{"data":{"id":"us/46-u.s.c.-51324","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"46 U.S.C. § 51324","heading":"Unfilled vacancies","body":"(a) In General.—In the event of an unfilled vacancy for any critical position at the United States Merchant Marine Academy, the Secretary of Transportation may appoint, without regard to the provisions of subchapter I of chapter 33 of title 5, other than sections 3303 and 3328 of that title, a qualified candidate for the purposes of filling up to 20 of such positions. (b) Critical Position Defined.—In this section, the term “critical position” means a position that contributes to the improvement of—(1) the culture or infrastructure of the Academy; (2) student health and well being; (3) Academy governance; or (4) any other priority areas identified by the Council.","path":["Title 46—SHIPPING","CHAPTER 513—UNITED STATES MERCHANT MARINE ACADEMY"],"source_url":"https://uscode.house.gov/download/releasepoints/us/pl/119/103/xml_usc46@119-103.zip","current_through":"Public Law 119-103 (09/02/2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-10T06:00:50Z","sha256":"d5b9e0912d62a3426d9adb8dbb06f52d0fedb1a986c9392ec107040322a1fd61","source_id":"us","stale":false,"prev":"us/46-u.s.c.-51323","next":"us/46-u.s.c.-51325"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}