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10 U.S.C. 612: Composition of selection boards
Created in 1980 by Public Law 96-513. Changed by 8 later laws. 1 bill in this Congress would change it.
- past change
- enacted this Congress
- proposed
This Congress
- H.R. 8800 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027 · passed house · would change (a)
How it got here
2024
- Pub. L. 118–159 inserted "or the Space Force" after "of the Marine Corps". Law text · (c)
2021
- Pub. L. 116–283 inserted at end "The members of a selection board shall represent the diverse population of the armed force concerned to the extent practicable." Law text · (a)
2011
- Pub. L. 111–383 amended subsec. (c) generally. Prior to amendment, subsec. (c) read as follows: "Each selection board convened under section 611(a) of this title that will consider officers who are serving in, or have served in, joint duty assignments shall include at least one officer… Law text · (c)
2000
- Pub. L. 106–398, §1 [[div. A], title V, §504(a)(1)], struck out "who are on the active-duty list" after "five or more officers" in second sentence and inserted after second sentence "Each member of a selection board (except as provided in paragraphs (2), (3), and (4)) shall be an of… Law text · (a)
- Pub. L. 106–398, §1 [[div. A], title V, §504(a)(2)], substituted "of that armed force on active duty (whether or not on the active-duty list). The actual number of reserve officers shall be" for "of that armed force, with the exact number of reserve officers to be" and "the Secretar… Law text · (a)
1986
- Pub. L. 99–433 added subsec. (c). · (c)
1985
- Pub. L. 99–145 substituted "rear admiral (lower half)" for "commodore". · (a)
1981
- Pub. L. 97–22, §4(a)(1), designated existing provisions as subpar. (A), substituted "Except as provided in subparagraph (B), a selection board" for "A selection board", and added subpar. (B). · (a)
- Pub. L. 97–86 substituted "commodore" for "commodore admiral". · (a)
- Pub. L. 97–22, §4(a)(2), inserted ", with the exact number of reserve officers to be determined by the Secretary of the military department concerned in his discretion" after "at least one reserve officer of that armed force" and inserted "who are eligible to serve on the board" after "the next hig… · (a)
- Pub. L. 97–22, §4(a)(3), substituted "Except as provided in paragraphs (2) and (3)" for "Except as provided in paragraph (3)" and "officers who are members of the same armed force and hold a grade higher than the grade of the officers under consideration by the board and who are ret… · (a)
- Pub. L. 97–22, §4(a)(3), added par. (5) consisting of provisions, formerly contained in par. (4). · (a)
- Pub. L. 97–22, §4(a)(4), inserted "convened under section 611(a) of this title" after "selection boards". · (b)
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.