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10 U.S.C. § 9443 — Cadets: appointment; to bring to full strength
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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 Air Force 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 Academy Board. At least three-fourths of those nominated under this section shall be selected from qualified alternates nominated by the persons named in paragraphs (2) through (8) of [section 9442(a) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section9442/a&num=0&edition=prelim), 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.
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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 Air Force 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 Academy Board. At least three-fourths of those nominated under this section shall be selected from qualified alternates nominated by the persons named in paragraphs (2) through (8) of [section 9442(a) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section9442/a&num=0&edition=prelim), 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.
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**(a)** The authorized strength of the Corps of Cadets of the Academy (determined for any year as of the day before the last day of the academic year) is 4,400 or such lower number as may be prescribed by the Secretary of the Army under subsection (j). Subject to that limitation, cadets are selected as follows:
(1) 65 cadets selected in order of merit as established by competitive examinations from the children of members of the armed forces who were killed in action or died of, or have a service-connected disability rated at not less than 100 per centum resulting from, wounds or injuries received or diseases contracted in, or preexisting injury or disease aggravated by, active service, children of members who are in a “missing status” as defined in [section 551(2) of title 37](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title37-section551/2&num=0&edition=prelim), and children of civilian employees who are in “missing status” as defined in [section 5561(5) of title 5](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section5561/5&num=0&edition=prelim). The determination of the Department of Veterans Affairs as to service connection of the cause of death or disability, and the percentage at which the disability is rated, is binding upon the Secretary of the Army.
(2) Five cadets nominated at large by the Vice President or, if there is no Vice President, by the President pro tempore of the Senate.
(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 Delegate to the House of Representatives from the District of Columbia.
(6) Four c
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**(a) Defense Acquisition System.—** In this part, the term “defense acquisition system” means—
(1) the workforce engaged in carrying out the acquisition of property and services for the Department of Defense;
(2) the management structure responsible for directing and overseeing the acquisition of property and services for the Department of Defense; and
(3) the statutory, regulatory, and policy framework that guides the acquisition of property and services for the Department of Defense.
**(b) Element of the Defense Acquisition System.—** In this part, the term “element of the defense acquisition system” means an organization that—
(1) employs members of the acquisition workforce;
(2) carries out acquisition functions; and
(3) focuses primarily on acquisition.
**(c) Acquisition.—** In this part, the term “acquisition” has the meaning provided in [section 131 of title 41](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title41-section131&num=0&edition=prelim).
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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 paragraphs (2) through (8) of [section 7442(a) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section7442/a&num=0&edition=prelim), 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.
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**(a)** A Reserve enlisted member of the Air Force described in subsection (b) who is retired under [section 9314 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section9314&num=0&edition=prelim) shall be retired in the highest enlisted grade in which the member served on active duty satisfactorily (or, in the case of a member of the National Guard, in which the member served on full-time National Guard duty satisfactorily), as determined by the Secretary of the Air Force.
**(b)** This section applies to a Reserve enlisted member who—
(1) at the time of retirement is serving on active duty (or, in the case of a member of the National Guard, on full-time National Guard duty) in a grade lower than the highest enlisted grade held by the member while on active duty (or full-time National Guard duty); and
(2) was previously administratively reduced in grade not as a result of the member’s own misconduct, as determined by the Secretary of the Air Force.
**(c)** This section applies with respect to Reserve enlisted members who are retired under [section 9314 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section9314&num=0&edition=prelim) after September 30, 1996.
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**(a)** The authorized strength of cadets of the Academy (determined for any year as of the day before the last day of the academic year) is 4,400 or such lower number as may be prescribed by the Secretary of the Air Force under subsection (j). Subject to that limitation, cadets are selected as follows:
(1) 65 cadets selected in order of merit as established by competitive examination from the children of members of the armed forces who were killed in action or died of, or have a service-connected disability rated at not less than 100 per centum resulting from wounds or injuries received or diseases contracted in, or preexisting injury or disease aggravated by, active service, children of members who are in a “missing status” as defined in [section 551(2) of title 37](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title37-section551/2&num=0&edition=prelim), and children of civilian employees who are in “missing status” as defined in [section 5561(5) of title 5](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section5561/5&num=0&edition=prelim). The determination of the Department of Veterans Affairs as to service connection of the cause of death or disability, and the percentage at which the disability is rated, is binding upon the Secretary of the Air Force.
(2) Five cadets nominated at large by the Vice President or, if there is no Vice President, by the President pro tempore of the Senate.
(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 Delegate to the House of Representatives from the District of Columbia.
(6) Four cadets
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**(a) Use of Federally Provided Resources.—** In its status as a federally chartered nonprofit corporation, the Civil Air Patrol may use equipment, supplies, and other resources, including aircraft, motor vehicles, computers, and communications equipment, provided to the Civil Air Patrol by a department or agency of the Federal Government or acquired by or for the Civil Air Patrol with appropriated funds (or with funds of the Civil Air Patrol, but reimbursed from appropriated funds)—
(1) to provide assistance requested by State or local governmental authorities to perform disaster relief missions and activities, other emergency missions and activities, and nonemergency missions and activities; and
(2) to fulfill its other purposes set forth in [section 40302 of title 36](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title36-section40302&num=0&edition=prelim).
**(b) Use Subject to Applicable Laws.—** The use of equipment, supplies, or other resources under subsection (a) is subject to the laws and regulations that govern the use by nonprofit corporations of federally provided assets or of assets purchased with appropriated funds, as the case may be.
**(c) Authority Not Contingent on Reimbursement.—** The authority for the Civil Air Patrol to provide assistance under subsection (a)(1) is not contingent on the Civil Air Patrol being reimbursed for the cost of providing the assistance. If the Civil Air Patrol elects to require reimbursement for the provision of assistance under such subsection, the Civil Air Patrol may establish the reimbursement rate at a rate less than the rates charged by private sector sources for equivalent services.
**(d) Liability Insurance.—** The Secretary of the Air Force may provide the Civil Air Patrol with funds for paying t
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TITLE 10—ARMED FORCES
§ 9442a
dividuals shall be eligible for appointment and admis-
sion to the United States Air Force Academy, begin-
ning with appointments to such academy for the class
beginning in calendar year 1976, and (2) the academic
and other relevant standards required for appointment,
admission, training, graduation, and commissioning of
female individuals shall be the same as those required
for male individuals, except for those minimum essen-
tial adjustments in such standards required because of
physiological differences between male and female indi-
viduals, see section 803(a) of Pub. L. 94–106, set out as
a note under section 7442 of this title.
SECRETARY TO IMPLEMENT POLICY OF EXPEDITIOUS
ADMISSION OF WOMEN TO THE ACADEMY
Secretary to continue to exercise the authority
granted under this chapter and chapters 403 and 603 of
this title, but such authority to be exercised within a
program providing for the orderly and expeditious ad-
mission of women to the Academy, consistent with the
needs of the services, see section 803(c) of Pub. L.
94–106, set out as a note under section 7442 of this title.
§ 9442a. Cadets: nomination in event of death,
resignation, or expulsion from office of Mem-
ber of Congress otherwise authorized to
nominate
(a) SENATORS.—In the event a Senator does not
submit all nominations for cadets allocated to
such Senator for an academic year in accord-
ance with section 9442(a)(3) of this title, due to
death, resignation from office, or expulsion from
office, and the date of the swearing-in of the
Senator’s successor as Senator occurs after the
date of the deadline for submittal of nomina-
tions for cadets for the academic year, the nomi-
nations for cadets for such academic year, oth-
erwise authori
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