§1508 Judicial Review

Summary

Primary next of kin or the previously designated person may ask a U.S. district court to review certain board findings that a missing person is dead, but only if they claim information that could change the case was not properly considered during the administrative review under this chapter; the review follows section 706 of title 5. This covers findings by boards under sections 1504, 1505, and confirmations under section 1509, and appeals go to the appropriate U.S. court of appeals and the Supreme Court as allowed by law.