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PUBLIC LAW 94-468—OCT. 11, 1976

Public Law 94-468 94th Congress An Act Oct. 11, 1976 [H.R. 11407] Coast Guard Academy. Foreign nationals, admission.

14 USC 182.

To amend title 14, United States Code, to authorize the admission of additional foreign nationals to the Coast Guard Academy.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That section 195 of title 14. United States Code, is amended to read as follows: "§ 195.

Admission of foreign nationals restrictions; conditions

for

instruction;

"(a) A foreign national may not receive instruction at the Academy except as authorized by this section. "(b) The President may designate not more than 36 foreign nationals whom the Secretary may permit to receive instruction at the Academy. "(c) A person receiving instruction under this section is entitled to the same pay and allowances, to be paid from the same appropriations, as a cadet appointed pursuant to section 182 of this title. A person may receive instruction under this section only if his country agrees in advance to reimburse the United States, at a rate determined by the Secretary, for the cost of providing such instruction, including pay and allowances, unless a waiver therefrom has been granted to that country by the Secretary. Funds received by the Secretary for this purpose shall be credited to the appropriations bearing the cost thereof, and may be apportioned between fiscal years. "(d) A person receiving instruction under this section is— "(1) not entitled to any appointment in the Coast Guard by reason of his graduation from the Academy; and "(2) subject to those regulations applicable to the Academy governing admission, attendance, discipline, resignation, discharge, dismissal, and graduation, except as may otherwise be prescribed by the Secretary.". Approved October 11, 1976.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY: HOUSE REPORT No. 94-1110 (Comm. on Merchant Marine and Fisheries). SENATE REPORT No. 94-1187 (Comm. on Commerce). CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 122 (1976): May 18, considered and passed House. Sept. 7, considered and passed Senate, amended. Sept. 27, House concurred in Senate amendment.

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