to nom9ate #c  
p]sons ea* ye>4 ,cadets :o d n graduate 
on "t %all n c\nt aga9/ ! allocations   
pursuant to clauses 7i7 ?r\gh 7iv7 (    
subp>agraph 7,a74  7#b7 ,qualification  
requirem5ts ,an individual %all be      
qualifi$ = nom9ation1 selection1 &      
appo9tm5t z a cadet at ! ,academy only  

if ! individual--  7,a7 is a citiz5 or  
national ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates2 &  7,b7     
meets su* m9imum requirem5ts t !        
,secret>y may e/abli%4  7#c7 ,nom9ation 
in=mation ,! ,sup]9t5d5t %all furni% to 
any ,memb] ( ,congress1 ^u ! writt5     
reque/ ( su* ,memb]1 ! "n ( ! ,memb] (  
,congress or o!r nom9at+ au?ority       
responsible = ! nom9ation ( any nam$ or 
id5tifi$ p]son = appo9tm5t to !         
,academy4  4  7b7 ,application ,!       
am5dm5t made by subsection 7a7--  7#a7  
%all apply beg9n+ ) academic program ye>
 #bjae1 subject to subsection 7c71 & )  
respect to ea* academic program ye>     
!reaft]2 &  7#b7 %all n affect !        
application ( section #ahb ( title #ad1 
,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 z 9 effect be=e !  
enactm5t ( ?is section1 ) respect to    
appo9tm5t ( cadets :o w matriculate to !
 ,coa/ ,gu>d ,academy be=e su* academic 
program ye>4  7c7 ,transition  7#a7     
,nom9ations ,not)/&+ ! am5dm5t made by  
subsection 7a71 ) respect to ! nom9ation
 ( individuals pursuant to section #ahb 

( title #ad1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 z     
am5d$ by su* subsection1 :o w           
matriculate to ! ,coa/ ,gu>d ,academy 9 
academic program ye> #bjae1 n less ?an  
#be p]c5t ( ! class %all be f nom9ations
 made pursuant to clauses 7i7 ?r\gh 7iv7
 ( subsection 7a77#a77;,a7 ( su* section
 #ahb 7z am5d$ by subsection 7a7 ( ?is  
section74  7#b7 ,additional action ,!   
,secret>y 7z t t]m is us$ 9 t section7  
may take any additional action !        
,secret>y believes necess>y & prop] to  
provide = ! transition to ! nom9ation1  
selection1 & appo9tm5t process provid$  
"u ?is section4