[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 135 (Friday, September 23, 1994)]
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[Congressional Record: September 23, 1994]
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      INTRODUCTION OF THE MILITARY SERVICE ACADEMY HONOR CODE ACT

  (Mr. UNDERWOOD asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. UNDERWOOD. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to call attention to the 
honor codes in use at the military service academies. The Naval Academy 
at Annapolis, the Air Force Academy, and the Military Academy at West 
Point all strive to set a high standard of honor for our Nation's 
future officers.
  We have been hearing story after story about the future military 
officers corps, which can only cause a great deal of concern.
  Recent negative publicity concerning honor code violations calls into 
question how the honor codes are administered. While the Nation expects 
one honor standard, each academy's code is stated differently from the 
other two.
  To address the current honor code problems, I have introduced 
legislation, H.R. 5047, the Military Service Academy Honor Code Act.
  This act would authorize the Secretary of Defense to appoint a 
commission to review whether there should be a standardized honor code 
for all three service academies, and if this standard code should also 
apply to officer candidates in the ROTC and OCS commissioning programs.
  There should be one honor standard for all.
  Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues to cosponsor the Military Service 
Academy Honor Code Act, H.R. 5047.

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