Tap any paragraph to write a margin note. Your notes collect in the Desk below the text and file under cases with @. The side-by-side margin rail opens on a larger screen.

Code · BILL · 114th Congress · H.R. 4909 (Reported in House) — To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2017 for military activities of the Department of Defense and for militar... · Sec. 592

Sec. 592. Representation from members of the Armed Forces on boards, councils, and committees making recommendations relating to military personnel issues

144 words·~1 min read·/bill/114/hr/4909/rh/section-592

A research copy — for the controlling text, always check the official state or federal source. Not legal advice.

Chapter 7 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section: Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any board, council, or committee established under this chapter that is responsible for making any recommendation relating to any military personnel issue affecting enlisted members of the armed forces shall include representation on the board, council, or committee from enlisted members of the armed forces or retired enlisted members of the armed forces.
For purposes of this section, military personnel issues include issues relating to health care, retirement benefits, pay, direct and indirect compensation, and entitlements for members of the armed forces. . The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is amended by adding at the end the following new item: 190. Representation on boards, councils, and committees making recommendations relating to military personnel issues. .
★   the supreme law of the land   ★
Don't Tread on Me
E Pluribus Unum — out of many, one

"If you don't know your rights, you don't have any."

Marginalia · a citizen's law index
A research desk, not legal advice. Always read the cited source before relying on a summary.
Questions or an issue? support@self-law.org
disclaimerMarginalia is a research index, not a law firm. Nothing on this site is legal, tax, or financial advice and no attorney–client relationship is formed by using it. Statutes, regulations, and case law change; summaries, search results, AI output, and member posts may be incomplete, out of date, or wrong. Any interpretation drawn from material on this site should be validated by a licensed attorney in your jurisdiction before you act on it.