10 U.S.C. § 1558
Review of actions of selection boards: correction of military records by special boards; judicial review
United States · Title 10 — ARMED FORCES · Status: effective
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- 10 U.S.C. § 1558, Review of actions of selection boards: correction of military records by special boards; judicial review, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/433476
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In this section:
Such term does not include any of the following:
If an involuntarily board-separated person referred to in paragraph (1) does not consent to a restoration of status, rights, and entitlements under paragraph (2), the Secretary concerned shall pay that person back pay and allowances (less appropriate offsets), and shall provide that person service credit, for the period—
ending on the earlier of—
The Secretary may prescribe in the regulations under paragraph (1) the circumstances under which consideration by a special board may be provided for under this section, including the following:
A court of the United States may review a determination by the Secretary of a military department not to convene a special board in the case of any person. In any such case, the court may set aside the Secretary’s determination only if the court finds the determination to be—
A court of the United States may review a recommendation of a special board or an action of the Secretary of the military department concerned on the report of a special board. In any such case, a court may set aside the action only if the court finds that the recommendation or action was—
Nothing in this section limits—
Legislative history
The public laws that enacted or amended this section. Tallies are for the whole bill as it passed each chamber — often an omnibus covering far more than this provision — not a vote on this section alone.
- National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2002
- National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024
- Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025House: 281–140Senate: no recorded tally
- National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026House: 312–112Senate: no recorded tally