§ 9455.
(a)
A Board of Visitors to the Academy is constituted annually of—
(1)
the chair of the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate, or the designee of such chair;
(2)
the ranking member of the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate, or the designee of the ranking member;
(3)
two other members of the Senate designated by the Majority Leader of the Senate, one of whom is a member of the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate;
(4)
two other members of the Senate designated by the Minority Leader of the Senate, one of whom is a member of the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate;
(5)
the chair of the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives, or the designee of such chair;
(6)
the ranking member of the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives, or the designee of the ranking member;
(7)
two other members of the House of Representatives designated by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, one of whom is a member of the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives;
(8)
one other member of the House of Representatives designated by the Minority Leader of the House of Representatives; and
(9)
six persons designated by the President.
(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. Board members shall have access to the Academy grounds and the cadets, faculty, staff, and other personnel of the Academy for the purposes of the duties of the Board.
(e)
(1)
The Board shall inquire into the morale, discipline, and social climate, the curriculum, instruction, physical equipment, fiscal affairs, academic methods, and other matters relating to the Academy that the Board decides to consider.
(2)
The Secretary of the Air Force and the Superintendent of the Academy shall provide the Board candid and complete disclosure, consistent with applicable laws concerning disclosure of information, with respect to institutional problems.
(3)
The Board shall recommend appropriate action.
([Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041], [70A Stat. 567], § 9355; [Pub. L. 96–579, § 13(c)], Dec. 23, 1980, [94 Stat. 3369]; [Pub. L. 104–106, div. A, title X, § 1061(e)(2)], title XV, § 1502(a)(12), Feb. 10, 1996, [110 Stat. 443], 503; [Pub. L. 106–65, div. A, title X, § 1067(1)], Oct. 5, 1999, [113 Stat. 774]; [Pub. L. 108–375, div. A, title V, § 543], Oct. 28, 2004, [118 Stat. 1904]; [Pub. L. 109–364, div. A, title X, § 1071(a)(39)], Oct. 17, 2006, [120 Stat. 2400]; renumbered § 9455 and amended [Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title V, § 593], title VIII, § 806(a)(3), Aug. 13, 2018, [132 Stat. 1789], 1832; [Pub. L. 117–81, div. A, title V], §§ 554(c), 555(c), Dec. 27, 2021, [135 Stat. 1738], 1739; [Pub. L. 118–159, div. A, title V, § 558(c)], Dec. 23, 2024, [138 Stat. 1899].)