---
kind: "section"
citation: "32 C.F.R. § 724.303"
title: "32"
number: "724.303"
heading: "Functions: President, Naval Discharge Review Board."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/32/724.303"
---

# §724.303. Functions: President, Naval Discharge Review Board.

- (a) Exercise primary cognizance within the Department of the Navy for matters relating to discharge review.
- (b) **Supervise and direct the activities of the NDRB.**
- (c) Maintain appropriate liaison with discharge review activities in other services (use Army Discharge Review Board as focal point for service coordination).
- (d) Maintain coordination with the Commandant of the Marine Corps (Code M) and the Commander, Naval Military Personnel Command in matters associated with discharge review.
- (e) In conformance with SECNAVINST 5211.5 series, protect the privacy of individuals in connection with discharge review.
- (f) Assure that NDRB functions are administered in accordance with the appropriate Secretary of the Navy instructions dealing with privacy and access to information.
- (g) **Convene the NDRB as authorized by the Secretary of the Navy.**
- (h) **Direct the movement of the NDRB Traveling Panel(s) on the basis of regional hearing requests.**
- (i) **Monitor the performance of the naval discharge review system.** Make recommendations for changes and improvements. Take action to avoid delays in processing of individual discharge review actions.
- (j) Provide NDRB inputs for the maintenance of a public reading file and maintain associated NDRB indexes updated quarterly.

## Notes

### Amendments

[50 FR 10943, Mar. 19, 1985, as amended at 75 FR 747, Jan. 6, 2010]

### Authority

Authority: 5 U.S.C. 301; 10 U.S.C. 1553.

### Source

Source: 50 FR 10943, Mar. 19, 1985, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[50 FR 10943, Mar. 19, 1985, as amended at 75 FR 747, Jan. 6, 2010]