Sec. 533. AVAILABILITY OF CERTAIN CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS AND DISCHARGE REVIEW BOARD INFORMATION THROUGH THE INTERNET

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## SEC. 533 AVAILABILITY OF CERTAIN CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS AND DISCHARGE REVIEW BOARD INFORMATION THROUGH THE INTERNET ###

(a)Board for the Correction of Military Records Section 1552 of title 10, United States Code, is amended— ####

(1)by redesignating subsection

(h)as subsection (i); and ####

(2)by inserting after subsection

(g)the following new subsection (h): > > ### “(h) > > Each board established under this section shall make available to the public each calender quarter, on an Internet website of the military department concerned or the Department of Homeland Security, as applicable, that is available to the public the following: > > > #### “(1) > > The number of claims considered by such board during the calendar quarter preceding the calender quarter in which such information is made available, including cases in which a mental health condition of the claimant, including post-traumatic stress disorder or traumatic brain injury, is alleged to have contributed, whether in whole or part, to the original characterization of the discharge or release of the claimant. > > > #### “(2) > > The number of claims submitted during the calendar quarter preceding the calender quarter in which such information is made available that relate to service by a claimant during a war or contingency operation, catalogued by each war or contingency operation. > > > #### “(3) > > The number of military records corrected pursuant to the consideration described in paragraph

(1)to upgrade the characterization of discharge or release of claimants.” > . ###

(b)Discharge Review Board Section 1553 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: > > ### “(f) > > Each board established under this section shall make available to the public each calender quarter, on an Internet website of the military department concerned or the Department of Homeland Security, as applicable, that is available to the public the following: > > > #### “(1) > > The number of motions or requests for review considered by such board during the calendar quarter preceding the calender quarter in which such information is made available, including cases in which a mental health condition of the former member, including post-traumatic stress disorder or traumatic brain injury, is alleged to have contributed, whether in whole or part, to the original characterization of the discharge or dismissal of the former member. > > > #### “(2) > > The number of claims submitted during the calendar quarter preceding the calender quarter in which such information is made available that relate to service by a claimant during a war or contingency operation, catalogued by each war or contingency operation. > > > #### “(3) > > The number of discharges or dismissals corrected pursuant to the consideration described in paragraph

(1)to upgrade the characterization of discharge or dismissal of former members.” > .