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DOD - 392 - Board of Regents, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences - Statutory (Congress Created)

GENERAL INFORMATION

Committee Name	Board of Regents, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences	Agency Name	Department of Defense
Fiscal Year	2025	Committee Number	392
Original Establishment Date	10/1/1990	Committee Status	Chartered
Actual Termination Date		Committee URL	https://www.usuhs.edu/ao/board-of-regents
Actual Merged Date		Presidential Appointments*	No
New Committee This FY	No	Max Number of Members*	16
Terminated This FY	No	Designated Fed Officer Position Title*	DFO
Merged This FY		Designated Federal Officer Prefix
Current Charter Date	5/23/2024	Designated Federal Officer First Name*	Annette
Date Of Renewal Charter	5/23/2026	Designated Federal Officer Middle Name
Projected Termination Date		Designated Federal Officer Last Name*	Askins-Roberts
Exempt From Renewal*	No	Designated Federal Officer Suffix
Specific Termination Authority		Designated Federal Officer Phone*	(301) 295-3066
Establishment Authority*	Statutory (Congress Created)	Designated Federal Officer Fax*
Specific Establishment Authority*	10 U.S.C. 2113a	Designated Federal Officer Email*	bor@usuhs.edu
Effective Date Of Authority*	11/20/1990
Exempt From EO 13875 Discretionary Cmte	Not Applicable
Committee Type*	Continuing
Presidential*	No
Committee Function*	Non Scientific Program Advisory Board

RECOMMENDATION/JUSTIFICATIONS

Agency Recommendation*	Continue
Legislation to Terminate Required	Not Applicable
Legislation Status	Not Applicable
How does cmte accomplish its purpose?*	The Board of Regents was established according to 10 U.S.C. 2113a, to assist the Secretary of Defense in an advisory capacity and shall meet at least once a quarter. Also according to 10 U.S.C. 2113a the Secretary of Defense, or his designee, is an ex officio member of the Board. At each quarterly meeting the University President and deans provide informational reports on all aspects of University operations. At Board meetings, actions include recommendations on such issues as new academic programs; faculty members; medical and graduate nursing degrees; graduate degrees in dentistry and the biomedical sciences; undergraduate associate's and bachelor's degrees; and University awards.
How is membership balanced?*	According to 10 U.S.C. 2113a the Board shall consist of nine persons outstanding in the field of health care, higher education administration, or public policy who are appointed from civilian life by the Secretary of Defense; the Director of the Defense Health Agency, who shall be an ex officio member; the Secretary of Defense or his designee, who shall be an ex officio member; the Surgeons General of the Uniformed Services, who shall be ex officio members; and the President of the University, who shall be a non voting ex officio member. The current membership reflects representatives of the University programs and backgrounds including academic institutions, public service organizations, and military medicine.
How frequent & relevant are cmte mtgs?*	According to 10 U.S.C. 2113a the Board of Regents meets at least once a quarter. The Board is an integral part of the University; reviewing degrees and faculty appointment and/or promotion recommendations. Additionally, according to leadership and governance recommendations from the Middle States Commission on Higher Education the Board of Regents meets an institutional requirement.
Why advice can't be obtained elsewhere?*	Federal statute (10 U.S.C. 2113a) requires the Secretary of Defense to establish the Board of Regents.
Why close or partially close meetings?	Meetings are not closed to the public unless the Department of Defense determines that items on the planned agenda meet the closed meeting provisions of 5 U.S.C.§552b(c). Pursuant to DoD Policy, closed meetings can only be authorized by the DoD Sponsor, the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness or designee, and only after consultation with the Office of General Counsel for the Department of Defense.
Recommendation Remarks	Reduced number of meetings in FY 2025, two rather than the four specified in 10 USC 2113a: Board of Regents, based on the April 23, 2025 Memo from the Secretary of Defense's, Concluding Service of DoD Advisory Committee Members. Dr. Julio Frenk submitted his resignation to the Board of Regent's Chair August 23, 2024 during the FY 2024 ACR process, with an effective appointment end date of October 1, 2024. The ex officio committee members and government employees (Secretary of Defense designee, President of the Uniformed Services University, Director of the Defense Health Agency, the Surgeons General of the Army, Navy and Air Force, and the Surgeon General of the United States) have no fixed membership terms. The Board of Regents does not always issue a separate report for the Government decision maker. The Board of Regents meeting minutes contain the Board's recommendations. These recommendations are described and enumerated in the Performance Measures section.

PERFORMANCE MEASURES

Outcome Improvement To Health Or Safety*	Yes	Action Reorganize Priorities*	Yes
Outcome Trust In Government	Yes	Action Reallocate Resources	Yes
Outcome Major Policy Changes	No	Action Issued New Regulations	No
Outcome Advance In Scientific Research	Yes	Action Proposed Legislation	No
Outcome Effective Grant Making	No	Action Approved Grants Or Other Payments	No
Outcome Improved Service Delivery	Yes	Action Other	Yes
Outcome Increased Customer Satisfaction	Yes	Action Comment	The Board will provide recommendations to ensure the mission of the university is appropriately met. These recommendations are critical to the full accreditation and successful operation of the University. These recommendations are necessary for the University to pursue its mission, which is to educate, train and comprehensively prepare uniformed services health professionals, officers, scientists and leaders to support the Military and Public Health Systems, the National Security and National Defense Strategies of the United States, and the readiness of our Uniformed Services. Examples include endorsing the creation of two branch campuses, one in San Antonio and one in San Diego; creation and expansion of a Postgraduate Dental College; expansion of clinical research across the University; creation of diverse interdisciplinary academic centers; the establishment of the Enlisted to Medical Degree Preparatory Program; and the creation and establishment of a College of Allied Health Sciences.
Outcome Implement Laws/Reg Requirements	No	Grants Review*	No
Outcome Other	Yes	Number Of Grants Reviewed	0
Outcome Comment	The Board of Regents' have the authority and duty to make constructive recommendations to ensure the mission of the university is appropriately met. USU educates, trains and comprehensively prepares uniformed services health professionals, officers, scientists, and leaders to support the Military and Public Health Systems, the National Security and National Defense Strategies of the United States, and the readiness of our Uniformed Services.	Number Of Grants Recommended	0
Cost Savings*	Unable to Determine	Dollar Value Of Grants Recommended	$0.00
Cost Savings Comment	Unable to Determine	Grants Review Comment	NA
Number Of Recommendations*	745	Access Contact Designated Fed. Officer*	Yes
Number Of Recommendations Comment	The Regents deliberated and voted on the Admissions Statement supporting USU's recruiting and admissions process. The Board also received numerous briefings on USU's Facilities Master Plan, The President's Strategic Plan, Liaison Committee on Medical Education Accreditation overview and survey site visit. They were also briefed on the USU's Middle States Commission on Higher Education updates. The Deans of the four schools briefed the Regents on the end of academic year summary.	Access Agency Website	Yes
% of Recs Fully Implemented*	100.00%	Access Committee Website	Yes
% of Recs Fully Implemented Comment	Since the first class graduated in 1980, the Board of Regents has endorsed 6,016 Doctor of Medicine degrees, 933 graduate nursing degrees, 469 Master of Science in Oral Biology degrees, 1,751 graduate degrees in the biomedical sciences and 84 undergraduate health sciences degrees.	Access GSA FACA Website	Yes
% of Recs Partially Implemented*	0.00%	Access Publications	Yes
% of Recs Partially Implemented Comment	All recommendations are fully implemented. There are no partially implemented recommendations.	Access Other	Yes
Agency Feedback*	Yes	Access Comment	Minutes and reference materials of every Board of Regents Meeting are available to all on the internet at http://cdm16005.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/landingpage/collection/p15459coll3 and https://www.usuhs.edu/ao/board-of-regents/meeting-minutes. There are also bound copies of select meetings available in person on the USU campus at the James A. Zimble Learning Resource Center (LRC), 4301 Jones Bridge Road, Bethesda, MD 20814.
Agency Feedback Comment*	If not addressed immediately, requests from the Board are answered at the next quarterly meeting. The most common forum is the President's Report, which occurs at every meeting.	Narrative Description*	The Board of Regents provides advice and recommendations to the Secretary of Defense through the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness, on academic and administrative matters critical to the full accreditation and successful operation of the University. These actions are necessary for the University to pursue its mission, which is to educate, train and comprehensively prepare uniformed services health professionals, officers, scientists and leaders to support the Military and Public Health Systems, the National Security and National Defense Strategies of the United States, and the readiness of our Uniformed Services. The Board also meets leadership and governance recommendations from the Middle States Commission on Higher Education which accredits the University at the institutional level.

COSTS

1. Payments to Non-Federal Members*	$10,137.60	1. Est Paymnts to Non-Fed Membrs Nxt FY*	$16,706.76
2. Payments to Federal Members*	$8,221.48	2. Est. Payments to Fed Members Next FY*	$26,175.33
3. Payments to Federal Staff*	$218,913.00	3. Estimated Payments to Federal Staff*	$218,913.00
4. Payments to Consultants*	$0.00	4. Est. Payments to Consultants Next FY*	$0.00
5. Travel Reimb. For Non-Federal Membrs*	$2,570.28	5. Est Travel Reimb Non-Fed Membr nxtFY*	$6,000.00
6. Travel Reimb. For Federal Members*	$0.00	6. Est Travel Reimb For Fed Members*	$0.00
7. Travel Reimb. For Federal Staff*	$0.00	7. Est. Travel Reimb to Fed Staf Nxt FY*	$0.00
8. Travel Reimb. For Consultants*	$0.00	8. Est Travel Reimb to Consltnts Nxt FY*	$0.00
10. Other Costs	$90,346.00	10. Est. Other Costs Next FY*	$91,531.00
11. Total Costs	$330,188.36	11. Est. Total Next FY*	$359,326.09
Date Cost Last Modified	9/9/2025 11:58 AM	Est. Fed Staff Support Next FY*	1.20
Federal Staff Support (FTE)*	1.20	Est Cost Remarks	Cost based on three meetings since Q4 (November 2025) meeting will not occur. Meeting cancelled due Concluding Service of DoD Advisory Committee Members. Planned meetings are two hybrid and one virtual only once new Members are selected and sworn in.
Cost Remarks	Cost reduction due to pivot to virtual meeting in February (Q1), cancellation of meeting Q2 and Q3, and staffing changes. Concluding Service of DoD Advisory Committee Members Memo April 23, 2025.

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