[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 32, Volume 2]
[Revised as of July 1, 2008]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 32CFR270.18]

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                       TITLE 32--NATIONAL DEFENSE
 
        CHAPTER I--OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE (CONTINUED)
 
PART 270_COMPENSATION OF CERTAIN FORMER OPERATIVES INCARCERATED BY THE 
 
                       Subpart E_Appeal Procedures
 
Sec. 270.18  Action on reconsideration.

    (a) The Assistant Secretary of Defense, Force Management Policy (or 
his designee) will:
    (1) Review the Commission's administrative record of the original 
determination.
    (2) Review additional information or documentation submitted by the 
applicant to support his or her petition for reconsideration.
    (3) Determine whether the decision of the Commission should be 
affirmed, modified, or reversed.
    (b) When there is a decision affirming the Commission's 
determinations, the Staff Director will notify the applicant in writing 
and include a statement of the reason for the affirmance.
    (c) A decision of affirmance shall constitute the final action of 
the Department of Defense. The Secretary (or his designee) may decline 
to consider any subsequent petitions for reconsideration.
    (d) When there is a decision modifying or reversing the Commission's 
determination, the notification should be immediately made to the Staff 
Director so as to implement the final action.

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