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10 U.S.C. § 613a — Nondisclosure of board proceedings
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**(a) Prohibition on Disclosure.—** The proceedings of a selection board convened under section 573, 611, 628, or 20211 of this title may not be disclosed to any person not a member of the board, except as authorized or required to process the report of the board. This prohibition is a statutory exemption from disclosure, as described in [section 552(b)(3) of title 5](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section552/b/3&num=0&edition=prelim).
**(b) Prohibited Uses of Board Discussions, Deliberations, Notes, and Records.—** The discussions and deliberations of a selection board described in subsection (a) and any written or documentary record of such discussions and deliberations—
(1) are immune from legal process;
(2) may not be admitted as evidence; and
(3) may not be used for any purpose in any action, suit, or judicial or administrative proceeding without the consent of the Secretary of the military department concerned.
**(c) Applicability.—** This section applies to all selection boards convened under section 573, 611, 628, or 20211 of this title, regardless of the date on which the board was convened.
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**(a) Prohibition on Disclosure.—** The proceedings of a selection board convened under section 573, 611, 628, or 20211 of this title may not be disclosed to any person not a member of the board, except as authorized or required to process the report of the board. This prohibition is a statutory exemption from disclosure, as described in [section 552(b)(3) of title 5](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section552/b/3&num=0&edition=prelim).
**(b) Prohibited Uses of Board Discussions, Deliberations, Notes, and Records.—** The discussions and deliberations of a selection board described in subsection (a) and any written or documentary record of such discussions and deliberations—
(1) are immune from legal process;
(2) may not be admitted as evidence; and
(3) may not be used for any purpose in any action, suit, or judicial or administrative proceeding without the consent of the Secretary of the military department concerned.
**(c) Applicability.—** This section applies to all selection boards convened under section 573, 611, 628, or 20211 of this title, regardless of the date on which the board was convened.
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**(a) Prohibition on Disclosure.—** The proceedings of a selection board convened under section 14101 or 14502 of this title may not be disclosed to any person not a member of the board, except as authorized or required to process the report of the board. This prohibition is a statutory exemption from disclosure, as described in [section 552(b)(3) of title 5](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section552/b/3&num=0&edition=prelim).
**(b) Prohibited Uses of Board Discussions, Deliberations, Notes, and Records.—** The discussions and deliberations of a selection board described in subsection (a) and any written or documentary record of such discussions and deliberations—
(1) are immune from legal process;
(2) may not be admitted as evidence; and
(3) may not be used for any purpose in any action, suit, or judicial or administrative proceeding without the consent of the Secretary of the military department concerned.
**(c) Applicability.—** This section applies to all selection boards convened under section 14101 or 14502 of this title, regardless of the date on which the board was convened.
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TITLE 10—ARMED FORCES
§ 613
402 [amending this section and sections 615 and 618 of
this title] shall take effect with respect to selection
boards convened under section 611(a) of title 10, United
States Code, after the end of the 120-day period begin-
ning on the date of the enactment of this Act [Oct. 1,
1986].’’
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1981 AMENDMENT
Amendment by Pub. L. 97–86 effective Sept. 15, 1981,
see section 405(f) of Pub. L. 97–86, set out as a note
under section 101 of this title.
EFFECTIVE DATE
Section effective Sept. 15, 1981, but the authority to
prescribe regulations under this section effective on
Dec. 12, 1980, see section 701 of Pub. L. 96–513, set out as
an Effective Date of 1980 Amendment note under sec-
tion 101 of this title.
§ 613. Oath of members of selection boards
Each member of a selection board shall swear
that he will perform his duties as a member of
the board without prejudice or partiality and
having in view both the special fitness of offi-
cers and the efficiency of his armed force.
(Added Pub. L. 96–513, title I, § 105, Dec. 12, 1980,
94 Stat. 2851.)
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
EFFECTIVE DATE
Section effective Sept. 15, 1981, but the authority to
prescribe regulations under this section effective on
Dec. 12, 1980, see section 701 of Pub. L. 96–513, set out as
an Effective Date of 1980 Amendment note under sec-
tion 101 of this title.
§ 613a. Nondisclosure of board proceedings
(a) PROHIBITION
ON
DISCLOSURE.—The pro-
ceedings of a selection board convened under
section 573, 611, 628, or 20211 of this title may not
be disclosed to any person not a member of the
board, except as authorized or required to proc-
ess the report of the board. This prohibition is a
statutory exemption from disclosure
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