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10 U.S.C. 14502a: Special selection review boards

Created in 2021 by the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116-283). Changed by 2 later laws. No bill we track in this Congress changes it.

2 other sections of the Code cite this one, including 10 U.S.C. 14107, 10 U.S.C. 14311.

This Congress

No bill we track in the 119th Congress changes this section.

    How it got here

    2024

    • Pub. L. 118–159 inserted "ranks in the upper half of an order of merit created by the special selection review board or" before "ranks on an order of merit created by the special selection review board as better qualified". (Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025) Law text · (d)

    2023

    • Pub. L. 118–31 amended subpar. (B) generally. Prior to amendment, subpar. (B) read as follows: "shall not be forwarded to the Secretary of Defense, the President, or the Senate, as applicable, or included on a promotion list under section 14308(a) of this title." (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024) Law text · (a)

    Text, outline and history from the official U.S. Code (2024 edition) on GovInfo, published by the Office of the Law Revision Counsel. Changes made after that edition appear under This Congress.