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[CITE: 10USC9355]

 
                         TITLE 10--ARMED FORCES
 
                          Subtitle D--Air Force
 
                           PART III--TRAINING
 
              CHAPTER 903--UNITED STATES AIR FORCE ACADEMY
 
Sec. 9355. Board of Visitors

    (a) A Board of Visitors to the Academy is constituted annually of--
        (1) the chairman of the Committee on Armed Services of the 
    Senate, or his designee;
        (2) three other members of the Senate designated by the Vice 
    President or the President pro tempore of the Senate, two of whom 
    are members of the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate;
        (3) the chairman of the Committee on Armed Services of the House 
    of Representatives, or his designee;
        (4) four other members of the House of Representatives 
    designated by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, two of 
    whom are members of the Committee on Appropriations of the House of 
    Representatives; and
        (5) six persons designated by the President.

    (b) The persons designated by the President serve for three years 
each except that any member whose term of office has expired shall 
continue to serve until his successor is appointed. The President shall 
designate two persons each year to succeed the members whose terms 
expire that year.
    (c) If a member of the Board dies or resigns, a successor shall be 
designated for the unexpired portion of the term by the official who 
designated the member.
    (d) The Board shall visit the Academy annually. With the approval of 
the Secretary of the Air Force, the Board or its members may make other 
visits to the Academy in connection with the duties of the Board or to 
consult with the Superintendent of the Academy.
    (e) The Board shall inquire into the morale and discipline, the 
curriculum, instruction, physical equipment, fiscal affairs, academic 
methods, and other matters relating to the Academy which the Board 
decides to consider.
    (f) Within 60 days after its annual visit, the Board shall submit a 
written report to the President of its action, and of its views and 
recommendations pertaining to the Academy. Any report of a visit, other 
than the annual visit, shall, if approved by a majority of the members 
of the Board, be submitted to the President within 60 days after the 
approval.
    (g) Upon approval by the Secretary, the Board may call in advisers 
for consultation.
    (h) While performing his duties, each member of the Board and each 
adviser shall be reimbursed under Government travel regulations for his 
travel expenses.

(Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 567; Pub. L. 96-579, Sec. 13(c), 
Dec. 23, 1980, 94 Stat. 3369; Pub. L. 104-106, div. A, title X, 
Sec. 1061(e)(2), title XV, Sec. 1502(a)(12), Feb. 10, 1996, 110 Stat. 
443, 503; Pub. L. 106-65, div. A, title X, Sec. 1067(1), Oct. 5, 1999, 
113 Stat. 774.)

                                          Historical and Revision Notes
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            Revised section                      Source (U.S. Code)               Source (Statutes at Large)
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9355(a)...............................  10:1055.                             June 29, 1948, ch. 714, Secs.  1-6,
                                        10:1056 (1st sentence).               62 Stat. 1094; June 30, 1954, ch.
9355(b)...............................  10:1056 (less 1st sentence).          432, Sec.  732, 68 Stat. 356.
9355(c)...........