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PUBLIC LAW 88-276-MAR. 3, 1964

"(5) Five cadets from the District of Columbia, nominated by the Commissioners of that District. "(6) Five cadets from each Territory, nominated by the Delegate in Congress from the Territory. "(7) Six cadets from Puerto Rico, five of whom are nominated by the Resident Commissioner from Puerto Rico and one who is a native of Puerto Rico nominated by the Governor of Puerto Rico. "(8) One cadet nominated by the Governor of the Panama Canal from the sons of civilians residing in the Canal Zone or the sons of civilian personnel of the United States Government, or the Panama Canal Company, residing in the Republic of Panama. "(9) One cadet from American Samoa, Guam, or the Virgin Islands nominated by the Secretary of the Army upon recommendations of their respective Governors. Each Senator, Representative, and Delegate in Congress, including the Resident Commissioner from Puerto Rico, is entitled to nominate a principal candidate and five alternates for each vacancy that is available to him under this section. " (b) I n addition, there may be appointed each year at the Academy cadets as follows: "(1) 75 selected by the President from the sous of members of regular components of the armed forces. ' (2) 85 nominated by the Secretary of the Army from enlisted members of the Regular Army. "(3) 85 nominated by the Secretary of (he Army from enlisted members of the Army Reserve. "(4):^) noiuinaled by the Secretary of the Army, under regulations prescribed by him, from the honor graduates of schools designated as honor schools by the Department of the Army, the Department of the Xavy, or the Department of the Air Force, and from members of the Reserve Officers* Training Corps. "(5) 150 selected by the Secretary of the Army in order of merit (prescribed pursuant to section 4343 of this title) from qualified alternates nominated by persons named in clauses (3) and (4) of subsection (a). '•(c) The President may also appoint as cadets at the Academy sons of persons who have been awarded the Medal of Honor for acts performed while in the armed forces. " (d) All cadets are appointed by the President. An apjK)intment is cx)nditional until the cadet is admitted. "(e) If the annual quota of cadets under subsection (b)(1), (2), (3) is not filled, the Secretary may fill the vacancies by nominating fixr appointment other candidates from any of these sources who were found best qualified on examination for admission and not otherwise nominated. " (f) Each candidate for admission nominated under clauses (3)(7) and (9) of subsection (a) must be domiciled in the State or Territory, or in the congi'essional district, from which he is nominated, c)r in the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam, or the Virgin Islands, if nominated from one of those places. " (g) The Secretary of the Army may limit the number of cadets authorized to be appointed under this section to the number that can be adequatelv accommodated at the Academy, as detemiined by the Secretary after consulting with the (Committees on Anned Services of the Senate and House of Representatives, subject to the following: "(1) Cadets chargeable to each nominating authority named in subsection (a)(3) or (4) may not be limited to less than four.

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Sons of Medal of Honor winners.

Unfilled quotas.

Conditions.

Secretary of Army. Authority.

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