Pub. L. 94-106, tit. VIII, sec. 803

Sec. 803. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, in the administration of chapter 403 of title 10, United States Code (relating to the United States Military Academy), chapter 603 of such title (relating to the United States Naval Academy), and chapter 903 of such title (relating to the United States Air Force Academy), the Secretary of the military department concerned shall take such action as may be necessary and appropriate to insure that (1) female individuals shall be eligible, for appointment and admission to the service academy concerned, beginning with appointments to such academy for the class beginning in calendar year 1976, and (2) the academic and other relevant standards required for appointment, admission, train-89 STAT. 538ing, graduation, and commission big of female individuals shall be the same as those required for male individuals, except for those minimum essential adjustments in such standards required because of physiological differences between male and female individuals. (b) Title 10, United States Code, is amended as follows: (1) Sections 4342, 6954, and 9342 are each amended by striking out the word “sons” wherever it appears therein and inserting in place thereof in each instance the word “children”. (2) Section 6956(d) is amended by striking out the word “men” wherever it appears therein and inserting in place thereof in each instance the word “members”. (c) It is the sense of Congress that, subject to the provisions of subsection (a), the Secretaries of the military departments shall, under the direction of the Secretary of Defense, continue to exercise the authority granted them hi chapters 403, 603 and 903 of title 10, United States Code, but such authority must be exercised within a program providing for the orderly and expeditious admission of women to the academies, consistent with the needs of the services, with the implementation of such program upon enactment of this Act.