Release of military discharge documents – rulemaking

(1) Subject to subsection (2), the veterans' affairs division of the Montana department of military affairs shall release on request a military discharge document that is dated 62 years or more before the date on which the request is made and that is a public record pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552a and implementing federal regulations.

(2) (a) A request for a military discharge document under this section must be made on a form prescribed by the board and contain enough information to make the document discoverable.

(b) If a military discharge document contains a social security number, that number must be redacted before the document is released.

(3) The board may adopt rules to administer this section.