14 U.S.C. § 325 : US Code - Section 325: Rights and procedures

Search 14 U.S.C. § 325 : US Code - Section 325: Rights and procedures

Each officer under consideration for removal under section 322 of
this title shall be -
(1) notified in writing at least thirty days before the hearing
of the case by a board of inquiry of the reasons for which the
officer is being required to show cause for retention;
(2) allowed reasonable time, as determined by the board of
inquiry under regulations of the Secretary, to prepare his
defense;
(3) allowed to appear in person and by counsel at proceedings
before a board of inquiry; and
(4) allowed full access to, and furnished copies of, records
relevant to the case at all stages of the proceeding, except that
a board shall withhold any records that the Secretary determines
should be withheld in the interests of national security. In any
case where any records are withheld under this clause, the
officer whose case is under consideration shall, to the extent
that the national security permits, be furnished a summary of the
records so withheld.