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legal/us/code/title-46/chapter-513/section-51324.md

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+type: "LegalText"
+title: "46 U.S.C. § 51324"
+description: "Unfilled vacancies"
+jurisdiction: "us"
+corpus: "united_states_code"
+kind: "code_section"
+title_number: 46
+title_name: "SHIPPING"
+chapter_number: "513"
+chapter_name: "UNITED STATES MERCHANT MARINE ACADEMY"
+section: "51324"
+citation: "46 U.S.C. § 51324"
+status: "current"
+release_point: "119-100"
+release_date: "2026-06-26"
+source: "official"
+source_url: "https://uscode.house.gov/download/releasepoints/us/pl/119/100/xml_usc46@119-100.zip"
+source_identifier: "/us/usc/t46/s51324"
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+retrieved_at: "2026-07-04"
+confidence: "official"
+tags: ["legal", "us-code"]
+---
+
+# 46 U.S.C. § 51324 - Unfilled vacancies
+
+## Text
+
+(a) In General.— In the event of an unfilled vacancy for any critical position at the United States Merchant Marine Academy, the Secretary of Transportation may appoint, without regard to the provisions of subchapter I of chapter 33 of title 5, other than sections 3303 and 3328 of that title, a qualified candidate for the purposes of filling up to 20 of such positions.
+
+(b) Critical Position Defined.— In this section, the term “critical position” means a position that contributes to the improvement of—
+
+(1) the culture or infrastructure of the Academy;
+
+(2) student health and well being;
+
+(3) Academy governance; or
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+(4) any other priority areas identified by the Council.
+
+(Added Pub. L. 117–81, div. C, title XXXV, § 3501(c)(1), Dec. 27, 2021, 135 Stat. 2238.)