46 USC § 51305 - Prohibited basis for appointment

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title: "46 USC § 51305 - Prohibited basis for appointment"
title_number: 46
title_name: "SHIPPING"
section_number: "51305"
section_name: "Prohibited basis for appointment"
chapter_number: 513
chapter_name: "UNITED STATES MERCHANT MARINE ACADEMY"
part_number: "B"
part_name: "Merchant Marine Service"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-03-26"
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source_credit: "(Pub. L. 109–304, § 8(b), Oct. 6, 2006, 120 Stat. 1572.)"
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# § 51305. Prohibited basis for appointment

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.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 109–304, § 8(b), Oct. 6, 2006, 120 Stat. 1572.)

| RevisedSection | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 51305 | 46 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. |