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