DESIGNATION OF THE COLONEL THOMAS HAWKINS JOHNSON VISITING SCHOLAR PROGRAM AND LECTURE SERIES

SEC. 1466. DESIGNATION OF THE COLONEL THOMAS HAWKINS JOHNSON VISITING SCHOLAR PROGRAM AND LECTURE SERIES (a) Visiting Scholar Program.— (1) The Secretary of the Army shall establish a visiting scholar program at the United States Military Academy to be known as the “Thomas Hawkins Johnson Visiting Scholar Program”. The Secretary shall select not more than two scholars to participate in the program for an academic year. A person selected to participate in the program shall serve as an instructor at the Academy for two weeks during the academic year and perform such duties as the Secretary may assign. (2) There is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of the Army $25,000 for each fiscal year to carry out this subsection. (b) Lecture Series.— (1) The Secretary of Defense shall establish a lecture series at the National Defense University to be known as the “Thomas Hawkins Johnson Lecture Series”. The Secretary shall use the lecture series to bring prominent persons to the National Defense University to deliver lectures on topics relating to public policy, national security, and science. (2) There is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of Defense $25,000 for each fiscal year to carry out this subsection.