Sec. 517. Administrative separation: miscellaneous authorities and requirements
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Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense and each Secretary of a military department shall prescribe regulations and guidance for administrative separations of enlisted members under the jurisdiction of such Secretary that— authorize the Secretary of the military department concerned to characterize an administrative discharge, considered by an administrative separation board under regulations prescribed by such Secretary— under any conditions (including other than honorable); and notwithstanding the recommendation of such administrative separation board; and in the case of an administrative separation on the basis of an offense by the member against an individual, allow such individual to request that at least one voting member of the administrative separation board be of the same gender, race, or ethnicity of such individual.