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Code · BILL · 118th Congress · H.R. 8070 (Received in Senate) — To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2025 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military c... · Sec. 548

Sec. 548. Alternative service obligation for a cadet or midshipman who becomes a professional athlete

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Section 7448 of title 10, United States Code, is amended as follows: Paragraph
(5)of subsection
(a)is amended to read as follows: That if the cadet obtains employment as a professional athlete before completing the commissioned service obligation of such cadet, the cadet shall be subject to the alternative obligation under subsection (b)(4). Subsection
(b)is amended— in paragraph (1), by striking The Secretary of the Army and inserting Subject to paragraph (4), the Secretary of the Army ; and by striking paragraph
(4)and inserting the following: The Secretary of the Army may transfer a cadet who violates paragraph
(5)of subsection
(a)to the Selected Reserve of the Army— as a commissioned officer in an appropriate grade or rating, as determined by the Secretary of the Army; and for a period not to exceed 10 years. . Paragraph
(2)of subsection
(c)is amended to read as follows: that a cadet transferred under subsection (b)(4) shall, as part of the alternative obligation under such subsection, participate in efforts to recruit and retain members of the Army. . Subsection
(f)is amended by striking the alternative obligation and inserting an alternative obligation . Section 8459 of title 10, United States Code, is amended as follows: Paragraph
(5)of subsection
(a)is amended to read as follows: That if the midshipman obtains employment as a professional athlete before completing the commissioned service obligation of such cadet, the midshipman shall be subject to the alternative obligation under subsection (b)(4). Subsection
(b)is amended— in paragraph (1), by striking The Secretary of the Navy and inserting Subject to paragraph (4), the Secretary of the Navy ; and by striking paragraph
(4)and inserting the following: The Secretary of the Navy may transfer a midshipman who violates paragraph
(5)of subsection
(a)to the Selected Reserve of the Navy or the Marine Corps— as a commissioned officer in an appropriate grade or rating, as determined by the Secretary of the Navy; and for a period not to exceed 10 years. . Paragraph
(2)of subsection
(c)is amended to read as follows: that a midshipman transferred under subsection (b)(4) shall, as part of the alternative obligation under such subsection, participate in efforts to recruit and retain members of the Navy and Marine Corps. . Subsection
(f)is amended by striking the alternative obligation and inserting an alternative obligation . Section 9448 of title 10, United States Code, is amended as follows: Paragraph
(5)of subsection
(a)is amended to read as follows: That if the cadet obtains employment as a professional athlete before completing the commissioned service obligation of such cadet, the cadet shall be subject to the alternative obligation under subsection (b)(4). Subsection
(b)is amended— in paragraph (1), by striking The Secretary of the Air Force and inserting Subject to paragraph (4), the Secretary of the Air Force ; and by striking paragraph
(4)and inserting the following: The Secretary of the Army may transfer a cadet who violates paragraph
(5)of subsection
(a)to the Selected Reserve of the Air Force or Space Force— as a commissioned officer in an appropriate grade or rating, as determined by the Secretary of the Air Force; and for a period not to exceed 10 years. . Paragraph
(2)of subsection
(c)is amended to read as follows: that a cadet transferred under subsection (b)(4) shall, as part of the alternative obligation under such subsection, participate in efforts to recruit and retain members of the Air Force and Space Force. . Subsection
(f)is amended by striking the alternative obligation and inserting an alternative obligation .
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