§7455 Board of Visitors

Summary

Creates a Board of Visitors for the Academy each year. The board includes the chair and ranking member of the Armed Services committees from both the Senate and House, four other senators (two picked by the Majority Leader and two by the Minority Leader, with one of each pair on the Senate Appropriations Committee), four other representatives (two picked by the Speaker, one of whom is on the House Appropriations Committee, and two picked by the House Minority Leader), and six people the President picks. The six Presidential appointees serve 3-year terms, and the President names two new appointees each year. If a member dies or quits, the official who named them picks a replacement for the rest of the term. The Board must visit the Academy once a year and may make other visits with the Secretary of the Army’s ok. It looks into morale, discipline, curriculum, instruction, equipment, finances, academic methods, and other chosen matters. Within 60 days after the annual visit, the Board must send a written report to the President and the Senate and House Armed Services Committees; reports of other visits must be approved by a majority and sent within 60 days of approval. With the Secretary’s approval the Board can bring advisers. Members and advisers get travel pay under government rules. A majority of the Board may call one official meeting per year, and members can attend in person at the Academy or remotely.