Pub. L. 118-159, div. A, tit. V, subtit. A, sec. 509 (as amended)
REMOTE APPEARANCE BEFORE A BOARD OF INQUIRY.
SEC. 509. REMOTE APPEARANCE BEFORE A BOARD OF INQUIRY.
(a) Regular Officers.—Section 1185 of title 10, United States Code, is amended—
(1) in subsection (a)(3), by striking “shall be” and inserting “subject to subsection (c), shall be”; and
(2) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
“(c) The Secretary concerned may determine that, in exceptional circumstances, the appearance of an officer before the proceedings of a board of inquiry may be via means other than in person.”
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(b) Reserve Officers.—Section 14904 of title 10, United States Code, is amended—
(1) in subsection (a)(3), by striking “shall be” and inserting “subject to subsection (c), shall be”; and
(2) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
“(c) Remote Appearance.—The Secretary concerned may determine that, in exceptional circumstances, the appearance of an officer before the proceedings of a board of inquiry may be via means other than in person.”
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