H.R. 6308 — Introduced in House

I 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 6308 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 3, 2018Mr. Tonko introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services A BILL To authorize the Secretary of a military department to correct a military record at the request of an interested party more than 175 years after the date of the creation of the military record, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Historical Record Exemption Act of 2018. 2. Correction of historical military records Section 1552(b) of title 10, United States Code, is amended— (1) by striking No and inserting (1) Subject to paragraph (2), no; and (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (2) A correction may be made under subsection (a)(1) if the Secretary concerned or a person the Secretary concerned determines has a vested interest in the military record files a request for the correction more than 175 years after the date of the creation of the military record. .