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46 U.S.C. § 51305

U.S. CodeFederalPositive Law
Prohibited basis for appointment
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Title
46 — Shipping
Chapter
STV/PTB/CH513
Release
119-84
Release Date
2026-04-17

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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), Oct. 6, 2006, 120 Stat. 1572.) Historical and Revision Notes RevisedSectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 5130546 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.

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