110 STAT. 344 PUBLIC LAW 104-106—FEB. 10, 1996 the whereabouts and status of the person, and to any other unclassified information or documents relating to the whereabouts and status of the person; "(C) shall be afforded the opportunity to present information at the proceedings of the board that such individual considers to be relevant to those proceedings; and "(D) subject to paragraph (5), shall be given the opportunity to submit in writing an objection to any recommendation of the board under subsection (i) as to the status of the missing person. "(5)(A) Individuals who wish to file objections under paragraph (4)(D) to any recommendation of the board shall— "(i) submit a letter of intent to the president of the board not later than 15 days after the date on which the recommendations are made; and "(ii) submit to the president of the board the objections in writing not later than 30 days after the date on which the recommendations are made. "(B) The president of a board shall include any objections to a recommendation of the board that are submitted to the president of the board under subparagraph (A) in the report of the board containing the recommendation under subsection (i). "(6) An individual referred to in paragraph (1) who attends the proceedings of a board under this subsection shall not be entitled to reimbursement by the United States for any costs (including travel, lodging, meals, local transportation, legal fees, transcription costs, witness expenses, and other expenses) incurred by that individual in attending such proceedings. Classified "(h) AVAILABILITY OF INFORMATION TO BOARDS.— (1) In COnductinformation. ing proceedings in an inquiry under this section, a board may secure directly from any department or agency of the United States any information that the board considers necessary in order to conduct the proceedings. "(2) Upon written request from the president of a board, the head of a department or agency of the United States shall release information covered by the request to the board. In releasing such information, the head of the department or agency shall— "(A) declassify to an appropriate degree classified information; or "(B) release the information in a manner not requiring the removal of markings indicating the classified nature of the information. "(3)(A) If a request for information under paragraph (2) covers classified information that cannot be declassified, or if the classification markings cannot be removed before release from the information covered by the request, or if the material cannot be summarized in a manner that prevents the release of classified information, the classified information shall be made available only to the president of the board making the request and the counsel for the missing person appointed under subsection (f). "(B) The president of a board shall close to persons who do not have appropriate security clearances the proceeding of the board at which classified information is discussed. Participants at a proceeding of a board at which classified information is discussed shall comply with all applicable laws and regulations relating to the disclosure of classified information. The Secretary concerned
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