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10 U.S.C. 619a: Eligibility for consideration for promotion: designation as joint qualified officer required before promotion to general or flag grade; exceptions
Created in 1993 by Public Law 103-160. Changed by 6 later laws. No bill we track in this Congress changes it.
3 other sections of the Code cite this one, including 10 U.S.C. 612, 10 U.S.C. 661, 10 U.S.C. 20233.
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This Congress
No bill we track in the 119th Congress changes this section.
How it got here
2021
- Pub. L. 116–283 substituted "Marine Corps, or Space Force" for "or Marine Corps". (William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021) Law text · (a)
2008
- Pub. L. 110–417, §521(b)(1), substituted "Eligibility for consideration for promotion: designation as joint qualified officer required before promotion to general or flag grade; exceptions" for "Eligibility for consideration for promotion: joint duty assignment required before promotion to general … (Duncan Hunter National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009) Law text
- Pub. L. 110–417, §521(a)(1), substituted "unless the officer has been designated as a joint qualified officer" for "unless— (Duncan Hunter National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009) Law text · (a)
- Pub. L. 110–417, §521(a)(2)(A), substituted "subsection (a)" for "paragraph (1) or paragraph (2) of subsection (a), or both paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (a)," in introductory provisions. (Duncan Hunter National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009) Law text · (b)
- Pub. L. 110–417, §521(a)(2)(B), substituted "is not less than two years and the officer has successfully completed a program of education described in subsections (b) and (c) of section 2155 of this title" for "within that immediate organization is not less than two years". (Duncan Hunter National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009) Law text · (b)
- Pub. L. 110–417, §521(a)(3), struck out heading and text of subsec. (h). Text read as follows: "An officer of the Navy designated as a qualified nuclear propulsion officer who before January 1, 1997, is appointed to the grade of rear admiral (lower half) without regard to subsection (a… (Duncan Hunter National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009) Law text · (h)
2004
- Pub. L. 108–375, §533(a), substituted "September 30, 2008" for "September 30, 2007". (Ronald W. Reagan National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2005) Law text · (a)
- Pub. L. 108–375, §533(b), substituted "if the officer's" for "if— (Ronald W. Reagan National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2005) Law text · (b)
2001
- Pub. L. 107–107, §525(a), substituted "unless—" and pars. (1) and (2) for "unless the officer has completed a full tour of duty in a joint duty assignment (as described in section 664(f) of this title)." (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2002) Law text · (a)
- Pub. L. 107–107, §525(b), in introductory provisions, substituted "may waive paragraph (1) or paragraph (2) of subsection (a), or both paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (a), in the following circumstances:" for "may waive subsection (a) in the following circumstances:". (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2002) Law text · (b)
1999
- Pub. L. 106–65, §508(a), amended heading and text of subsec. (g) generally. Prior to amendment, subsec. (g) authorized the Secretary until Jan. 1, 1999, to waive subsecs. (a) and (d) for certain officers and contained restrictions on appointments of those officers. (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2000) Law text · (g)
- Pub. L. 106–65, §508(b), substituted "An officer of the Navy" for "(1) Until January 1, 1997, an officer of the Navy" and "who before January 1, 1997, is" for "may be" and struck out ". An officer so appointed" before "may not be appointed" and par. (2) which read as follows: "Not late… (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2000) Law text · (h)
1996
- Pub. L. 104–106 substituted "Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and the Committee on National Security of the House of Representatives" for "Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives". (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1996) Law text · (h)
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.