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10 U.S.C. 628a: 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 3 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. 615, 10 U.S.C. 624, 10 U.S.C. 20252a.

This Congress

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

    How it got here

    2024

    • Pub. L. 118–159, §506(a), 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)
    • Pub. L. 118–159, §1701(a)(15)(A), substituted "apply to the report and proceedings of a promotion board convened under section 20211" for "apply to report and proceedings of a promotion board convened under section 20211". (Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025) Law text · (e)
    • Pub. L. 118–159, §1701(a)(15)(B), substituted "section 20252" for "section 20251". (Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025) Law text · (f)

    2023

    • Pub. L. 118–31, §1722(b)(5)(A), substituted "major general or" for "major general," and struck out ", or an equivalent grade in the Space Force" after "in the Navy". (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024) Law text · (a)
    • Pub. L. 118–31, §507(a), 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 624(a) of this title." (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024) Law text · (a)
    • Pub. L. 118–31, §1722(b)(5)(B), inserted at end: "However, in the case of an officer on the Space Force officer list, the provisions of sections 618, 20215, and 20216 of this title apply to the report and proceedings of a special selection review board convened under this section in… (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024) Law text · (e)
    • Pub. L. 118–31, §1722(b)(5)(C), inserted at end: "However, if the report of a special selection review board convened under this section recommends the sustainment of the recommendation for promotion to the next higher grade of an officer on the Space Force officer list who was refe… (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024) Law text · (f)

    2022

    • Pub. L. 117–263, §521(1), which directed amendment of par. (1) by inserting subpar. (A) designation before "If the Secretary concerned", was executed by inserting the designation before "If the Secretary of the military department concerned", to reflect the probable intent of Congre… (James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023) Law text · (a)
    • Pub. L. 117–263, §521(2), added subpar. (B). (James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023) 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.