§180 Service Academy Athletic Programs: Review Board

Summary

The Secretary of Defense must create a board to review the sports programs at the U.S. Military Academy, the U.S. Naval Academy, and the U.S. Air Force Academy. The Secretary will pick members from college leaders, members of Congress, academy Boards of Visitors, and other college athletics experts. The three Superintendents are on the board. The Secretary must pick one non‑Superintendent to be the Chair. Each year the board must review all parts of the academies’ athletics programs. That includes policies, the balance between sports and academics, fairness to athletes in all sports, and how the academies’ practices could be models for civilian colleges. Members who are not federal employees are paid each day an amount equal to the daily share of the annual basic pay for Executive Schedule Level IV under section 5315 of title 5, including travel time. Federal officers serve without extra pay. All members may get travel expenses and per diem at the rates allowed under subchapter I of chapter 57 of title 5 when away from home or their regular workplace.