Cadets at the Academy shall be appointed by the President alone. An appointment is conditional until the cadet is admitted.

(Added Pub. L. 97–60, title II, § 203(a)(2)(A), Oct. 14, 1981, 95 Stat. 1006, § 4341a; renumbered § 7441a, Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title VIII, § 808(c)(1), Aug. 13, 2018, 132 Stat. 1839.)

Editorial Notes

Amendments

2018—Pub. L. 115–232 renumbered section 4341a of this title as this section.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date of 2018 Amendment

Amendment by Pub. L. 115–232 effective Feb. 1, 2019, with provision for the coordination of amendments and special rule for certain redesignations, see section 800 of Pub. L. 115–232, set out as a note preceding section 3001 of this title.

Effective Date

Pub. L. 97–60, title II, § 203(d), Oct. 14, 1981, 95 Stat. 1007, provided that:

“The amendments made by this section [enacting this section and

section 9341a of this title and amending sections 4342, 6953, 6954, and 9342 of this title] shall take effect with respect to nominations for appointment to the first class admitted to each Academy after the date of the enactment of this Act [

Oct. 14, 1981].”