Us Code § 2161 - Composition of boards
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§ 2161. Composition of boards
(a) A board convened under section 2158, 2159, or 2160 of this title shall consist of at least three officers of the grade of commander or above, all of whom are serving in a grade senior to the grade of any officer considered by the board.
(b) No individual may be a member of more than one board convened under section 2158, 2159, or 2160 of this title to consider the same officer.
(Added Pub. L. 88–130, §1(10)(C), Sept. 24, 1963, 77 Stat. 188, §324; renumbered §2161 and amended Pub. L. 115–282, title I, §§112(b), 123(b)(2), Dec. 4, 2018, 132 Stat. 4216, 4240; Pub. L. 116–283, div. G, title LVXXXV [LXXXV], §8505(a)(19), Jan. 1, 2021, 134 Stat. 4748.)
Editorial Notes
Amendments
2021—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 116–283 substituted "individual" for "person".
2018—Pub. L. 115–282, §123(b)(2), substituted "section 2158, 2159, or 2160" for "section 321, 322, or 323" in subsecs. (a) and (b).
Pub. L. 115–282, §112(b), renumbered section 324 of this title as this section.
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