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14 U.S.C. 3740: Promotion; recommendations of selection boards

Created in 1980 by Public Law 96-322. Changed by 5 later laws. 1 new law this Congress changed it.

3 other sections of the Code cite this one, including 14 U.S.C. 3742, 14 U.S.C. 3743, 14 U.S.C. 3749.

This Congress

  • S. 1071 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 · became law · changed (f)

How it got here

2018

  • Pub. L. 115–282, §118(b), renumbered section 729 of this title as this section. (Frank LoBiondo Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2018) Law text
  • Pub. L. 115–282, §123(b)(2), substituted "section 2117" for "section 260". (Frank LoBiondo Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2018) Law text · (f)
  • Pub. L. 115–282, §123(b)(2), substituted "section 3749" for "section 738". (Frank LoBiondo Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2018) Law text · (h)

2002

  • Pub. L. 107–295 inserted "on the date a vacancy occurs, or as soon thereafter as practicable in the grade to which the officer was selected for promotion or, if promotion was determined in accordance with a running mate system," after "grade". (Maritime Transportation Security Act of 2002) Law text · (i)

2000

  • Pub. L. 106–398 amended subsec. (d) generally. Prior to amendment, subsec. (d) read as follows: "Before convening a selection board to recommend Reserve officers for promotion to a grade above lieutenant (junior grade), the Secretary shall determine the total number of Reserve officers… (Floyd D. Spence National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2001) Law text · (d)

1985

  • Pub. L. 99–145 substituted "rear admiral (lower half)" for "commodore" wherever appearing. · (e)

1983

  • Pub. L. 97–417 substituted "the grades of commodore and rear admiral" for "the grade of rear admiral", and inserted "for promotion to the grade of commodore" after "consideration". · (e)

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.