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Senate Bill 4846
118th Congress(2023-2024)
A bill to provide for referral of denied applicants to the Service Academies to the senior military colleges.
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Introduced in Senate on Jul 30, 2024
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S. 4846 (Introduced-in-Senate)


118th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 4846


To provide for referral of denied applicants to the Service Academies to the senior military colleges.

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

July 30, 2024

Mr. Cruz (for himself and Mr. Warnock) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services

A BILL

To provide for referral of denied applicants to the Service Academies to the senior military colleges.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. Service Academies: referral of denied applicants to the senior military colleges.

(a) In general.—Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act the Secretary of Defense shall establish a system whereby a covered individual may elect to have the Secretary share information regarding such covered individual with a senior military college.

(b) Definitions.—In this section:

(1) COVERED INDIVIDUAL.—The term “covered individual” means an individual whose application for an appointment as a cadet or midshipman at a Service Academy is denied.

(2) SENIOR MILITARY COLLEGE.—The term “senior military college” means a school specified in section 2111a of title 10, United States Code.

(3) SERVICE ACADEMY.—The term “Service Academy” has the meaning given such term in section 347 of title 10, United States Code.