Military Service Academy Foundation Act of 2022

Bill: 117-hr-9531
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Bacon, Don [R-NE-2]
Introduced: 2022-12-14
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Latest action: action_date: 2022-12-14
text: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

Summaries:
action_date: 2022-12-14
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Military Service Academy Foundation Act of 2022</b></p> <p>This bill provides that the U.S. Military Academy, U.S. Naval Academy, and U.S. Air Force Academy may authorize a charitable, educational, or civic nonprofit organization that operates exclusively to support the service academy to use the facilities or equipment of the academy on an unreimbursed basis, with specified limitations.</p>

tv_txt: I 117th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 9531 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES December 14, 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 unreimbursed use, by a foundation that supports a military service academy, of facilities or equipment of such military service academy.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Military Service Academy Foundation Act of 2022 . 2. Authorization of certain support for military 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) and pursuant to regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Defense, the Superintendent of a Service Academy may authorize a covered foundation to use, on an unreimbursed basis, facilities or equipment of such Service Academy. (b) Limitations Use of facilities or equipment under subsection (a) may be provided only if such use— (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 appearance of integrity of any program of the military department concerned, or any individual involved in such a program; (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; (5) complies with the Joint Ethics Regulation; and (6) has been reviewed and approved by an attorney of the military department concerned. (c) Briefing In any fiscal year during which the Superintendent of a Service Academy exercises the authority 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 Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives regarding the number of events or activities of a covered foundation supported by such exercise during such fiscal year. (d) Definitions In this section: (1) The term covered foundation means a charitable, educational, or civic nonprofit organization under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, that the Secretary concerned determines 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 meaning 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 inserting after the item relating to item 2245 the following new item: 2246. Authorization of certain support for military service academy foundations. .