STUDY AND REPORT ON ADMINISTRATIVE SEPARATION BOARDS.

SEC. 529B. STUDY AND REPORT ON ADMINISTRATIVE SEPARATION BOARDS. (a) In General.—The Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct a study on the use of administrative separation boards within the Armed Forces. (b) Elements.—The study under subsection (a) shall evaluate— (1) the process each Armed Force uses to convene administrative separation boards, including the process used to select the board president, the recorder, the legal advisor, and board members; and (2) the effectiveness of the operations of such boards. (c) Report.—Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report on the results of the study conducted under subsection (a).