46 USC § 51511 - Midshipman status in the Navy Reserve

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title: "46 USC § 51511 - Midshipman status in the Navy Reserve"
title_number: 46
title_name: "SHIPPING"
section_number: "51511"
section_name: "Midshipman status in the Navy Reserve"
chapter_number: 515
chapter_name: "STATE MARITIME ACADEMY SUPPORT PROGRAM"
part_number: "B"
part_name: "Merchant Marine Service"
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last_updated: "2026-03-26"
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source_credit: "(Pub. L. 109–304, § 8(b), Oct. 6, 2006, 120 Stat. 1582; Pub. L. 109–163, div. A, title V, § 515(g)(2), Jan. 6, 2006, 119 Stat. 3236; Pub. L. 110–181, div. C, title XXXV, § 3523(a)(1), (b), Jan. 28, 2008, 122 Stat. 598, 600.)"
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# § 51511. Midshipman status in the Navy Reserve

A citizen of the United States attending a State maritime academy may be appointed by the Secretary of the Navy as a midshipman in the Navy Reserve (including the Merchant Marine Reserve, Navy Reserve).

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 109–304, § 8(b), Oct. 6, 2006, 120 Stat. 1582; Pub. L. 109–163, div. A, title V, § 515(g)(2), Jan. 6, 2006, 119 Stat. 3236; Pub. L. 110–181, div. C, title XXXV, § 3523(a)(1), (b), Jan. 28, 2008, 122 Stat. 598, 600.)

| RevisedSection | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 51511 | 46 App.:1295c(h). | June 29, 1936, ch. 858, title XIII, § 1304(h), as added Pub. L. 96–453, § 2, Oct. 15, 1980, 94 Stat. 2006. |

## Editorial Notes

### Amendments

2008—, repealed . See 2006 Amendment note below.

, incorporated the substance of the amendment by , into this section by substituting “Navy Reserve” for “Naval Reserve” wherever appearing in section catchline and text. See 2006 Amendment note below and , set out as a Legislative Purpose and Construction note preceding .

2006—, which directed the amendment of section 1295c of the former Appendix to this title from which this section was derived, was repealed by . See 2008 Amendment notes and Historical and Revision notes above.