§ 416. — Duties of Retirement Home Board.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 24USC416]
TITLE 24--HOSPITALS AND ASYLUMS
CHAPTER 10--ARMED FORCES RETIREMENT HOME
SUBCHAPTER I--ESTABLISHMENT AND OPERATION OF RETIREMENT HOME
Sec. 416. Local Boards of Trustees
(a) Establishment
Each facility of the Retirement Home shall have a Local Board of
Trustees.
(b) Duties
The Local Board for a facility shall serve in an advisory capacity
to the Director of the facility and to the Chief Operating Officer.
(c) Composition
(1) The Local Board for a facility shall consist of at least 11
members who (except as otherwise specifically provided) shall be
appointed by the Secretary of Defense in consultation with each of the
Secretaries of the military departments concerned. At least one member
of the Local Board shall have a perspective that is oriented toward the
Retirement Home overall. The Local Board for a facility shall consist of
the following members:
(A) One member who is a civilian expert in nursing home or
retirement home administration and financing from the geographical
area of the facility.
(B) One member who is a civilian expert in gerontology from the
geographical area of the facility.
(C) One member who is a service expert in financial management.
(D) One representative of the Department of Veterans Affairs
regional office nearest in proximity to the facility, who shall be
designated by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs.
(E) One representative of the resident advisory committee or
council of the facility.
(F) One enlisted representative of the Services' Retiree
Advisory Council.
(G) The senior noncommissioned officer of one of the Armed
Forces.
(H) One senior representative of the military hospital nearest
in proximity to the facility.
(I) One senior judge advocate from one of the Armed Forces.
(J) The Director of the facility, who shall be a nonvoting
member.
(K) One senior representative of one of the chief personnel
officers of the Armed Forces.
(L) Other members designated by the Secretary of Defense (if the
Local Board is to have more than 11 members).
(2) The Secretary of Defense shall designate one member of a Local
Board to serve as the chairman of the Local Board at the pleasure of the
Secretary of Defense.
(d) Terms
(1) Except as provided in subsections (e), (f), and (g) of this
section, the term of office of a member of a Local Board shall be five
years.
(2) Unless earlier terminated by the Secretary of Defense, a person
may continue to serve as a member of the Local Board after the
expiration of the member's term until a successor is appointed or
designated, as the case may be.
(e) Early expiration of term
A member of a Local Board who is a member of the Armed Forces or an
employee of the United States serves as a member of the Local Board only
for as long as the member is assigned to or serving in a position for
which the duties include the duty to serve as a member of the Local
Board.
(f) Vacancies
(1) A vacancy in the membership of a Local Board shall be filled in
the manner in which the original appointment or designation was made, as
the case may be.
(2) A member appointed or designated to fill a vacancy occurring
before the end of the term of the predecessor of the member shall be
appointed or designated, as the case may be, for the remainder of the
term for which the predecessor was appointed.
(3) A vacancy in a Local Board shall not affect its authority to
perform its duties.
(g) Early termination
The Secretary of Defense may terminate the appointment of a member
of a Local Board before the expiration of the member's term for any
reason that the Secretary determines appropriate.
(h) Compensation
(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), a member of a Local Board
shall--
(A) be provided a stipend consistent with the daily government
consultant fee for each day on which the member is engaged in the
performance of services for the Local Board; and
(B) while away from home or regular place of business in the
performance of services for the Local Board, be allowed travel
expenses (including per diem in lieu of subsistence) in the same
manner as a person employed intermittently in Government under
sections 5701 through 5707 of title 5.
(2) A member of a Local Board who is a member of the Armed Forces on
active duty or a full-time officer or employee of the United States
shall receive no additional pay by reason of serving as a member of a
Local Board.
(Pub. L. 101-510, div. A, title XV, Sec. 1516, Nov. 5, 1990, 104 Stat.
1728; Pub. L. 107-107, div. A, title XIV, Sec. 1406, Dec. 28, 2001, 115
Stat. 1262.)
Amendments
2001--Pub. L. 107-107 amended section catchline and text generally,
substituting provisions relating to Local Boards of Trustees for
provisions relating to the duties of the Retirement Home Board.
Effective Date
Section effective one year after Nov. 5, 1990, see section 1541(a)
of Pub. L. 101-510, formerly set out as a note under section 401 of this
title.
Modernization of Facilities at United States Soldiers' and Airmen's Home
Pub. L. 103-337, div. A, title III, Sec. 371(c), Oct. 5, 1994, 108
Stat. 2735, directed the Chairman of the Armed Forces Retirement Home
Board to carry out a study to identify and evaluate alternatives for
modernization of the facilities at the United States Soldiers' and
Airmen's Home, and to submit an interim report, not later than Apr. 1,
1995, and a final report, not later than Dec. 31, 1995, on the results
of the study to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House
of Representatives.
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in section 401 of this title.
