[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 32, Volume 4]
[Revised as of July 1, 2002]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 32CFR631.6]

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                       TITLE 32--NATIONAL DEFENSE
 
              CHAPTER V--DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY (CONTINUED)
 
PART 631--ARMED FORCES DISCIPLINARY CONTROL BOARDS AND OFF-INSTALLATION MILITARY ENFORCEMENT SERVICES--Table of Contents
 
           Subpart B--Armed Forces Disciplinary Control Boards
 
Sec. 631.6  Responsibilities.

    (a) Major Army commanders, Navy commanders, Marine Corps commanders, 
Air Force commanders, and Coast Guard commanders will--
    (1) Monitor the establishment of and participation in AFDCBs by 
subordinate commands.
    (2) Encourage subordinate commanders to participate in joint Service 
boards where appropriate.
    (3) Resolve differences among subordinate commanders in regard to 
board areas of responsibility and the designation of sponsoring 
commanders.
    (4) Evaluate board recommendations and actions from subordinate 
sponsoring commanders.
    (5) Forward to HQDA (DAPE-HRE), WASH, DC 20310, reports that require 
Service headquarters action to accomplish the following:
    (i) Correct situations which would adversely affect the health, 
safety, morals, welfare, morale, or discipline of Armed Forces 
personnel.
    (ii) Surface positive programs having widespread applicability.
    (6) Insure procedures are established to notify the responsible 
individuals to insure that off-limits restrictions are made known and 
applicable to all Armed Forces personnel who may frequent the area in 
question. These would be off-limits restrictions approved and so 
declared by subordinate sponsoring commanders.
    (7) Insure that subordinate commanders assess the availability of 
drug abuse paraphernalia in the vicinity of DOD installations through 
their AFDCBs in accordance with DOD Directive 1010.4, Alcohol and Drug 
Abuse by DOD Personnel. Drug abuse paraphernalia is defined as all 
equipment, products, and materials of any kind that are used, intended 
for use, or designed for use, in planting, propagating, cultivating, 
growing, harvesting, manufacturing, compounding, converting, producing, 
processing, preparing, testing, analyzing, packaging, repackaging, 
storing, containing, concealing, injecting, ingesting, inhaling, or 
otherwise introducing into the human body a controlled substance in 
violation of the Controlled Substances Act.
    (b) In each AFDCB area, the commander of the installation with the 
largest base population will be designated the AFDCB sponsoring 
commanders. Sponsoring commanders will provide administrative support, 
as shown below, for the AFDCB programs.
    (1) Promulgate implementing directives and call meetings of the 
board.
    (2) Provide a recorder for the board.
    (3) Provide copies of the minutes of the meetings of the board to--
    (i) Other Service commanders who provide board representatives.
    (ii) BUPERS (for Navy only).
    (iii) Other AFDCBs as appropriate.
    (4) Approve or disapprove the minutes and recommendations of the 
board and make appropriate distribution, as required.
    (5) Publish lists of ``off-limits'' establishments and areas.
    (6) Insure notification to the responsible individuals of any 
unfavorable actions being contemplated or taken regarding their 
establishments in accordance with appendix B.
    (7) Distribute all pertinent information to the following:
    (i) All units within their jurisdictional area.

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    (ii) Units stationed in other areas whose personnel frequently visit 
their jurisdictional area.
    (c) (For Army only). Commanders of Army installations depicted in 
Map 18, AR 5-9, are responsible for coordinating activities of AFDCB in 
their areas. They may serve as sponsoring commanders or participate as 
members of Joint Service Boards. They may approve the establishment of 
separate AFDCB for Army installations within their area when it is in 
the best interest of the Army to do so. Changes in AFDCB areas of 
responsibility may be approved by MACOMs of installations concerned.
    (d) (For Army only). The Commander, US Army Health Services Command 
will--
    (1) Assure that subordinate commanders provide one of the following 
to sit as a member of each established board--
    (i) A Medical Corps officer.
    (ii) A health and environment oriented Medical Service Corps (MSC) 
officer of the Army Medical Department (AMEDD).
    (2) Encourage subordinate commanders to--
    (i) Maintain liaison with other governmental and civilian health 
agencies to detect unsafe or unhealthy conditions within the geographic 
area of each supported board.
    (ii) Advise the board of conditions which adversely affect Armed 
Forces personnel.