HR 2619 · 93th Congress · Armed Forces and National Security
A bill to amend title 10 of the United States Code to establish special boards for the review of certain administrative discharges.
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EnactedLatest: Referred to House Committee on Armed Services.(1973-01-22)
Plain Language Summary
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Provides that the Secretary of each military department shall establish such discharge appeal board areas as he deems necessary. States that two members of the Armed Forces shall be selected and assigned to a board list for each individual in civilian life so selected and assigned. Provides that any individual, who is issued an administrative discharge and who considers such discharge to be unjustified, may within ninety days after such issuance file a notice of appeal with the appropriate appeal officer. Permits an individual aggrieved by the findings or recommendations of a discharge appeal board to obtain judicial review by filing a petition for review in the United States district court for the district in which he resides or in the United States District Court of the District of Columbia within sixty days of the decision of the discharge appeal board.…
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