A bill to amend the Maritime Academy Act of 1958 in order to authorize the Secretary of the Navy to appoint students at State maritime academies and colleges as Reserve midshipmen in the U.S. Navy, and for other purposes.

Authorizes the Secretary of the Navy to appoint students at any maritime academy or college which is assisted under any provision of the Maritime Academy Act as Reserve midshipmen in the United States Navy and to commission such students as Reserve ensigns in the United States Navy upon their graduation from the academy or college.