Military Academy Honor and Conduct Act

Bill: 118-hr-5730
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Ryan, Patrick [D-NY-18]
Introduced: 2023-09-26
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Latest action: action_date: 2023-09-26
text: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

Summaries:
action_date: 2023-09-26
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Military Academy Honor and Conduct Act</b></p> <p>This bill requires the Government Accountability Office to update the 1995 report titled <i>Department of Defense Service Academies: Comparison of Honor and Conduct Adjudicatory Processes</i>, including to compare the honor and conduct systems at each service academy (i.e., the U.S. Military Academy, the U.S. Naval Academy, and the U.S. Air Force Academy).</p>

tv_txt: I 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 5730 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 26, 2023 Mr. Ryan introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services A BILL To direct the Comptroller General of the United States to submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the honor codes and related adjudicatory processes of the Service Academies.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Military Academy Honor and Conduct Act . 2. GAO report on honor codes and related adjudicatory processes of the Service Academies (a) Report required Not later than February 1, 2024, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to the congressional defense committees an updated version of the 1995 report titled Department of Defense Service Academies: Comparison of Honor and Conduct Adjudicatory Processes . In such updated report, the Comptroller General shall include the following elements: (1) A comparison of the honor and conduct systems at each Service Academy, including punishments given for misconduct and performance issues. (2) A description of how such systems provide due process protections for a cadet or midshipman. (3) A comparison of such systems to processes regarding military misconduct and the Uniform Code of Military Justice. (4) Whether certain honor or misconduct issues are included in the military service record of a cadet or midshipman who is commissioned as an officer in the Armed Forces upon graduation. (5) A description of how each Service Academy measures student conduct and performance trends. (6) A description of the attitudes and perceptions of cadets and midshipmen regarding such systems. (7) Recommendations of the Comptroller General regarding how to improve such systems. (b) Definitions In this section: (1) The term congressional defense committees has the meaning given such term in section 101 of title 10, United States Code. (2) The term Service Academy has the meaning given such term in section 347 of title 10, United States Code.