,i  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #cdaf  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,october #cj1        
#bjac,mr4 ,sam ,johnson of ,texas 7for  
himself and ,mr4 ,olson7 introduced the 
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,armed ,services1 and 
in addition to the ,committee on        
,oversight and ,government ,reform1 for 
a period to be subsequently determined  
by the ,speaker1 in each case for       
consideration of such provisions as fall
 within the jurisdiction of the         
committee concerned  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
amend titles #e1 #aj1 and #cb1 ,united  
,states ,code1 to require congressional 
approval before any change may be made  
to the oaths required for enlistment in 
the ,armed ,forces1 appointment to an   
office in the civil service or uniformed
 services1 or appointment as a cadet or 
midshipman at a military service        
academy1 and for other purposes4  #a4   
,congressional approval of changes to   
certain military and civil service oaths

  7a7 ,oath of office ,section #ccca of 
title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1 is     
amended by adding at the end the        
following new sentence3 ,the text of the
 oath required by this section may not  
be changed except by ,act of ,congress44
  7b7 ,enlistment oath  7#a7 ,in general
 ,section #ejb of title #aj1 ,united    
,states ,code1 is amended by adding at  
the end the following new subsection3   
7c7 ,text of oath ,the text of the oath 
required by this section may not be     
changed except by ,act of ,congress4  4 
7#b7 ,national guard ,section #cjd of   
title #cb1 ,united ,states ,code1 is    
amended by adding at the end the        
following new sentence3 ,the text of the
 oath required by this section may not  
be changed except by ,act of ,congress44
  7c7 ,military service academy oaths   
7#a7 ,united ,states ,military ,academy 
,section #dcdf7;d7 of title #aj1 ,united
 ,states ,code1 is amended by adding at 
the end the following new sentence3 ,the
 text of the oath required by this      

subsection1 and the text of any honor   
oath required of a cadet1 may not be    
changed except by ,act of ,congress44   
7#b7 ,united ,states ,naval ,academy    
,section #fieh7;d7 of such title is     
amended by adding at the end the        
following new sentence3 ,on and after   
,january #a1 #bjad1 the ,secretary may  
not change the text of the oath required
 by this subsection1 and the text of any
 honor oath required of a midshipman1   
without specific authorization in an    
,act of ,congress44  7#c7 ,united       
,states ,air ,force ,academy ,section   
#icdf7;d7 of such title is amended by   
adding at the end the following new     
sentence3 ,on and after ,january #a1    
#bjad1 the ,secretary may not change the
 text of the oath required by this      
subsection1 and the text of any honor   
oath required of a cadet1 without       
specific authorization in an ,act of    
,congress44