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Information to Congress.

Alternates. Appointment.

70A Stat. 429.

Congre s sional appointments.

Secretary of Navy. Authority.

PUBLIC LAW 88-276-lVIAR. 3, 1964

[78 STAT.

"(2) If the Secretary limits the iiuiiil)er of appoijitiiients inider subsection (a)(8) or (4), appointments iiii(ler subsection (h) (l) - (4) are limited as follows: " (C) 27 appointments under subsection (b)(8); and "'(D) 18 appointments under subsection (b)(4). "(3) If the Se<'retary limits the luimber of appointments under siibsection (b)(r)). appointuients under subsectiojj (b)(2) - (4)
 * '(A) 27 appoiutmejits under subsection (b)(1);
 * '(B) 27 appointuiems under sulxsection (b)C2):
 * i re 1 imited as fol 1 >vvs:

< " (A) 27 appointuients ujidersuhsectioji (b)(2); ' ' (B) 27 apix>intments under subsection (b)(8); and ''(C) 18 appoiutnients mider subsection (b)(4). "(4) The limitations provided for in this sul)section do not atfect the operation of sul)section (e). " (h) Effective beginuiujr with nominaticms for appointment to the Academy in the ••alentlaj- year 11)4, the Secretary of the Army shall furnish to any.Member of Congress, upon the written reelow the authorized numliei-, the Secretary of the .\rmy may Hll the vacancies by nominatin<r additional cadets from qualified candidates desijrnated as alterimtes and from «)ther 4ualiHed can<lidates who compete<l for nomination an«I are reconnneuded and found qiuilitied by the Academic Board. At least three-fouilhs of those nominated muler this section shall be selected from qualified alternates nominated by the persons named in clauses (2) - (8) of section 4342(a) or this title, and the remainder from qualified candidates holding competitive nominations under any other provision of law. An appointment under this section is an additional appointment and is not in place of an appointment otherwise authorized by law." SEC. 2. Section 6954 of title 10, United States Code, is amended as follows: (1) Subsection (a) is amended by inserting at the end thereof the following flush sentence: '•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." (2) Subsection (b) is amended by striking out "160*' in clauses (2) and (3) and inserting "85" in place thereof, and by inserting the following new clause after clause (4): " (5) 150 selected by the Secretary of the Navy in order of merit (prescribed pursuant to section 6956 of this title) from qualified alternates nominated by persons named in clauses (3) and (4) of subsection (a). " (3) The following new subsections are added at the end: " (d) The Secretary of the Navy may limit the number of midshipmen appointed under subsection (b)(5). When he does so, if the total number of midshipmen, upon admission of a new class at the

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