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Training vessels.

Board of Visitors, establishment. Membership.

Staff.

Travel expenses.

Advisory Board, establishment.

PUBLIC LAW 96-453—OCT. 15, 1980

be approved by the Secretary of the military department (including the Secretary of the department in which the United States Coast Guard is operating with respect to the United States Coast Guard and the Secretary of Commerce with respect to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) which has jurisdiction over such service. "(f) The Secretary may provide for the training of cadets at the Academy— "(1) on vessels owned or subsidized by the United States; "(2) on other vessels documented under the laws of the United States if the owner of any such vessel cooperates in such use; and "(3) in shipyards or plants and with any industrial or educational organizations. "(g) The Superintendent of the Academy may confer the degree of bachelor of science upon any individual who has met the conditions prescribed by the Secretary and who, if a citizen of the United States, has passed the examination for a merchant marine officer's license. No individual may be denied a degree under this subsection because the individual is not permitted to teike such examination solely because of physical disqualification. "(h)(1) A Board of Visitors to the Academy shall be established to visit the Academy annually on a date determined by the Secretary and to make recommendations on the operation of the Academy. "(2) The Board shall be composed of— "(A) 2 Senators appointed by the chairman of the Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee of the Senate; "(B) 3 Members of the House of Representatives appointed by the chairman of the Merchant Marine and Fisheries Committee of the House of Representatives; "(C) 1 Senator appointed by the Vice President; "(D) 1 Member of the House of Representatives appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives; and "(E) the chairman of the Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee of the Senate and the chairmsm of the Merchant Marine and Fisheries Committee of the House of Representatives, as ex officio members. "(3) Whenever a member of the Board is unable to attend the emnual meeting provided in pars^aph (1), another individual may be appointed in the manner provided by paragraph (2) as a substitute for such member. "(4) The chairmen of the Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee of the Senate and the Merchant Marine and Fisheries Committee of the House of Representatives may designate staff members of such committees to serve without reimbursement as staff for the Board. "(5) While away from their homes or regular places of business in the performance of services for the Board, members of the Board and any staff members designated under paragraph (4) shall be allowed travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, in the same manner as persons employed intermittently in the Government service are allowed expenses under section 5703 of title 5, United States Code. "(i)(l) An Advisory Board to the Academy shall be established to visit the Academy at least once during each academic year, for the purpose of examining the course of instruction and management of the Academy and advising the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Maritime Affairs and the Superintendent of the Academy.

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