I 
117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 8346 
To amend title 10, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of a 
military department to provide certain support to a foundation that 
supports a Military Service Academy. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 13, 2022 
Mr. BACON introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Armed Services 
A BILL 
To amend title 10, United States Code, to authorize the 
Secretary of a military department to provide certain 
support to a foundation that supports a Military Service 
Academy. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Military Service Acad-
emy Foundation Support Act of 2022’’. 
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SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION OF CERTAIN SUPPORT FOR MILI-
TARY SERVICE ACADEMY FOUNDATIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter I of chapter 134 of 
title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting after 
section 2245 the end the following new section: 
‘‘§ 2246. Authorization of certain support for military 
service academy foundations 
‘‘(a) AUTHORITY.—Subject to subsection (b), the 
Secretary of the military department concerned may pro-
vide the following support to a covered foundation: 
‘‘(1) The use, on an unreimbursed basis, of fa-
cilities or equipment of the United States by the cov-
ered foundation, authorized by any— 
‘‘(A) general or flag officer; 
‘‘(B) Senior Executive Service employee 
assigned to the Service Academy supported by 
that covered foundation; or 
‘‘(C) official designated by the Secretary 
concerned. 
‘‘(2) Endorsement by an individual described in 
paragraph (1) of— 
‘‘(A) the covered foundation; 
‘‘(B) an event of the covered foundation; 
or 
‘‘(C) an activity of the covered foundation. 
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‘‘(b) LIMITATIONS.—Support under subsection (a) 
may be provided only if such support— 
‘‘(1) is without any liability of the United 
States to the covered foundation; 
‘‘(2) does not affect the ability of any official or 
employee of the military department concerned, or 
any member of the Armed Forces, to carry out any 
responsibility or duty in a fair and objective manner; 
‘‘(3) does not compromise the integrity or ap-
pearance of integrity of any program of the military 
department concerned, or any individual involved in 
such a program; and 
‘‘(4) does not include the participation of any 
cadet or midshipman, other than participation in an 
honor guard at an event of the covered foundation. 
‘‘(c) BRIEFING.—In any fiscal year during which sup-
port is provided under subsection (a), the Secretary of the 
military department concerned shall provide a briefing not 
later than the last day of that fiscal year to the congres-
sional defense committees regarding the number of events 
or activities of a covered foundation in which an individual 
described in subsection (a)(1) participated during such fis-
cal year. 
‘‘(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
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‘‘(1) The term ‘covered foundation’ means a 
charitable, educational, or civic nonprofit organiza-
tion under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue 
Code of 1986, that the Secretary concerned deter-
mines operates exclusively to support, with respect 
to a Service Academy, any of the following: 
‘‘(A) Recruiting. 
‘‘(B) Parent or alumni development. 
‘‘(C) Academic, leadership, or character 
development. 
‘‘(D) Institutional development. 
‘‘(E) Athletics. 
‘‘(2) The term ‘Service Academy’ has the mean-
ing given such term in section 347 of this title.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
at the beginning of such subchapter is amended by insert-
ing after the item relating to item 2245 the following new 
item: 
‘‘2246. Authorization of certain support for military service academy founda-
tions.’’. 
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