§80 National Armed Forces Museum Advisory Board

Summary

Creates a National Armed Forces Museum Advisory Board at the Smithsonian to advise the Smithsonian’s Regents about how the U.S. Armed Forces’ role in American society and culture is shown. The board has 11 members: the Secretary of Defense and the Smithsonian Secretary serve automatically, and the President appoints nine others—three from people the Defense Secretary recommends to represent the Armed Forces, two from people the Regents recommend, and at least two appointees must be civilians. Presidential appointees serve six-year terms; someone appointed to fill a vacancy serves only the rest of that term, and the first appointees were staggered so three served 2 years, three 4 years, and three 6 years. Five members make a quorum, vacancies do not stop the board from working, members are unpaid but get travel, lodging, and other necessary expenses paid, and the board chooses officers every two years and sets its own rules.