118 HR 5730 IH: Military Academy Honor and Conduct Act U.S. House of Representatives 2023-09-26 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.

I118th CONGRESS1st SessionH. R. 5730IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESSeptember 26, 2023Mr. Ryan introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed ServicesA BILLTo 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.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Military Academy Honor and Conduct Act.

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GAO report on honor codes and related adjudicatory processes of the Service Academies

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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.