Public Law 119-73 (01/23/2026)

46 U.S.C. § 51305

Prohibited basis for appointment

Preference may not be given to an individual for appointment as a cadet at the United States Merchant Marine Academy because one or more members of the individual’s immediate family are alumni of the Academy.

Pub. L. 109–304, § 8(b)120 Stat. 1572(, , .)

Historical and Revision Notes

Revised

Section

Source (U.S. Code)

Source (Statutes at Large)

51305

46 App.:1295b(b) (3)(E).

June 29, 1936, ch. 858, title XIII, § 1303(b)(3)(E), as added Pub. L. 96–453, § 2, Oct. 15, 1980, 94 Stat. 1999.