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108 STAT. 2774 PUBLIC LAW 103-337—OCT. 5, 1994 James Webster Smith. Johnson Chestnut Whittaker. Regulations. (1) the discharge from the Corps of Cadets of the United States Military Academy in 1874 of James Webster Smith of South Carolina; and (2) the discharge from the Corps of Cadets of the United States Mihtary Academy in 1880 of Johnson Chesnut Whittaker of South Carolina. (b) PURPOSES OF REVIEW.— The purpose of each review shall be to determine the validity of the original proceedings leading to such discharge and the extent, if any, to which racial prejudice or other improper factors now known may have tainted those proceedings. In conducting each review, the Secretary shall use as broad a range of historical documents as possible, including non-military sources. (c) CORRECTION OF RECORDS,— If the Secretary determines that the discharge of James Webster Smith or Johnson Chesnut Whittaker was in error or an injustice, the Secretary shall correct that person's military records (including the records of proceedings in that person's discharge case). (d) POSTHUMOUS COMMISSION.— Upon recommendation of the Secretary in the case of either person named in subsection (a), the President may issue in the name of that person a posthumous commission as an officer in the Regular Army in the grade of second lieutenant. Section 1523 of title 10, United States Code, shall apply with respect to a commission so issued. SEC. 556. ADMINISTRATION OF ATHLETICS PROGRAMS AT THE SERV- ICE ACADEMIES. (a) UNITED STATES MILITARY ACADEMY. — (1) Chapter 403 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section: '^§4357. Athletics program: athletic director; nonappropriated mnd account "(a) The position of athletic director of the Academy shall be a position in the civil service (as defined in section 2101(1) of title 5). However, a member of the armed forces may fill that position as an active duty assignment. "(b) Under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of the Army, the Superintendent of the Academy shall administer a nonappropriated fund account for the athletics program of the Academy. The Superintendent shall credit to that account all revenue received from the conduct of the athletics program of the Academy and all contributions received for that program.". (2) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is amended by adding at the end the following new item: "4357. Athletics program: athletic director; nonappropriated fund account". (b) UNITED STATES NAVAL ACADEMY. — (1) Chapter 603 of such title is amended by adding at the end the following new section:

    • §6975. Athletics program: athletic director; nonappropriated ^nd account

"(a) The position of athletic director of the Naval Academy shall be a position in the civil service (as defined in section 2101(1) of title 5). However, a member of the armed forces may fill that position as an active duty assignment. "(b) Under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of the Navy, the Superintendent of the Naval Academy shall administer a