“The CADETS Act is another great step to supporting our veterans and addressing the nation’s need for skilled mariners and maritime professionals. Rear Admiral Michael Fossum, Superintendent of the Texas A&M Maritime Academy added: I am proud that this bipartisan legislation has passed both houses of Congress and has been signed into law.” Raising the age limit to receive financial assistance for those attending America’s prestigious maritime academies like Texas A&M Maritime will mean more opportunities for our nation’s veterans. “Our nation’s state maritime academies play an unseen and often underappreciated role in protecting our country’s national security and economic interests. On the importance of the CADETS Act, Sen. As a result, older student veterans do not qualify for the program. However, many former military veterans and service members attend these state academies, but are too old to qualify for aid. Current age requirements for the federal Maritime Administration’s Student Incentive Payment Program prohibit cadets older than 25 from participating in the program. The bill extends financial assistance to older cadets who attend the Texas A&M Maritime Academy, or one of the other five state maritime academies, and who commit to a post-graduation service obligation. Senate Commerce Committee Ranking Member Ted Cruz (R-Texas) issued the following statement after President Biden signed into law the Changing Age-Determined Eligibility to Student Incentive Payments (CADETS) Act, bipartisan legislation he introduced with Sen.
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