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 105 STAT. 1360 PUBLIC LAW 102-190—DEC. 5, 1991 and Marine Corps. Each year selected as a benchmark year shall be one for which the active duty strength of the Armed Force concerned was approximately the authorized end strength established by law for that Armed Force for members on active duty for fiscal year 1995. (3) Not later than February 15, 1992, the Comptroller General shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives a report describing the results of the determinations of the Comptroller General under paragraph (1). (d) SERVICE ACADEMY DEFINED. —For purposes of this section, the term "service academy" means the United States Military Academy, the United States Air Force Academy, or the United States Naval Academy. (e) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.— Section 531 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1991 (104 Stat. 1563; 10 U.S.C. 4342 note) is repealed. SEC. 512. ELIMINATION OF MINIMUM ENLISTED SERVICE REQUIREMENT FOR NOMINATION TO THE NAVAL ACADEMY. Section 6958(c) of title 10, United States Code, is amended— (1) by striking out paragraph (2); and (2) by redesignating paragraphs (3) and (4) as paragraphs (2) and (3), respectively. SEC. 513. ADMINISTRATION OF ATHLETICS PROGRAMS AT THE SERVICE ACADEMIES. (a) IN GENERAL. —Chapter 7 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section: "§ 180. Service academy athletic programs: review board "(a) INDEPENDENT REVIEW BOARD. —The Secretary of Defense shall appoint a board to review the administration of the athletics programs of the United States Military Academy, the United States Naval Academy, and the United States Air Force Academy. "(b) COMPOSITION OF BOARD.— The Secretary shall appoint the memljers of the board from among distinguished administrators of institutions of higher education, members of Congress, members of the Boards of Visitors of the academies, and other experts in collegiate athletics programs. The Superintendents of the three academies shall be members of the board. The Secretary shall designate one member of the board, other than a Superintendent of an academy, as Chairman. (c) DUTIES.— The board shall, on an annual basis— "(1) review all aspects of the athletics programs of the United States Military Academy, the United States Naval Academy, and the United States Air Force Academy, including— "(A) the policies relating to the administration of such programs; "(B) the appropriateness of the balance between the emphasis placed by each academy on athletics and the emphasis placed by such academy on academic pursuits; and "(C) the extent to which all athletes in all sports are treated equitably under the athletics program of each academy; and "(2) determine ways in which the administration of the athletics programs at the academies can serve as models for the

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