STATUS IN THE NAVAL RESERVE OF CADETS AT THE MERCHANT MARINE ACADEMY.

SEC. 568. STATUS IN THE NAVAL RESERVE OF CADETS AT THE MERCHANT MARINE ACADEMY. Section 1303(c) of the Merchant Marine Act, 1936 (46 U.S.C. App. 1295(c)), is amended— 112 STAT. 2032 (1) by inserting “(1)” after “(c)”; (2) by striking out “may” and inserting in lieu thereof “shall”; and (3) by adding at the end the following: “(2) The Secretary of the Navy shall provide for cadets of the Academy who are midshipmen in the United States Naval Reserve to be issued an identification card (referred to as a ‘military ID card’) and to be entitled to all rights and privileges in accordance with the same eligibility criteria as apply to other members of the Ready Reserve of the reserve components of the Armed Forces. “(3) The Secretary of the Navy shall carry out paragraphs (1) and (2) in coordination with the Secretary.”.