committee on December 10, 1963 (Rept. 763), and passed the Senate on December 12, 1963.27 It was referred to the House Administration Committee on December 13, 1963, was reported from that committee on December 21, 1963 (Rept. 1090), and passed the House on December 21, 1963.28 It was approved on December 30, 1963, and became Public Law 88-246. 2. Summary of the Act The act authorizes and directs the Librarian of Congress to prepare compilations of pertinent excerpts, bibliographic references, and other appropriate materials relating to annual national high school and college debate topics, and provide for the printing of such material as congressional documents. 3. Text of the Act Following is the text of Public Law 88-246: PUBLIC LAW 88-246, 88TH CONGRESS, S. 2311, DECEMBER 30, 1963 AN ACT To provide for the preparation and printing of compilations of materials relating to annual national high school and college debate topics. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Librarian of the Congress is authorized and directed to prepare compilations of pertinent excerpts, bibliographical references, and other appropriate materials relating to (1) the subject selected annually by the National University Extension Association as the national high school debate topic and (2) the subject selected annually by the American Speech Association as the national college debate topic. In preparing such compilations the Librarian shall include materials which in his judgment are representative of, and give equal emphasis to, the opposing points of view on the respective topics. SEC. 2. The compilations on the high school debate topics shall be printed as Senate documents and the compilations on the college debate topics shall be printed as House documents, the cost of which shall be charged to the congressional allotment for printing and binding. Additional copies of such documents may be printed in such quantities and distributed in such manner as the Joint Committee on Printing directs. K. APPOINTMENTS TO THE U.S. MILITARY, NAVAL, AND AIR FORCE ACADEMIES (Public Law 88-276, approved Mar. 3, 1964) 1. Legislative History H.R. 7356, changing provisions for the nomination and selection of candidates for appointment to the Military, Naval, and Air Force Academies, was introduced by Representative F. Edward Hébert, of Louisiana, on July 1, 1963, and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. After study of H.R. 7356 by Subcommittee No. 3, of the Committee on Armed Services, full committee consideration of this and other bills was given by that committee on July 9, 1963. The record of the hearing comprises 10 printed pages.29 27 Ibid., Dec. 12, 1963, p. 23167. 28 Ibid., Dec. 21, 1963, p. 24232. House Committee on Armed Services, full committee consideration of H.R. 3000 and H.R. 7356 (et cetera), July 9, 1963, pp. 5585-5595. The bill was reported from the Committee on Armed Services on July 10, 1963 (Rept. 538). It was debated and passed by the House on July 23, 1963.30 It was referred to the Senate Committee on Armed Services on July 24, 1963. Hearings on H.R. 7356 were held by the Senate Committee on Armed Services on December 5, 1963. The record of the hearings was printed in a volume of 45 pages. The bill was reported in the Senate on February 6, 1964 (Rept. 869). It passed the Senate, amended, on February 7, 1964.31 The House agreed to the Senate amendments on February 17, 1964. The act was approved by the President on March 3, 1964, and became Public Law 88-276. 2. Principal Provisions of the Act The act amends title 10, United States Code, relating to the nomination and selection of candidates for appointment to the Military, Naval, and Air Force Academies. It increases the cadet strength of the Military and Air Force Academies from 2, 529 to 4,417, the previously authorized strength of the Naval Academy. It raises the quota of appointments for the Military and Air Force Academies from 4 to 5 for each Senator and Representative in Congress, and changes the Presidential appointment quota from 89 in 4 years to 75 each year. The act establishes for all 3 Academies a new category of 150 appointments annually to be made solely from alternates nominated by Members of Congress. Withing specified limitations, the Secretaries of the Army and Air Force are given authority to limit the appointments to the number that can be adequately accommodated. 3. Text of the Act Following is the text of Public Law 88-276: PUBLIC LAW 88-276, 88тH CONGRESS, H.R. 7356, MARCH 3, 1964 AN ACT To amend title 10, United States Code, relating to the nomination and selection of candidates for appointment to the Military, Naval, and Air Force Academies. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of Tmerica in Congress assembled, That chapter 403 of title 10, United States Code, is amended as follows: (1) Section 4342 is amended to read as follows: "§ 4342. Cadets: appointment; numbers, territorial distribution "(a) The authorized strength of the Corps of Cadets of the Academy is as follows: "(1) 40 cadets selected in order of merit as established by competitive examinations from the sons of members of the armed forces who were killed in action or died of wounds or injuries received or diseases contracted in, or preexisting injury or disease aggravated by, active service— "(A) during World War I or World War II as defined by laws providing service-connected compensation or pension benefits for veterans of those wars and their dependents; or Congressional Record (daily edition), July 23, 1963, p. 12428. "(B) after June 26, 1950, and before February 1, 1955. The determination of the Veterans' Administration as to service connection of the cause of death is binding upon the Secretary of the Army. "(2) Five cadets nominated at large by the Vice President. "(3) Ten cadets from each State, five of whom are nominated by each Senator from that State. "(4) Five cadets from each congressional district, nominated by the Representative from the district. "(5) Five cadets from the District of Columbia, nominated by the Commissioners of that District. "(6) Five cadets from each Territory, nominated by the Delegate in Congress from the Territory. "(7) Six cadets from Puerto Rico, five of whom are nominated by the Resident Commissioner from Puerto Rico and one who is a native of Puerto Rico nominated by the Governor of Puerto Rico. "(8) One cadet nominated by the Governor of Panama Canal from the sons of civilians residing in the Canal Zone or the sons of civilian personnel of the United States Government, or the Panama Canal Company, residing in the Republic of Panama. "(9) One cadet from American Samoa, Guam, or the Virgin Islands nominated by the Secretary of the Army upon recommendations of their respective Governors. Each Senator, Representative, and Delegate in Congress, including the Resident Commissioner from Puerto Rico, is entitled to nominate a principal candidate and five alternates for each vacancy that is available to him under this section. "(b) In addition, there may be appointed each year at the Academy cadets as follows: "(1) 75 selected by the President from the sons of members of regular components of the armed forces. "(2) 85 nominated by the Secretary of the Army from enlisted members of the Regular Army. "(3) 85 nominated by the Secretary of the Army from enlisted members of the Army Reserve. "(4) 20 nominated by the Secretary of the Army, under regulations prescribed by him, from the honor graduates of schools designated as honor schools by the Department of the Army, the Department of the Navy, or the Department of the Air Force, and from members of the Reserve Officers' Training Corps. "(5) 150 selected by the Secretary of the Army in order of merit (prescribed pursuant to section 4343 of this title) from qualified alternates nominated by persons named in clauses (3) and (4) of subsection (a). "(c) The President may also appoint as cadets at the Academy sons of persons who have been awarded the Medal of Honor for acts performed while in the armed forces. "(d) All cadets are appointed by the President. An appointment is conditional until the cadet is admitted. "(e) If the annual quota of cadets under subsection (b) (1), (2), (3) is not filled, the Secretary may fill the vacancies by nominating for appointment other candidates from any of these sources who were found best qualified on examination for admission and not otherwise nominated. “(f) Each candidate for admission nominated under clauses (3)–(7) and (9) of subsection (a) must be domiciled in the State or Territory, or in the congressional district, from which he is nominated, or in the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam, or the Virgin Islands, if nominated from one of those places. "(g) The Secretary of the Army may limit the number of cadets authorized to be appointed under this section to the number that can be adequately accommodated at the Academy, as determined by the Secretary after consulting with the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives, subject to the following: "(1) Cadets chargeable to each nominating authority named in subsection (a) (3) or (4) may not be limited to less than four. "(2) If the Secretary limits the number of appointments under subsection (a) (3) or (4), appointments under subsections (b) (1)−(4) are limited as follows: "(A) 27 appointments under subsection (b)(1); "(B) 27 appointments under subsection (b) (2) ; "(C) 27 appointments under subsection (b) (3) ; and "(D) 13 appointments under subsection (b) (4). (3) If the Secretary limits the number of appointments under subsection (b) (5), appointments under subsection (b) (2)-(4) are limited as follows: "(A) 27 appointments under subsection (b) (2); "(B) 27 appointments under subsection (b) (3) ; and "(4) The limitations provided for in this subsection do not affect the operation of subsection (e). "(h) Effective beginning with nominations for appointment to the Academy in the calendar year 1964, the Secretary of the Army shall furnish to any Member of Congress, upon the written request of such Member, the name of the Congressman or other nominating authority responsible for the nomination of any named or identified person for appointment to the Academy." (2) The text of section 4343 is amended to read as follows: "If it is determined that, upon the admission of a new class to the Academy, the number of cadets at the Academy will be below the authorized number, the Secretary of the Army may fill the vacancies by nominating additional cadets from qualified candidates designated as alternates and from other qualified candidates who competed for nomination and are recommended and found qualified by the Academic Board. At least three-fourths of those nominated under this section shall be selected from qualified alternates nominated by the persons named in clauses (2)-(8) of section 4342 (a) of this title, and the remainder from qualified candidates holding competitive nominations under any other provision of law. An appointment under this section is an additional appointment and is not in place of an appointment otherwise authorized by law." SEC. 2. Section 6954 of title 10, United States Code, is amended as follows: (1) Subsection (a) is amended by inserting at the end thereof the following flush sentence: "Each Senator, Representative, and Delegate in Congress, including the Resident Commissioner from Puerto Rico, is entitled to nominate a principal candidate and five alternates for each vacancy that is available to him under this section." (2) Subsection (b) is amended by striking out “160” in clauses (2) and (3) and inserting "85" in place thereof, and by inserting the following new clause after clause (4): "(5) 150 selected by the Secretary of the Navy in order of merit (prescribed pursuant to section 6956 of this title) from qualified alternates nominated by persons named in clauses (3) and (4) of subsection (a).” (3) The following new subsections are added at the end: "(d) The Secretary of the Navy may limit the number of midshipmen appointed under subsection (b)(5). When he does so, if the total number of midshipmen, upon admission of a new class at the Academy, will be more than 3,737, no appointments may be made under subsection (b) (2) or (3) of this section or section 6956 of this title. "(e) Effective beginning with the nominations for appointment to the Academy in the calendar year 1964, the Secretary of the Navy shall furnish to any Member of Congress, upon the written request of such Member, the name of the Congressman or other nominating authority responsible for the nomination of any named or identified person for appointment to the Academy." SEC. 3. Section 6956 of title 10, United States Code, is amended (1) By striking out "one or more alternates" in subsection (a) and inserting in place thereof "five alternates". (2) By striking out "two-thirds" in the second sentence of subsection (e) and inserting in place thereof "three-fourths". SEC. 4. Chapter 903 of title 10, United States Code, is amended as follows: (1) Section 9342 is amended to read as follows: 9342. Cadets: appointment; numbers, territorial distribution “(a) The authorized strength of Air Force Cadets of the Academy is as follows: "(1) 40 cadets selected in order of merit as established by competitive examination from the sons of members of the armed forces who were killed in action or died of wounds or injuries received or diseases contracted in, or preexisting injury or disease aggravated by, active service "(A) during World War I or World War II as defined by laws providing service-connected compensation or pension benefits for veterans of those wars and their dependents; or "(B) after June 26, 1950, and before February 1, 1955. The determination of the Veterans' Administration as to service connection of the cause of death is binding upon the Secretary of the Air Force. "(2) Five cadets nominated at large by the Vice President. "(3) Ten cadets from each State, five of whom are nominated by each Senator from that State. "(4) Five cadets from each congressional district, nominated by the Representative from the district. "(5) Five cadets from the District of Columbia, nominated by the Commissioners of that District. "(6) Five cadets from each Territory, nominated by the Delegate in Congress from that Territory. "(7) Six cadets from Puerto Rico, five of whom are nominated by the Resident Commissioner from Puerto Rico and one who is a native of Puerto Rico nominated by the Governor of Puerto Rico. "(8) One cadet nominated by the Governor of the Panama Canal from the sons of civilians residing in the Canal Zone or the sons of civilian personnel of the United States Government, or the Panama Canal Company, residing in the Republic of Panama. "(9) One cadet from American Samoa, Guam, or the Virgin Islands nominated by the Secretary of the Air Force upon recommendations of their respective Governors. Each Senator, Representative, and Delegate in Congress, including the Resident Commissioner from Puerto Rico, is entitled to nominate a principal candidate and five alternates for each vacancy that is available to him under this section. "(b) In addition, there may be appointed each year at the Academy cadets as follows: 66 '(1) 75 selected by the President from the sons of members of regular components of the armed forces. "(2) 85 nominated by the Secretary of the Air Force from enlisted members of the Regular Air Force. "(3) 85 nominated by the Secretary of the Air Force from enlisted members of the Air Force Reserve. "(4) 20 nominated by the Secretary of the Air Force, under regulations prescribed by him, from the honor graduates of schools designated as honor schools by the Department of the Army, the Department of the Navy, or the Department of the Air Force, and from members of the Air Force Reserve Officers' Training Corps. "(5) 150 selected by the Secretary of the Air Force in order of merit (prescribed pursuant to section 9343 of this title) from qualified alternates nominated by persons named in clauses (3) and (4) of subsection (a). "(c) The President may also appoint as cadets at the Academy sons of persons who have been awarded the Medal of Honor for acts performed while in the armed forces. "(d) All cadets are appointed by the President. An appointment is conditional until the cadet is admitted. "(e) If the annual quota of cadets under subsection (b) (1), (2), or (3) is not filled, the Secretary may fill the vacancies by nominating for appointment other candidates from any of these sources who were found best qualified on examination for admission and not otherwise nominated. "(f) Each candidate for admission nominated under clauses (3)–(7) and (9) of subsection (a) must be domiciled in the State or Territory, or in the congressional district, from which he is nominated, or in the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam, or the Virgin Islands, if nominated from one of those places. "(g) The Secretary of the Air Force may limit the number of cadets authorized to be appointed under this section to the number that can be adequately accommodated at the Academy as determined by the Secretary after consulting with the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives, subject to the following: "(1) Cadets chargeable to each nominating authority named in subsection (a) (3) or (4) may not be limited to less than four. |