ARMED FORCES RETIREMENT HOME MATTERS.

SEC. 1413. ARMED FORCES RETIREMENT HOME MATTERS. (a) Termination of Oversight Responsibilities of Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness.— (1) Senior medical advisor.—Section 1513A of the Armed Forces Retirement Home Act of 1991 (24 U.S.C. 413a) is amended— (A) in subsection (b), by striking “the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness,” in the matter preceding paragraph (1); and (B) in subsection (c)(4), by striking “the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness” and inserting “the Secretary of Defense”. (2) Ombudsmen.—Section 1517(e)(2) of such Act (24 U.S.C. 417(e)(2)) is amended by striking “the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness” and inserting “the Secretary of Defense”. (3) Inspections.—Section 1518 of such Act (24 U.S.C. 418) is amended— (A) in subsection (c)(1), by striking “the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness,”; and (B) in subsection (e)(1), by striking “the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness” and inserting “the Secretary of Defense”. (b) Advisory Council.—Section 1516 of such Act (24 U.S.C. 416) is amended— (1) in subsection (c)(1), by striking “15 members,” and all that follows and inserting “15 members.”; and (2) in subsection (f)(1), by striking “shall” and inserting “may”. (c) Administrators.—Section 1517(b) of such Act (24 U.S.C. 417(b)) is amended— (1) in paragraph (2), by striking “and” at the end; (2) in paragraph (3), by striking the period at the end and inserting “; and”; and (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: “(4) serve at the pleasure of the Secretary of Defense.” .