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TITLE V—PANEL TO REVIEW SEX-
UAL 
MISCONDUCT 
ALLEGA-
TIONS AT UNITED STATES AIR 
FORCE ACADEMY 
SEC. 501. ESTABLISHMENT OF PANEL. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established a panel to 
review allegations of sexual misconduct allegations at the 
United States Air Force Academy. 
(b) COMPOSITION.—The panel shall be composed of 
seven members, appointed by the Secretary of Defense from 
among private United States citizens who have knowledge 
or expertise in matters relating to sexual assault, rape, and 
the United States military academies. 
(c) CHAIRMAN.—The Secretary of Defense shall, in 
consultation with the Chairmen of the Committees on 
Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives, 
select the Chairman of the panel from among its members 
under subsection (b). 
(d) PERIOD OF APPOINTMENT; VACANCIES.—Members 
shall be appointed for the life of the panel. Any vacancy 
in the panel shall be filled in the same manner as the origi-
nal appointment. 
(e) MEETINGS.—The panel shall meet at the call of the 
Chairman.
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(f) INITIAL ORGANIZATION REQUIREMENTS.—(1) All 
original appointments to the panel shall be made not later 
than May 1, 2003. 
(2) The Chairman shall convene the first meeting of 
the panel not later than May 2, 2003. 
SEC. 502. DUTIES OF PANEL. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The panel established under section 
501(a) shall carry out a study in order to determine respon-
sibility and accountability for the establishment or mainte-
nance of an atmosphere at the United States Air Force 
Academy that was conducive to sexual misconduct (includ-
ing sexual assaults and rape) at the United States Air 
Force Academy. 
(b) REVIEW.—In carrying out the study required by 
subsection (a), the panel shall—
(1) the actions taken by United States Air Force 
academy personnel and other Department of the Air 
Force officials in response to allegations of sexual as-
saults at the United States Air Force Academy; 
(2) review directives issued by the United States 
Air Force pertaining to sexual misconduct at the 
United States Air Force Academy; 
(3) review the effectiveness of the process, proce-
dures, and policies used at the United States Air
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Force Academy to respond to allegations of sexual 
misconduct; 
(4) review the relationship between—
(A) the command climate for women at the 
United States Air Force Academy, including fac-
tors that may have produced a fear of retribu-
tion for reporting sexual misconduct; and 
(B) the circumstances that resulted in sex-
ual misconduct at the Academy; and 
(5) review, evaluate, and assess such other mat-
ters and materials as the panel considers appropriate 
for the study. 
(c) REPORT.—(1) Not later than 90 days after its first 
meeting under section 501(f)(2), the panel shall submit a 
report on the study required by subsection (a) to the Sec-
retary of Defense and the Committees on Armed Services 
of the Senate and the House of Representatives. 
(2) The report shall include—
(A) the findings and conclusions of the panel as 
a result of the study; and 
(B) any recommendations for legislative or ad-
ministrative action that the panel considers appro-
priate in light of the study.
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SEC. 503. PERSONNEL MATTERS. 
(a) PAY OF MEMBERS.—(1) Members of the panel es-
tablished under section 501(a) shall serve without pay by 
reason of their work on the panel. 
(2) Section 1342 of title 31, United States Code, shall 
not apply to the acceptance of services of a member of the 
panel under this title. 
(b) TRAVEL EXPENSES.—The members of the panel 
shall be allowed travel expenses, including per diem in lieu 
of subsistence, at rates authorized for employees of agencies 
under subchapter I of chapter 57 of title 5, United States 
Code, while away from their homes or regular places of 
business in the performance of services for the panel. 
TITLE VI—GENERAL PROVISIONS 
SEC. 601. Section 624 of division B of the Consolidated 
Appropriations Resolution, 2003 (Public Law 108–7), is 
amended by inserting before the period at the end: ‘‘and, 
effective as of October 1, 2002, by inserting ‘and subject to 
the provisions of Public Law 108–8,’ after ‘until ex-
pended,’ ’’. 
SEC. 602. EXTENSION OF ENERGY SAVINGS PERFORM-
ANCE CONTRACTING AUTHORITY. Section 801(c) of the Na-
tional Energy Conservation Policy Act (42 U.S.C. 8287(c)) 
is amended by striking ‘‘October 1, 2003’’ and inserting 
‘‘December 31, 2004’’.
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SEC. 603. None of the funds in this Act may be obli-
gated or expended to pay for transportation described in 
section 41106 of title 49, United States Code, to be per-
formed by any air carrier that is not effectively controlled 
by citizens of the United States. 
SEC. 604. Section 626 of title VI of division B of Pub-
lic Law 108–7 is amended by striking ‘‘previously’’. 
SEC. 605. Section 7304 of Public Law 107–110 is 
amended by striking ‘‘such as’’ and inserting in lieu thereof 
‘‘operated by’’. 
SEC. 606. Section 1605 of title 28, United States Code, 
is amended by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(h) CLAIMS FOR MONEY DAMAGES FOR DEATH OR 
PERSONAL INJURY.—(1) Any United States citizen who 
dies or suffers injury caused by a foreign state’s act of tor-
ture, extrajudicial killing, aircraft sabotage, or hostage tak-
ing committed on or after November 1, 1979, and any mem-
ber of the immediate family of such citizen, shall have a 
claim for money damages against such foreign state, as au-
thorized by subsection (a)(7), for death or personal injury 
(including economic damages, solatium, pain and suf-
fering). 
‘‘(2) A claim under paragraph (1) shall not be barred 
or precluded by the Algiers Accords.’’.
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SEC. 607. Section 127b(b) of title 10, United States 
Code, is amended by striking ‘‘$200,000’’ and inserting 
‘‘$5,000,000’’. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Supplemental Appro-
priations Act to Support Department of Defense Operations 
in Iraq for Fiscal Year 2003’’.
Attest:
Secretary.