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title: "46 U.S.C. § 51305"
description: "Prohibited basis for appointment"
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title_number: 46
title_name: "SHIPPING"
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chapter_name: "UNITED STATES MERCHANT MARINE ACADEMY"
section: "51305"
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# 46 U.S.C. § 51305 - Prohibited basis for appointment
## Text
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 individuals immediate family are alumni of the Academy.
(Pub. L. 109304, § 8(b), Oct. 6, 2006, 120 Stat. 1572.)
## Notes
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. 96453, § 2, Oct. 15, 1980, 94 Stat. 1999.