To establish a panel to determine responsibility for an atmosphere at the United States Air Force Academy that was conducive to the recent acts of sexual misconduct at the United States Air Force Academy.

1. Adds TITLE V--PANEL TO REVIEW SEXUAL MISCONDUCT ALLEGATIONS AT UNITED STATES AIR FORCE ACADEMY on page 89, between lines 4 and 5

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   Inserted: TITLE V--PANEL TO REVIEW SEXUAL MISCONDUCT ALLEGATIONS AT UNITED STATES AIR FORCE ACADEMY

   Inserted: SEC. 501. ESTABLISHMENT OF PANEL.

   Inserted: (a) Establishment.--There is established a panel to review allegations of sexual misconduct allegations at the United States Air Force Academy.

   Inserted: (b) Composition.--The panel shall be composed of seven members, appointed by the Secretary of Defense from among private United States citizens who have knowledge or expertise in matters relating to sexual assault, rape, and the United States military academies.

   Inserted: (c) Chairman.--The Secretary of Defense shall, in consultation with the Chairmen of the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives, select the Chairman of the panel from among its members under subsection (b).

   Inserted: (d) Period of Appointment; Vacancies.--Members shall be appointed for the life of the panel. Any vacancy in the panel shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointment.

   Inserted: (e) Meetings.--The panel shall meet at the call of the Chairman.

   Inserted: (f) Initial Organization Requirements.--(1) All original appointments to the panel shall be made not later than May 1, 2003.

   Inserted: (2) The Chairman shall convene the first meeting of the panel not later than May 2, 2003.

   Inserted: SEC. 502. DUTIES OF PANEL.

   Inserted: (a) In General.--The panel established under section 501(a) shall carry out a study in order to determine responsibility and accountability for the establishment or maintenance of an atmosphere at the United States Air Force Academy that was conducive to sexual misconduct (including sexual assaults and rape) at the United States Air Force Academy.

   Inserted: (b) Review.--In carrying out the study required by subsection (a), the panel shall--

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   Inserted: (1) the actions taken by United States Air Force academy personnel and other Department of the Air Force officials in response to allegations of sexual assaults at the United States Air Force Academy;

   Inserted: (2) review directives issued by the United States Air Force pertaining to sexual misconduct at the United States Air Force Academy;

   Inserted: (3) review the effectiveness of the process, procedures, and policies used at the United States Air Force Academy to respond to allegations of sexual misconduct;

   Inserted: (4) review the relationship between--

   Inserted: (A) the command climate for women at the United States Air Force Academy, including factors that may have produced a fear of retribution for reporting sexual misconduct; and

   Inserted: (B) the circumstances that resulted in sexual misconduct at the Academy; and

   Inserted: (5) review, evaluate, and assess such other matters and materials as the panel considers appropriate for the study.

   Inserted: (c) Report.--(1) Not later than 90 days after its first meeting under section 501(f)(2), the panel shall submit a report on the study required by subsection (a) to the Secretary of Defense and the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives.

   Inserted: (2) The report shall include--

   Inserted: (A) the findings and conclusions of the panel as a result of the study; and

   Inserted: (B) any recommendations for legislative or administrative action that the panel considers appropriate in light of the study.

   Inserted: SEC. 503. PERSONNEL MATTERS.

   Inserted: (a) Pay of Members.--(1) Members of the panel established under section 501(a) shall serve without pay by reason of their work on the panel.

   Inserted: (2) Section 1342 of title 31, United States Code, shall not apply to the acceptance of services of a member of the panel under this title.

   Inserted: (b) Travel Expenses.--The members of the panel shall be allowed travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, at rates authorized for employees of agencies under subchapter I of chapter 57 of title 5, United States Code, while away from their homes or regular places of business in the performance of services for the panel.

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