[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5971 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 5971

   To amend title 10, United States Code, to increase the number of 
   individuals from the District of Columbia who may be appointed to 
                      military service academies.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            November 7, 2025

  Ms. Norton introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                      Committee on Armed Services

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                                 A BILL


 
   To amend title 10, United States Code, to increase the number of 
   individuals from the District of Columbia who may be appointed to 
                      military service academies.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Service Academies District of 
Columbia Equality Act''.

SEC. 2. UNITED STATES MILITARY ACADEMY.

    Section 7442(a)(5) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by 
striking ``Five'' and inserting ``Fifteen''.

SEC. 3. UNITED STATES NAVAL ACADEMY.

    Section 8454(a)(5) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by 
striking ``Five'' and inserting ``Fifteen''.

SEC. 4. UNITED STATES AIR FORCE ACADEMY.

    Section 9442(a)(5) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by 
striking ``Five'' and inserting ``Fifteen''.
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