[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 88 (Monday, June 6, 2016)]
[Senate]
[Page S3467]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 4441. Mr. BLUMENTHAL (for himself and Mrs. Gillibrand) submitted 
an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 2943, to 
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2017 for military activities 
of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for 
defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military 
personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which 
was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       After section 536, insert the following:

     SEC. 536A. INDEXING AND PUBLIC AVAILABILITY OF DECISIONS AND 
                   OTHER DOCUMENTS IN CONNECTION WITH ACTIONS OF 
                   BOARDS FOR THE CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS.

       Section 1552(a) of title 10, United States Code, as amended 
     by section 536(a)(1) of this Act, is further amended--
       (1) by redesignating paragraphs (4) and (5) as paragraphs 
     (5) and (6), respectively; and
       (2) by inserting after paragraph (3) the following new 
     paragraph (4):
       ``(4)(A) The record of the votes of each board under this 
     section, and all other statements of findings, conclusions, 
     and recommendations made on final determinations of 
     applications by such board, shall be indexed and promptly 
     made available for public inspection. Any such matters after 
     November 1, 1996, shall also be available through an Internet 
     website of the Department or other electronic means.
       ``(B) Any documents made available for public inspection 
     pursuant to subparagraph (A) shall be indexed in a usable and 
     concise form so as to enable the public to identify cases 
     similar in issue together with the circumstances under or 
     reasons for which the board concerned granted or denied 
     relief. Each index shall be published quarterly, and shall be 
     available for public inspection and distribution by sale 
     through an Internet Reading Room or other Internet website of 
     the Department.
       ``(C)(i) To the extent necessary to prevent a clearly 
     unwarranted invasion of personal privacy, the following shall 
     be deleted from documents made available for public 
     inspection pursuant to subparagraph (A):
       ``(I) Identifying details of applicants and other persons.
       ``(II) Names, addresses, social security numbers, and 
     military service numbers.
       ``(III) Subject to clause (ii), other information that is 
     privileged or classified.
       ``(ii) Information that is privileged or classified may be 
     deleted pursuant to clause (i) from documents made available 
     for public inspection pursuant to subparagraph (A) only if a 
     written statement of the basis for such deletion is made 
     available for public inspection.
       ``(D) In a manner consistent with section 552a of title 5 
     (commonly referred to as the `Privacy Act of 1974'), a board 
     under this section may not disclosure to a third party any 
     information in or about an application to the board under 
     this section except pursuant to the written authorization of 
     the applicant or as otherwise authorized by law.''.
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