24 U.S.C. § 416 : US Code - Section 416: Local Boards of Trustees

Search 24 U.S.C. § 416 : US Code - Section 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.