Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 117.djvu/1483

 117 STAT. 1464

PUBLIC LAW 108–136—NOV. 24, 2003

(b) AUTHORITY TO ACCEPT ENROLLMENT.—(1) Chapter 103 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 2103 the following new section: ‘‘§ 2103a. Students not eligible for advanced training: commitment to military service ‘‘(a) AUTHORITY.—A member of the program who has completed successfully the first year of a four-year Senior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps course and who is not eligible for advanced training under section 2104 of this title and is not a cadet or midshipman appointed under section 2107 of this title may— ‘‘(1) contract with the Secretary of the military department concerned, or the Secretary’s designated representative, to serve for the period required by the program; and ‘‘(2) agree in writing to accept an appointment, if offered, as a commissioned officer in the Army, Navy, Air Force, or Marine Corps, as the case may be, and to serve in the armed forces for the period prescribed by the Secretary. ‘‘(b) ELIGIBILTY REQUIREMENTS.—A member of the program may enter into a contract and agreement under this section (and receive a subsistence allowance under section 209(c) of title 37) only if the person— ‘‘(1) is a citizen of the United States; ‘‘(2) enlists in an armed force under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of the military department concerned for the period prescribed by the Secretary; and ‘‘(3) executes a certificate of loyalty in such form as the Secretary of Defense prescribes or take a loyalty oath as prescribed by the Secretary. ‘‘(c) PARENTAL CONSENT FOR MINORS.—A member of the program who is a minor may enter into a contract under subsection (a)(1) only with the consent of the member’s parent or guardian. ‘‘(d) TERMINATION OF AUTHORITY.—No contract may be entered into under subsection (a)(1) after December 31, 2006.’’. (2) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 2103 the following new item: ‘‘2103a. Students not eligible for advanced training: commitment to military service.’’. 10 USC 2103a note.

(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by subsections (a) and (b) shall take effect on January 1, 2004. SEC. 524. APPOINTMENTS TO MILITARY SERVICE ACADEMIES FROM NOMINATIONS MADE BY DELEGATES FROM GUAM, VIRGIN ISLANDS, AND AMERICAN SAMOA.

(a) UNITED STATES MILITARY ACADEMY.—Section 4342(a) of title 10, United States Code, is amended— (1) in paragraphs (6) and (8), by striking ‘‘Two’’ and inserting ‘‘Three’’; and (2) in paragraph (9), by striking ‘‘One’’ and inserting ‘‘Two’’. (b) UNITED STATES NAVAL ACADEMY.—Section 6954(a) of such title is amended— (1) in paragraphs (6) and (8), by striking ‘‘Two’’ and inserting ‘‘Three’’; and (2) in paragraph (9), by striking ‘‘One’’ and inserting ‘‘Two’’. (c) UNITED STATES AIR FORCE ACADEMY.—Section 9342(a) of such title is amended—

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