10 U.S.C. § 14104 — Nondisclosure of board proceedings

(a) Prohibition on Disclosure. The proceedings of a selection board convened under section 14101 or 14502 cannot be shared with anyone who isn't a board member, except when needed to process the board's report. This ban counts as a specific statutory exemption from public disclosure under section 552(b)(3) of title 5 -- the Freedom of Information Act. (b) Prohibited Uses of Board Discussions, Deliberations, Notes, and Records. The board's discussions and deliberations, and any written or recorded version of them, get three protections: they cannot be forced out through legal process (like a subpoena); they cannot be admitted as evidence; and they cannot be used for any purpose in any lawsuit or administrative proceeding, unless the Secretary of the relevant military department agrees to it. (c) Applicability. This section covers every selection board ever convened under section 14101 or 14502, no matter when the board met.