,i  #aai? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #ajefd  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(         
,,repres5tatives  ,septemb] #bd1        
#bjbf,ms4 ,johnson ( ,texas 7= h]self & 
,mr4 ,olszewski7 introduc$ ! foll[+     
bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on   
,arm$ ,s]vices  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d     
title #aj1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 to      
au?orize ! sep>ation ( a memb] ( ! ,arm$
 ,=ces :o accepts a p>don or commutation
 ( s5t5ce f ! ,presid5t4  #a4 ,%ort     
title  ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,endur+
 ,acc\ntability ,act4  #b4 ,au?ority to 
sep>ate a memb] ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces :o      
accepts a p>don or commutation ( s5t5ce 
f ! ,presid5t ,*apt] #ei ( title #aj1   
,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$ by ins]t+ 
aft] section #aafa ! foll[+ new section3
  #aafb4 ,au?ority to sep>ate a memb] :o
 accepts a p>don or commutation ( s5t5ce
 f ! ,presid5t  7a7 ,au?ority  7#a7 ,if 
a memb] ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces accepts a p>don 
or commutation ( s5t5ce f ! ,presid5t1 !
 ,secret>y conc]n$ may1 9 accordance ) !
 recomm5dation ( a bo>d conv5$ "u       

subsection 7b7--  7,a7 au?orize !       
involunt>y adm9i/rative sep>ation ( !   
memb]2 or  7,b7 if ! memb] is a memb] ( 
! ,national ,gu>d1 )draw ! ,f$]al       
recognition ( su* memb] "u section #cbc 
( title #cb4  7#b7 ,an involunt>y       
adm9i/rative sep>ation "u p>agraph 7#a7 
%all be *>act]iz$ 9 accordance ) !      
recomm5dation ( ! bo>d4  7b7            
,consid]ation by bo>d ,! ,secret>y      
conc]n$ %all conv5e a bo>d--  7#a7 n    
lat] ?an #cj days aft] a memb] "u !     
jurisdiction ( su* ,secret>y accepts a  
p>don or commutation describ$ 9         
subsection 7a72  7#b7 to consid] !      
conduct to :i* a p>don or commutation   
describ$ 9 subsection 7a7 relates--     
7,a7 "u applicable regulations reg>d+   
fitness & conduct2 &  7,b7 pursuant to  
/&>d proc$ures2 &  7#c7 to make-- 7,a7  
f9d+s ( fact reg>d+ ! conduct describ$ 9
 p>agraph 7#b72 &  7,b7 a recomm5dation 
:e!r to au?orize ! involunt>y           
adm9i/rative sep>ation ( ! memb] on !   
basis ( su* conduct1 reg>dless ( su*    

p>don or commutation4  7c7 ,notification
 ,! ,secret>y ( a milit>y dep>tm5t %all 
notify ! ,secret>y ( ,def5se n lat] ?an 
#cj days aft] ea* ( ! foll[+3  7#a7 ,!  
acceptance ( a p>don or commutation (   
s5t5ce describ$ 9 subsection 7a7 by a   
memb] "u ! jurisdiction ( su* ,secret>y 
( a milit>y dep>tm5t4  7#b7 ,! conv5+ ( 
a bo>d "u subsection 7b74  7#c7 ,!      
recomm5dation ( su* a bo>d4  7d7        
,report+ ,n lat] ?an #cj days aft] a    
bo>d makes a recomm5dation "u subsection
 7b71 ! ,secret>y ( ,def5se1 or !       
,secret>y ( ! dep>tm5t 9 :i* ! ,coa/    
,gu>d is op]at+ :5 n op]at+ z a s]vice 9
 ! ,navy1 %all submit to ! appropriate  
congressional committees a writt5 report
 reg>d+ su* recomm5dation4 ,su* a report
 %all include ! foll[+ elem5ts3  7#a7 ,!
 f9d+s ( fact & recomm5dation made by   
su* bo>d4  7#b7 ,if ! bo>d recomm5d$ !  
involunt>y adm9i/rative sep>ation ( !   
memb]--  7,a7 :e!r ! ,secret>y au?oriz$ 
su* involunt>y adm9i/rative sep>ation2 &
  7,b7 if ! ,secret>y did n au?orize su*

 involunt>y adm9i/rative sep>ation1 !   
ju/ification ( ! ,secret>y4  7e7        
,def9itions ,9 ?is section3 7#a7 ,! t]m 
appropriate congressional committees    
means--  7,a7 9 ! case ( a memb] ( a    
cov]$ arm$ =ce-- 7i7 ! ,committee on    
,arm$ ,s]vices ( ! ,h\se (              
,repres5tatives2 &  7ii7 ! ,committee on
 ,arm$ ,s]vices ( ! ,s5ate2 or  7,b7 9 !
 case ( a memb] ( ! ,coa/ ,gu>d :5 !    
,coa/ ,gu>d is n op]at+ z a s]vice 9 !  
,navy--  7i7 ! ,committee on            
,transportation & ,infra/ructure ( !    
,h\se ( ,repres5tatives2 &  7ii7 !      
,committee on ,comm]ce1 ,sci5ce1 &      
,transportation ( ! ,s5ate4  7#b7 ,! t]m
 cov]$ arm$ =ce means ! ,army1 ,navy1   
,m>9e ,corps1 ,air ,=ce1 or ,space ,=ce4
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