{"data":{"id":"us/24-u.s.c.-416a","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"24 U.S.C. § 416a","heading":"Resident Advisory Committees","body":"(a) Establishment and purpose(1) A Resident Advisory Committee is an elected body of residents at each facility of the Retirement Home established to provide a forum for all residents to express their needs, ideas, and interests through elected representatives of their respective floor or area. (2) A Resident Advisory Committee—(A) serves as a forum for ideas, recommendations, and representation to management of that facility of the Retirement Home to enhance the morale, safety, health, and well-being of residents; and (B) provides a means to communicate policy and general information between residents and management. (b) Election processThe election process for the Resident Advisory Committee at a facility of the Retirement Home shall be coordinated by the facility Ombudsman. (c) Chairperson(1) The Chairperson of a Resident Advisory Committee shall be elected at large and serve a two-year term. (2) Chairpersons serve as a liaison to the Administrator and are voting members of the Advisory Council. Chairpersons shall create meeting agendas, conduct the meetings, and provide a copy of the minutes to the Administrator, who will forward the copy to the Chief Operating Officer for approval. (d) MeetingsAt a minimum, meetings of a Resident Advisory Committee shall be conducted quarterly.","path":["Title 24—HOSPITALS AND ASYLUMS","CHAPTER 10—ARMED FORCES RETIREMENT HOME"],"source_url":"https://uscode.house.gov/download/releasepoints/us/pl/119/103/xml_usc24@119-103.zip","current_through":"Public Law 119-103 (09/02/2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-10T05:58:02Z","sha256":"db6a782c6401ee544a56306fcabacca36b2a4a7eb7b419fde107c25d3fe1ac83","source_id":"us","stale":true,"prev":"us/24-u.s.c.-416","next":"us/24-u.s.c.-417"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}