14 U.S.C. § 2532 — Requirement to maintain certain records

(a) The Commandant^* must keep all work product documenting a disposition decision on an investigation by the Coast Guard Investigative Service or another law-enforcement entity into a Coast Guard member accused of a chapter 47, title 10 offense.

(b) Work-product documents and the case action summary under subsection (c) must be kept at least seven years after the disposition decision.

(c) After a final disposition in a covered case—except wrongful use or possession of a controlled substance under section 912a of title 10—if the accused is an officer at pay grade O-4 or below or an enlisted member at E-7 or below, the convening authority must sign a case action summary containing: (1) the disposition actions; (2) the referral authority’s name and command; (3) records showing when the referral authority consulted a staff judge advocate or special trial counsel, when applicable, before the disposition, including that adviser’s recommendation; (4) a list of materials reviewed; (5) the Coast Guard Investigative Service investigation report; and (6) the completed adjudication report as an enclosure.

(d) “Work product” includes a prosecution memorandum; emails, notes, and other correspondence about the disposition; and the contents listed in subsection (c)(1) through (6).

(e) This section does not authorize or require discovery, inspection, or production of reports, memoranda, internal documents, or work product prepared by counsel, a Government attorney, or their assistants or representatives.