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10 U.S.C. 628: Special selection boards

Created in 1980 by Public Law 96-513. Changed by 9 later laws. No bill we track in this Congress changes it.

4 other sections of the Code cite this one, including 10 U.S.C. 618, 10 U.S.C. 628a, 10 U.S.C. 649f, 10 U.S.C. 1558.

This Congress

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

    How it got here

    2015

    • Pub. L. 114–92 struck out "or the name of a person that should have been placed on an all-fully-qualified-officers list under section 624(a)(3) of this title was not so placed," after "not so considered,". (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016) Law text · (a)

    2011

    • Pub. L. 111–383 substituted "sections 576(d), 576(f), and 613a" for "sections 576(d) and 576(f)". (Ike Skelton National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011) Law text · (c)

    2006

    • Pub. L. 109–364, §514(a)(1), inserted "from in or above the promotion zone" after "for selection for promotion". (John Warner National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007) Law text · (a)
    • Pub. L. 109–364, §514(a)(2), inserted "in a matter material to the decision of the board" after "contrary to law". (John Warner National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007) Law text · (b)

    2001

    • Pub. L. 107–107, §505(c)(3)(A), inserted "or the name of a person that should have been placed on an all-fully-qualified-officers list under section 624(a)(3) of this title was not so placed," after "not so considered,". (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2002) Law text · (a)
    • Pub. L. 107–107, §503(b), added subsecs. (g) to (j) and redesignated former subsec. (g) as (k). (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2002) Law text · (g), (h), (i), (j), (k)

    2000

    • Pub. L. 106–398 substituted "sections" for "section" after "rather than the provisions of". (Floyd D. Spence National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2001) Law text · (c)

    1998

    • Pub. L. 105–261, §501(a)(1), inserted subsec. heading, added par. (1), and struck out former par. (1) which read as follows: "In the case of an officer who is eligible for promotion who the Secretary of the military department concerned determines was not considered for selection for p… (Strom Thurmond National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1999) Law text · (a)
    • Pub. L. 105–261, §501(a)(2), substituted "the person whose name was referred to it for consideration as that record" for "the officer as his record". (Strom Thurmond National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1999) Law text · (a)
    • Pub. L. 105–261, §501(a)(3), substituted "a person whose name was referred to it for consideration for selection for appointment to a grade other than a general officer or flag officer grade, the person" for "an officer in a grade below the grade of colonel or, in the case of an off… (Strom Thurmond National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1999) Law text · (a)
    • Pub. L. 105–261, §501(b)(1), inserted subsec. heading, added par. (1), and struck out former par. (1) which read as follows: "In the case of an officer who is eligible for promotion who was considered for selection for promotion by a selection board but was not selected, the Secretary … (Strom Thurmond National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1999) Law text · (b)
    • Pub. L. 105–261, §501(b)(2), substituted "the person whose name was referred to it for consideration as that record" for "the officer as his record". (Strom Thurmond National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1999) Law text · (b)
    • Pub. L. 105–261, §501(b)(3)(A), substituted "a person" for "an officer" and "the person" for "the officer". (Strom Thurmond National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1999) Law text · (b)
    • Pub. L. 105–261, §501(c)(1)(A), inserted heading. (Strom Thurmond National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1999) Law text · (c)
    • Pub. L. 105–261, §501(c)(1)(B), substituted "person" for "officer" in two places. (Strom Thurmond National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1999) Law text · (c)
    • Pub. L. 105–261, §501(c)(1)(C), inserted at end "However, in the case of a board convened under this section to consider a warrant officer or former warrant officer, the provisions of sections 576(d) and 576(f) of this title (rather than the provisions of section 617(b) and 618 of t… (Strom Thurmond National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1999) Law text · (c)
    • Pub. L. 105–261, §501(c)(2)(A), inserted heading. (Strom Thurmond National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1999) Law text · (d)
    • Pub. L. 105–261, §501(c)(2)(B)–(E), substituted "a person" for "an officer", "that person" for "such officer", and "that grade in" for "the next higher grade in" and inserted at end "However, in the case of a board convened under this section to consider a warrant officer or former … (Strom Thurmond National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1999) Law text · (d)
    • Pub. L. 105–261, §501(c)(3), substituted "A person who is appointed" for "An officer who is promoted" and "that appointment" for "such promotion" and inserted at end "In the case of a person who is not on the active-duty list when appointed to the next higher grade, placement of tha… (Strom Thurmond National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1999) Law text · (d)
    • Pub. L. 105–261, §501(d), amended subsec. (e) generally. Prior to amendment, subsec. (e) read as follows: "The provisions of section 613 of this title apply to members of special selection boards convened under this section." (Strom Thurmond National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1999) Law text · (e)
    • Pub. L. 105–261, §501(e), added subsecs. (f) and (g). (Strom Thurmond National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1999) Law text · (f), (g)

    1992

    • Pub. L. 102–484 substituted "section 573" for "section 558". · (b)

    1991

    • Pub. L. 102–190 substituted "section 573" for "section 558". · (a)

    1984

    • Pub. L. 98–525 substituted "(composed in accordance with section 612 of this title or, in the case of a warrant officer, composed in accordance with section 558 of this title and regulations prescribed by the Secretary of the military department concerned)" for "(composed i… · (a), (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.