S 4846 United States Senate · 118th Congress

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

This bill creates a system to refer applicants denied entry to Service Academies (like West Point or Annapolis) to senior military colleges (such as The Citadel or Virginia Military Institute). Within 180 days of enactment, the Secretary of Defense must establish a process allowing denied applicants to choose whether to have their information shared with senior military colleges. It specifically defines "covered individual" as someone denied a Service Academy appointment and "senior military college" as schools listed in federal law. The bill does not change admission standards or create new benefits - it only provides an administrative referral pathway for applicants who were initially rejected.
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Introduced Jul 30, 2024 Last action Jul 30, 2024
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
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